Listener Paul asks: I have a question for you about ETFs. How much of the overall market is owned by ETFs and as they become more popular will they reach a point where they are driving the share price of individual companies either up or down?

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Listener Lily asks: I know it's earnings season, every day we're hearing about companies meeting expectations etc etc. But there's so much information when a company gives its results. What should we be looking at, or looking for? Where do you even start???

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Listener Brian asks: Last Monday, the ASX tumbled but there was a lot of talk about "interest sensitive stocks" falling disproportionately relative to the index.

Given that interest rates have started to fall across the globe, and that the RBA's launch on that rate-cutting cycle appears (relatively) imminent, the reaction of the market seems totally counterintuitive (that stocks sensitive to rising interest rates would plummet when rates are about to fall). Why is it so?

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Guest: Brent Smart, Chief Marketing Officer at Telstra

Original publication date: 6 April 2023

Original description: Telstra is one of the most trusted brands in the country. But it’s also a company that’s evolving, following the rollout of the NBN.

Sean Aylmer talks to Brent Smart, Telstra’s Chief Marketing Officer, about maintaining the integrity of an iconic brand while still growing and changing.

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Friday 9 August 2024

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has his final pay docked $9 million for a deterioration in the culture of the national carrier. 

And more, including:

• Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock says the central bank won’t hesitate to lift interest rates if necessary
• Monthly pace of rental growth slows to its lowest in four years
• And NASA might need Elon Musk’s help to get some astronauts back to earth

Plus don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - simplifying private health insurance. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Listener Locky asks: I understand that most of the countries/economies in the world are in debt. If that’s the case, who has all of the money? If there is more debt than credit in the world, how is it reconciled?

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Listener Hayley asks: Can you please explain what it means when you say "Markets have now priced in a 60% or 75% chance of the Fed cutting rates". Particularly, I want to understand how we know that markets have priced in something and where does the % rate come from? Is it economists that provide that data or is it reflected in the futures market? I hear markets talk about it all the time "this news has already been priced in etc" so just curious as to how how do we know and how do we know the extent it has been priced in?

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Listener Duncan asks: Why does the government policy always seem to be at loggerheads with Productivity Commission guidance?

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Listener Joey asks: “The ASX hit 8000 points this week” - we hear this type of statement all the time, but what are these 8000 points?

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Listener Ben asks: If the Republicans win in November there are many economic plans they will implement. But the one I'm really interested in is the plan to devalue the US dollar which I believe the VP nominee JD Vance is particularly keen on. What are the best strategies to take advantage of this do you think? 

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