China's economy surprisingly expands by 5% in 2024, meeting the government's target, but can it be sustained? SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with NAB International Senior Economist Gerard Burg to find out; plus Dianne Colledge from Morgans Financial Limited goes through the sharemarket action, including a potential mega copper merger and opportunities for investors ..read more

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.0% in December, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Adelaide Timbrell from ANZ to find out what it says about the economy, plus the latest on the sharemarket and opportunities for investors with Gemma Dale from nabtrade ..read more

Rhayna Bosch speaks with Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis about consumer confidence, the next interest rate cut and threats to the economy; plus Rena Sarumpaet discusses the day's market action with Julia Lee from FTSE Russell including the implications of weak Australian dollar and the importance of the upcoming reporting season ..read more

The Australian dollar has tumbled to a near five year low against the US. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves discusses what it means for investors with Kyle Rodda from capital.com ..read more

Underlying inflation eased from an annual rate of 3.5% to 3.2% in November but SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Paul Bloxham from HSBC to find out why it may not be enough to guarantee an interest rate cut this year; plus the day on the sharemarket and opportunties for investors with Mathan Somasundaram from Deep Data Analytics ..read more

Retail sales rose the most in nearly a year as Black Friday discounts enticed shoppers to spend, so just how big were the promotions and will they continue? SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with David Rumbens from Deloitte Access Economics to find out; plus the day on the sharemarket including Star's growing woes, with Zoran Kresovic from Blueberry Markets ..read more

Underlying inflation eased from an annual rate of 3.5% to 3.2% in November but SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Paul Bloxham from HSBC to find out why it may not be enough to guarantee an interest rate cut this year; plus the day on the sharemarket and opportunties for investors with Mathan Somasundaram from Deep Data Analytics ..read more

Building approvals fell 3.6% in November, so Rhayna Bosch asks My Bui from AMP, is Australia constructing enough homes? plus the day's market action along with international political developments with Chris Weston from Pepperstone ..read more

A record 1,220,607 new vehicles were sold in Australia over 2024, up 0.3% on the previous year, but there are fears prices will rise over 2025. Rhayna Bosch speaks with Tony Weber from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries to find out why; plus SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves goes through the day's market action with Elio D'Amato from Daylight Financial ..read more

For the first time in nearly two years, the median national property price fell in December, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with CoreLogic Australia's Tim Lawless to find out why, and to discover if there are housing hotspots for investors in the new year; plus Gemma Dale from nabtrade takes a look at the first trading day of the year, along with the reasons why the Australian dollar has tumbled to a two year low against the US ..read more