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This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday 21st October 2021 Bank branches and ATMs going the way of the dodo. Also today: Booster shots for COVID ready to be rolled out Retailers find shoppers are fickle Might Facebook be about to change its name? Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There aren’t many startups that can say they make a meaningful difference to the lives of their customers. Sonder is one of those. They deliver an employee assistance service on steroids to hundreds of thousands of users. Co-founder and CEO Craig Cowdrey explains how Sonder came to be, how it operates and how its planning to go global. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystud...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday 20th October 2021 Australia’s big miners get the yips and their share prices fall. Also today:  Investors and the Reserve Bank can't seem to agree The wagering sector is in a state of flux The local wine sector recovers from a horror year Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2021 has seen an avalanche of massive M&A deals and a boom in IPOs, in Australia and globally. Access to cheap capital has sparked the frenzy but will it continue and what is the outlook for investors? Head of M&A for EY Oceania, Duncan Hogg, discusses the extraordinary year so far and what's to come. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday 19th October 2021 Australia’s biggest gaming group makes a near $4 billion bid for a UK group.  Also today: Long term fixed mortgage rates set to rise Queensland outlines its roadmap to normality The PM has a bob each way on climate change. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Infrastructure is one of the hottest sectors right now, with investors big and small clamouring to get a piece of the pie. But what are Australia's infrastructure needs for the years ahead? Infrastructure Australia has just delivered a 15-year plan to the Government detailing just that. Peter Colacino (Chief of Policy and Research), led the team that developed the plan and joined Sean Aylmer to di...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday 18th October 2021 NSW and Victoria ease restrictions and overseas travel is just weeks away.  Also today: Markets surge and Bitcoin heads towards a new record A cracking weekend for the housing market How COVID has reinvented golf Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin are infamous for their volatility, soaring and crashing at the whim of an Elon Musk tweet. But the blockchain technology behind them is getting more and more institutional support.  Now, BetaShares is launching a crypto-focused ETF, not giving exposure to cryptocurrencies but rather the infrastructure behind them. BetaShares CEO Alex Vynoku...

This is Fear and Greed - The Week Ahead , where Sean Aylmer and Stephen Koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week (with a look back at the events of last week too). Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fear and Greed team - Sean Aylmer, Adam Lang and Michael Thompson - dissect some of the big business stories of the week. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saturday, 16 October 2021  This is Fear and Greed's Weekend Edition, helping you to catch up on the big stories of the week.  Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson give their take on the week's business news, including: The biggest story The unsung story (the one trying to fly under the radar) The most remarkable story Their favourite story Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omny...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday 15th October 2021 The Reserve Bank adds its substantial weight to the climate change debate.  Also today: Nearly 140,000 jobs lost in the labour market A $2.8 billion deal for a copper mine Some of the most unloved stocks make a comeback Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been a huge week for the economy, with COVID restrictions eased in NSW, business confidence rising, the Federal Treasurer speaking and labour force data showing just a slight rise in unemployment.  NAB Chief Economist Alan Oster breaks it all down, and explains the real meaning behind the numbers. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday 14th October 2021 A changing of the guard among the largest companies on the ASX. That’s our main story. Also today: The federal Treasurer downgrades the economic growth outlook NSW changes its isolation policy around COVID The humbling of the avocado Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the east coast emerges from lockdowns this month, advertisers have well and truly opened the chequebook, preparing for a phenomenon known as "revenge spending".   Ben Willee, General Manager of Spinach advertising, delves into where the ad spend is going, who it's targeting and how lockdowns have changed consumer behaviour.  Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystu...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday 13th October 2021 Business confidence surges as the reopening boom kicks in.  Also today: Westpac wipes $1.3 billion off its bottom line as it cleans out its operations Telstra and CSL hold their annual general meetings and are upbeat about the future And the COVID news keeps improving Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has stretched global supply chains to breaking point. But a Finnish company has been using AI to fully automate reordering for tens of thousands of stores, taking into account seasons, trends, holidays, promotions, price changes and even local weather.  Today's guest is Johanna Småros, the co-founder of Relex Solutions which recently signed a major deal with Coles. Find out...

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Market Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets and economy today, in just a few minutes. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.