Listener Linda asks: I have a question about Trump's tariffs and interest rates. I would have thought that tariffs would drive up prices, which would drive up inflation then interest rates would need to rise. But it looks like everyone is saying the RBA will need to reduce rates because of slowing economic growth. I'm confused!

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The share market was down four per cent in the last quarter. That isn’t that much, considering some sub-indices like tech stocks were hammered, so there must be a bunch of winners. Who are they?

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We've been talking about the sharemarket’s poor start to the year, and the fact it hits pretty much all of us through our super. But how hard does it hit us? What’s the actual impact on our super?

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Is there a sweet spot for the economy, a point at which economic growth, unemployment and inflation are all just right?

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In the federal budget where does the money come from? What is it spent on?

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Listener Mark asks: Plenty of stocks are going ex-dividend at the moment. What exactly does it mean and is it better to buy before or after the date they trade ex-dividend?

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Listener Brian asks: What determines the traded price of an ETF? I assume stock prices are set by supply and demand, but does an ETF buy and sell its own units to ensure the price stays in line with the relevant index?

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Listener Steve asks: Been hearing non-stop about the gold price climbing. Everybody wants gold, everybody's buying it because it's safe - I get that. But WHO is actually buying it, and WHERE is it? It's not like you can just walk into Coles and Woolies and get a couple of ounces of gold from the deli. So how does it actually work?

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Listener Erica asks: With all the turmoil in markets, how are smaller companies performing compared to bigger companies?

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Listener Tammy asks: When or how did crypto form part of the value of the stock exchange?

I am curious as to how this asset has been able to become part of a highly regulated market without the regulations being "in general terms" applied to crypto under anti-money laundering and banking codes.

Has the creation of ETFs meant the introduction of crypto to the regulated share market?

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