In this week’s podcast, Chris Bourke and Bloomberg News reporter Ben Westcott discuss the government's plan to ban kids under the age of 16 from some social media. Does it stand a chance of being effective, or is Australia just setting itself up for a massive scrap with the tech giants, and potentially the US government, especially under a re-elected Donald Trump and his new right-hand man Elon Musk?

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What investments are going to be the winners and losers from Donald Trump’s second term? Markets have already gone into overdrive following the US election result, and that’s with weeks to go before the President-elect even returns to the White House.

In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg cross-asset reporter Richard Henderson about the implications for stocks, bonds, crypto and - yes - Australians' mortgages.

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Donald Trump is back. With him comes renewed vows to take on China and reclaim America's position atop the global world order. And he's vowing to pick up where he left off on his trade war with China.

In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg senior editor Malcolm Scott about the big implications that has for Australia and its ties with its largest trading partner.

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As shareholders await the outcomes of probes at WiseTech and Mineral Resources in the wake of damaging allegations about their founder CEOs, Rebecca Jones asks Bloomberg reporter Angus Whitley: how much do these types of scandals actually matter to investors in the long run?

In this week’s podcast, we also ask what controversies like these mean for a country fast losing its reputation as a tightly-regulated market with strict governance standards.

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Australia is still waiting for that rate cut and everything still seems to cost too much. But it’s not all bad. This week, Melbourne Bureau Chief Chris Bourke chats to Bloomberg reporter Amy Bainbridge about why Australians have at least one item in the pro column, when most things are in the con - superannuation. And why understanding where this massive bucket of cash is being invested today, may mean you’ll retire a little better tomorrow.

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The US election is just weeks away and among the many issues dividing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is the thorny topic of cryptocurrency regulation.

This week, Rebecca Jones talks to Sunil Jagtiani, who covers all things crypto for Bloomberg, about the candidates’ policies on digital assets and why crypto-mad Australians should be watching the race especially closely.

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Shares of Australia’s biggest mining companies have been bouncing back in the past couple of weeks off the back of fresh stimulus in China, but the big players are already looking beyond our biggest export, iron ore.

Rebecca Jones talks to Bloomberg’s mining reporter Paul Hunt, who explains what BHP and Rio Tinto are doing to get the commodities they want - and need - for the years ahead.

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Older Australians looking to downsize from large properties with high-maintenance gardens are finding their options are fewer than expected.

Rebecca Jones talks to Bloomberg economy reporter Swati Pandey, who draws on her own recent experience in Sydney’s property market to reveal a surprising side effect of Australia’s housing crisis.

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