Fear & Greed Q+A

Listener Benjamin asks: " In your newsletter last week you said the right to disconnect will change the way we work - because workplaces will be forced to have better communication around what’s expected. I manage a team within a larger organisation and want to get ahead of this. How best to do it? Is it an all-in meeting, so that everybody knows the ground rules for the workplace? Or one on one?"...

Listener Rebecca asks:  Can you explain the wealth effect? We’ve had house prices rising, but people are spending less - so does that mean the wealth effect doesn’t always work? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  or  Facebook ! Find out more: https...

Listener Luke asks: Is it just me, or are markets way off in pricing in rate cuts, more so than normal? I’m not old enough to have paid much attention to market changes prior to 2014, but it seems that the COVID pandemic was completely unprecedented and the shock waves are unable to be managed as a result. We have high inflation, strong eco growth, good unemployment numbers, decent real estate and...

Listener Shalyce asks: Guys, can I ask a question about bonds. Does yield = the amount of interest a bond pays you? If you buy a 10 year bond at say 5%, does that yield stay consistent? Eg, you’re guaranteed to get 5% every year for the full 10 years? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via...

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? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  web...

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??? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in tou...

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 risin...

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 changi...

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 astron...

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? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  ...

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 n...

Listener Duncan asks: Why does the government policy always seem to be at loggerheads with Productivity Commission guidance? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  or  Facebook ! Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener f...

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? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  or  Facebook ! Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/...

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?  Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have...

Listener Bryan asks: Instead of the reserve bank varying interest rates why not scrap that and vary GST accordingly? Yes it would be tricky to navigate initially, but once implemented would be smooth. Look at petrol prices. They go up and down all the time and no one riots. Doing this everyone is affected not just people with loans. Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener q...

Listener Russell asks: Where does all the extra interest go? With interest rates up, and the cost of lending higher, who's the ultimate beneficiary of higher rates? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  or  Facebook ! Find out more: https://fearandgre...

Listener Sally asks:  I’d love to hear a simple explanation of how the NEM works. That’s the national electricity market. What’s the criteria to participate? How does the pricing work? Which state has the lowest prices?   Join Sean Aylmer & Julian King as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our website , LinkedIn , Instagram...

Listener Cara asks: You talked about Telstra upping mobile phone prices above the rate of inflation, and the fact that this is an example of services inflation. Doesn’t Telstra, as the country’s biggest telco, have an obligation to help the economy and not  put more pressure on prices? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask...

This week the federal government accused a group called APT40 of working on behalf of a Chinese spy agency to target government and business networks. It’s a major escalation in the war on cybercrime, and a stark reminder of the ongoing threat to Australian companies. Thomas Fikentscher, Area Vice President for Australia New Zealand at  CyberArk , talks to Sean about the challenges for organisatio...

Listener Lachie asks: As a nation we are net super contributors. However, as frequently discussed, Australia is facing an issue regarding an ageing population. Could we become net withdrawers from super funds and therefore reducing the demand of the biggest investors in the ASX?  Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear &...

Listener John asks: How much of the high CPI is driven by services versus goods? I see wages still going up and up and business owners have no choice but to pass these costs on. How does that impact CPI figures? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions. If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  o...

Listener Nina asks: will the tax cuts received from July 1 have an impact on inflation? Join Sean Aylmer & Michael Thompson as they answer listener questions.  If you have your own question for Ask Fear & Greed, get in touch via our  website ,  LinkedIn ,  Instagram  or  Facebook ! Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Housing affordability is a huge political issue right now - and yesterday national cabinet announced measures to improve supply. Tim Lawless , Head of Research at CoreLogic , talks to Jennifer Duke about whether the measures are achievable and the impact they'll have on affordability. He also talks about the immediate outlook for prices, spring listings, and regional market trends. Find out more:...

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. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday 20 July 2022 The Reserve Bank warns on home loans.  Also today: Pleas for people to start wearing masks again as the COVID spread escalates JB HiFi’s bumper online sales And the chair of Tesla says Australia’s lithium industry is the greatest opportunity of the century Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.