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Friday 31 May 2024

The Australian super sector closes in on $4 trillion just as workers get set to up their contributions.  

And more, including:


China lifts its ban on five Australian beef exporters
Gina Rinehart tops the list of the richest Aussies
And the Queen music catalogue is up for sale and is expected to fetch around $1.5 billion

Plus don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - all about mindful spending. Get the episode from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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The cost of living crisis is still here - and the spending habits of seven million Commonwealth Bank customers show just how hard it's hitting households and businesses.Wade Tubman is Head of Innovation and Analytics at CommBank iQ - a joint venture between Commonwealth Bank and data company Quantium. Wade talks to Sean Aylmer about the CommBank iQ Cost of Living report, how spending has changed over the last year, where consumers are cutting back, and whether there's any good news on the way.
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Miners lead market lower



Petrol prices low



RBA focused on inflation



PM invited to Ukraine summit



Hong Kong verdict


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Thursday 30 May 2024

Annual inflation rises pushing out the timeline for interest rate cuts. 

And more, including:


BHP and Anglo-American fail to reach agreement on the Big Australian’s $75 billion bid
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is cool on Industry Minister Ed Husic’s calls for a lower corporate tax rate
And expect the cost of your OJ in the morning to jump with orange juice prices doubling in a year

As mentioned in today’s episode - here’s last month’s interview with Trent Nikolic about doing a lap of Australia in an EV.

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Economists expected monthly inflation to fall yesterday. Instead, it rose.EY Chief Economist Cherelle Murphy talks to Sean Aylmer about what it all means for interest rates.
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ASX tumbles



News Corp restructure



Direction 99 to change



Lendlease sale



IAG lawsuit


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