Business Matters Podcast
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
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Australia goes to the polls
Today
Australia's Labour party hopes to end nine years of conservative rule
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Russia accused of weaponising food in Ukraine war
Yesterday
The US Secretary of State has accused Russia of "weaponising food" in Ukraine war.
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Will billions of dollars solve global hunger?
Thursday
Warnings that the Ukraine war, climate change and Coronavirus risk a global food shortage.
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Elon Musk takes aim at bots
Wednesday
Elon Musk's planned takeover of Twitter is uncertain, due the platform's spam problem.
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McDonald's pulls out of Russia
Tuesday
Fast food giant McDonald's says it will permanently end its business in Russia.
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The cryptocurrency collapse
Last Friday
Cryptocurrency markets are being rocked after a popular token lost 99% of its value
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US inflation slows for the first time in months
Thu 12 May 2022
Prices were up 8.3% in April, down from a growth rate of 8.5% in March.
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Overturning Roe v Wade 'devastating' to economy, says Yellen
Wed 11 May 2022
Treasury Secretary says denying access to abortion would have negative economic effects.
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Philippines Election: Dictator's son heads for landslide win
Tue 10 May 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the former president, heads for decisive victory.
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Why has the Nasdaq had its worst day in years?
Fri 6 May 2022
Global markets fall after the UK and US increase interest rates
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US makes biggest interest rate rise for 22 years
Thu 5 May 2022
Its central bank said it was raising the rate by half a percentage point
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Calls for energy windfall tax grow as BP profits soar
Wed 4 May 2022
This charge targets firms that benefit from something they were not responsible for
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EU divided over how to step away from Russian energy
Tue 3 May 2022
EU countries are split on how soon they wind down dependence on Russian energy supplies
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China lockdowns hit global shipping
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Shanghai is the world’s busiest container port
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Gazprom to halt gas supplies to Poland
Wed 27 Apr 2022
The Russian firm says gas flowing to Bulgaria will also be cut
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Ships backed-up in Shanghai
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Covid measures in Shanghai have knock-on effects on shipping
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Biden poised to invoke Cold War-era law to encourage domestic mining
Thu 31 Mar 2022
U.S. President Biden could invoke a Cold War-era law to encourage domestic mining
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UK and US urge caution on Russian pledge to reduce attacks​
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Russia has said it will "drastically reduce combat operations" around Kyiv
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Blinken arrives in Australia to meet foreign ministers
Thu 10 Feb 2022
The US Secretary of State will meet leaders of the US-led "Quad" grouping
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Russian and US envoys clash at the UN Security Council
Tue 1 Feb 2022
Russian and US envoys clash at the UN Security Council called by the The US.
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Review of the year - 2021
Tue 28 Dec 2021
COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dolar value
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Biden's Build Back Better plan in jeopardy
Tue 21 Dec 2021
A key senator has indicated he will not vote for President Biden's Build Back Better plan.
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Tesla is now worth more than $1 trillion
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Tesla surpassed a market value of $1 trillion, making it the fifth such company to do so.
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Power cuts hit north-east China
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Residents are experiencing unannounced power cuts as the shortage spreads to homes.
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Huawei's Meng Wanzhou released from house arrest
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou is released after nearly three years under house arrest
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Evergrande debt crisis continues
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Evergrande reaches a deadline for interest payments on its bonds - will Beijing step in?
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President Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Biden said there was never a good time to withdraw US forces
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