SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Shane Oliver from AMP to figure out the real drivers of inflation; plus Damien Boey from Wilson Asset Management about the day's sharemarket action including a software shares sell-off.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates for the first time since November 2023, hiking the official cash rate to 3.85%. It says it now expects inflation to remain well above its 2-3% target for longer, leaving the door open for further rate increases. For more on this, Stephanie Youssef spoke with HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham. Despite the decision, the Australian share market finished the session strong, amid a strong global stocks rebound that included a gold and silver price recovery. For more, Stephanie Youssef spoke with Mark Gardner, CEO at MPC Markets.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Tim Lawless from Cotality Australia about the future for property prices amid expectations of a rise in interest rates; Phil O'Donaghoe from Deutsche Bank explains why a rate rise tomorrow isn't a done deal; plus Raymond Chan from Morgans Financial Limited looks at the day's market action including a spectacular fall in the price of precious metals like gold and silver.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Canstar's Sally Tindall to find out if it is too late to fix your home loan interest rate ahead of what's expected to be a rise in official interest rates next week; plus Dianne Colledge from Morgans goes through the day's share market action including a preview of Donald Trump's pick of US Federal Reserve governor which is expected to be made at the weekend.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a deep dive into today's higher than expected inflation figures to find out what it means for interest rates and for the sharemarkets with Stephen Wu from UBS, James Gerrish from Market Partners and Stephen Miller from GSFM Funds Management.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Daniel Hynes from ANZ and Michael Wayne from Medallion Financial Group to find out more about gold and silver's record rally and whether they are entering bubble territory, along with the rest of the day's market action.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Tony Sycamore from IG Markets about the day's sharemarket action as the Australian dollar and gold price charge towards new milestones.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Johnathan McMenamin from Barrenjoey and Adam Dawes from Shaw and Parnters as Australia's unemployment rate falls from 4.3% to 4.1% in December increasing the chance of an interest rate rise in a fortnight.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Scott Phillips from The Motley Fool about the day's market action including why investors are concerned about Trump's latest threats, gold's new record and why BHP is edging closer to becoming Australia's largest listed company.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Julie Lee from FTSE Russell about the day's market action including how the market is dealing with Donald Trump's latest tariff threats and why investors didn't like BHP's record copper and iron ore production report.