SBS On the Money

Australia Post CEO Paul Graham says "we are in the fight of our lives" as it navigates structural change as letter volumes collapse and fierce parcel competition squeezes margins. SBS On the Money looks at what the transformation means for Australians, including the prospect of a $2 stamp, with Paul Graham, while Zoran Kresovic from Blueberry Markets explains why Nvidia’s results helped propel tech stocks and the Australian sharemarket higher.

Economists at three of Australia’s big four banks have changed their mind and reinstated thier forecasts of an RBA rate rise this year as stubborn inflation fuels expectations of higher borrowing costs. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with S&P Global Ratings Director of Structured Finance Erin Kitson about what another increase could mean for mortgage holders, while Robert Talevski from Activam breaks down a one per cent fall on the Australian sharemarket and the latest company earnings.

Global bond markets are in freefall - with yields surging to multi-year highs. For concerned share investors, here's a primer from Damien Boey, Portfolio Strategist at Wilson Asset Management. He discusses some of the driving forces, and what it all means for equities, with Rena Sarumpaet.

For the first time, copper profits outstripped its decades-long earnings bedrock of iron ore. Chief Financial Officer Vandita Pant joined Rena Sarumpaet, to discuss copper, plans for South Australia's Olympic Dam expansion, Chinese demand, union disputes in the Pilbara and decarbonisation. And Stephanie Youssef speaks to Raaz Bhuyan of WaveStone Capital, about the day in the markets.

Record annual sales, and rising annual profit have done nothing to stop the worst ever one-day plunge for JB HiFi. Investors showed their concern about Australia's consumer retail environment, after JB HiFi reported a slowdown in the fourth quarter, and in July sales. Rena Sarumpaet speaks to Luke McMillan, Head of Research at Ophir Asset Management.