Listener Wesley asks: We believe in free markets. The Bond market sets interest rates. Forecasts are never correct. predictions of "wage price spirals " never materialise.

Contradictory statements of "We are data driven, we don't see that in our model/forecast". And finally only reaching their mandate once in a decade of both core and headline in the target range.

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2. Musk v Trump

3. Risk assets sold

4. AUD at 6 month high

5. Trump-Xi talk

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Friday 6 June 2025

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1. Labor close to $3m super deal
2. Aust returns to trade deficit with US
3. Ocean temps soar
4. Trump bans travellers
5. EV ship goes up in smoke

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2. Battery metals soar

3. Virgin update

4. Iron ore falls

5. Trump-Putin talk

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Thursday 5 June 2025

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

1. Aussie economy slows to a crawl
2. CBA pushes beyond $300b
3. Virgin IPO for ASX

Meta goes nuclearMusk hammers Trump’s bill

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1. Eco growth weak

2. Europe-Australia trade talks

3. Teal wins final seat

4. Westpac sued

5. Dutch govt collapses

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Wednesday 4 June 2025

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1. 3.5pc wage rise for 2.6m workers
2. RBA warns on tariffs
3. One seat still undecided after election
4. AI takes centre stage for business
5. Truck crash releases 14m bees

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