Juliette Sali

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257 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 6 May

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FEAR & GREED | Business News · RBA hikes rates; Westpac sold-off; EV sales surge · 5 May 2026 podcast

seats for the media and they're really good in giving everyone a question although she does indicate you should only ask one question some people like to do a follow-up and they basically just go in order so you end up sitting you know in a different spot i was number 10 yesterday i have been lucky enough to be number one in the past but i've also been number 20 which is not fun when you've got to think of a question she hasn't already been asked you know 17 times are you allowed to say oh look someone else has asked my question i'm out not really

Well, you could, but I guess you're there to try and, you know, give your voice and your platform, you know, a bit of a shout out as well.

I did ask her yesterday if she'd like to come on Ausbiz and she politely smiled and said, thank you very much for the offer, which I'm taking as a yes, do you reckon, Sean?

And the local share market rose after the RBA statement, but by the close of the day's trade, it was still lower, down 0.2 of 1% to 8,681 points.

Broadly, the energy sector did best because we'd seen that spike in crude oil prices, consumer discretionary doing worst, not surprising given the rate hike and given that consumer confidence is still in the doldrums.

Well, global markets are on a knife's edge after the outbreak of skirmishes in the Middle East, with the US and Iran exchanging fire, renewed attacks on energy infrastructure and vessels hit near the Strait of Hormuz.

So that has seen the price of Brent surge by around 6% to US$114 a barrel.

Well, we'll be back in a moment with the rest of the day's business news.

Westpac has announced a slight jump in its half-year profit to $3.5 billion following a surge in lending and deposits.

While the bank and its CEO, Anthony Miller, are yet to see the impact of higher oil prices hit customers, they are bracing for tougher economic times and have increased their bad debt buffers.

Now, the highlight of Westpac's result was a 15% jump in business lending and

and a 23% surge in institutional lending.

So that is some serious growth.

Miller says Westpac is doing well in some strong sectors, including agribusiness, healthcare, professional services, renewable energy, and mining.

And the bank also growing its home loan book by more than the system growth.

So the bank's still holding up very well, Sean.

Well, we discussed the other day who drives an EV, who doesn't, you do.

And a record 16% of cars sold in Australia last month were electric vehicles.

Buyers really worried about these skyrocketing fuel prices.

They're making the switch to an EV.

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