Covid had delivered another extraordinary economic result. Deflation is now the problem, quarterly inflation plunging almost 2%.

While the iron ore price has been punching higher and supported the miners bottom line, it has been a torrid half year for management. Giuliano Sala Tenna from Bell Potter Securities speaks to Elysse.

British steel billionaire Sanjeev Gupta says renewables is Australia's competitive advantage. From London, Sanjeev Gupta speaks to Elysse.

Selling insurance through super is a three billion gravy train.

Super fund trustees are required to act in the best interests of members but despite junk insurance being singled out in the banking royal commission it's business as usual.

The Commonwealth Bank's CEO says that it is "inevtiable" that the buy now pay later space will be regulated. CBA boss Matt Comyn speaks to Elysse.

The markets were up by 1.2% before nerves set in. Julia Lee from Burman Invest speaks to Elysse.

At first, it was workers in airlines, cafes and gyms - now the job losses are spreading from businesses forced to shut their doors into the broader economy,

Paul Bassat from Square Peg Capital speaks to Elysse.

Evan Lucas from InvestSMART speaks to Elysse.

Thursday's mini budget painted a dire picture of the jobs market with hundred of thousands more people tipped to join Centrelink queues.

As Job Seeker and Job Keeper wind down from September, it's clear the private sector is expected to play a bigger role in the recovery.

Andrew Robertson talked to some business owners to see how they are managing to navigate the challenging times.