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Matt Bowen, ING Head of Consumer and Market Insights

Consumer sentiment slides; where are all the passionfruits?; Aussies fork out for Christmas presents; Qantas to pay $120 million in compensation; predictions Bitcoin could go even higher; looking at how 2025 is shaping up for small businesses; the real costs of running our air conditioning over summer; and Grady Wulff joins us for the Market Wrap.

Hosts: Deb Knight

Executive Producer: Tom Storey

Technical Producers: Andre Molchanoff & Rhys Geddes

Publisher: Nine Radio

 

Consumer sentiment slides; where are all the passionfruits?; Aussies fork out for Christmas presents; Qantas to pay $120 million in compensation; predictions Bitcoin could go even higher; looking at how 2025 is shaping up for small businesses; the real costs of running our air conditioning over summer; and Grady Wulff joins us for the Market Wrap.
Hosts: Deb Knight
Executive Producer: Tom Storey
Technical Producers: Andre Molchanoff &amp; Rhys Geddes
Publisher: Nine Radio
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Money News with Deb Knight - 17th December

With temperatures hitting unbearable levels across the East Coast, are we forking out too much to keep our houses cool?

With temperatures hitting unbearable levels across the East Coast, are we forking out too much to keep our houses cool?

Mariam Gabaji, utilities expert at Finder

ASX200: up 0.78%, 8,314


GOLD: $2,666 US/oz


BITCOIN: $168,264 AUD




Six sectors gained more than 1%


Energy dropped another 1.1%, including losses for Whitehaven Coal, which dropped 3.2%, and New Hope shed 1.4%.


Graphite maker Novonix secured a loan of $755 million from the US government, with shares up 3.4% today, up to 60.5 cents a share.


PEXA Group saw gains of 8.2% after appointing a new CEO.


A solid performance from the banks saw Commbank up 1.6%, NAB rising 1.5%, ANZ up 0.8% and Westpac 0.7%


Bega Cheese rose 3.2%, and Super Retail Group lifted 2.5%.


APA shares back 1.5% to $7.18.


GYG, Treasury Wine Estates and Mineral Resources all finished down.

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ASX200: up 0.78%, 8,314
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GOLD: $2,666 US/oz
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BITCOIN: $168,264 AUD 
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<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Six sectors gained more than 1%
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<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Energy dropped another 1.1%, including losses for Whitehaven Coal, which dropped 3.2%, and New Hope shed 1.4%.
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Graphite maker Novonix secured a loan of $755 million from the US government, with shares up 3.4% today, up to 60.5 cents a share.
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
PEXA Group saw gains of 8.2% after appointing a new CEO.
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
A solid performance from the banks saw Commbank up 1.6%, NAB rising 1.5%, ANZ up 0.8% and Westpac 0.7%
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Bega Cheese rose 3.2%, and Super Retail Group lifted 2.5%.
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<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
APA shares back 1.5% to $7.18.
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
GYG, Treasury Wine Estates and Mineral Resources all finished down.
</li>
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Matt Bowen, ING Head of Consumer and Market Insights

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