Australia exited its first recession in decades, with sentiment boosted in part by effecitve measures introduced to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, and recovering commodity prices. Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist at AMP Capital, joined us on MoneyFM 89.3, to talk about Australia's road to recovery, the prospect of ultra-low rates amidst prolonged monetary support, and possible risks from simmering tensions with China. He also touched on lessons learned from the reddit retail frenzy, that seemed to have inspired some traders to briefly boost heavily shorted stocks on the ASX.

<p>Australia exited its first recession in decades, with sentiment boosted in part by effecitve measures introduced to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, and recovering commodity prices. Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist at AMP Capital, joined us on MoneyFM 89.3, to talk about Australia's road to recovery, the prospect of ultra-low rates amidst prolonged monetary support, and possible risks from simmering tensions with China. He also touched on lessons learned from the reddit retail frenzy, that seemed to have inspired some traders to briefly boost heavily shorted stocks on the ASX.</p>

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