SBS On the Money

The RBA confirms in the minutes of its March board meeting that it is considering an interest rate pause in April, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Talevski from Activus Investment Advisors for more, including a change in market sentiment following the UBS buy of Credit Suisse. Plus, Rhayna Bosch speaks with Domain's Nicola Powell to find out how falling property prices has reduced the time taken to save for a deposit for a first home.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Raymond Chan from Morgans Financial Limited.

Eleven US banks have worked together to deposit US$30bn at smaller lender First Republic which had been caught up in the financial crisis triggered by the collapse of two mid-sized US banks over the past week. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with ANZ's Mahjabeen Zaman to get her take on the latest banking developments and to find out if she's worried. Plus, Westpac revises its RBA call, and now expects a pause in April. Hear from Senior Economist Matthew Hassan.

Global markets have been rocked by further developments in the banking sector with Credit Suisse shares plummeting in Europe on Wednesday night after one of the bank's major shareholders said it wouldn't increase its stake in the company...

The Australian Energy Regulator has approved price rises of around 20 per cent for some New South Wales, South Australian and south-east Queensland customers from July 1. Rhayna Bosch speaks with Gavin Dufty from the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria for more. Plus SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Francesco De Stradis from Ord Minnett who says the recent sell-off sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was overdone.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Damien Boey from Barrenjoey to find out what's really concerning the market and if it is warranted, while Mathan Somasundaram from Deep Data Analytics weighs in.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with George Boubouras from K2 Asset Management to find out more about why the bank failed and what it means for global markets.

The Australian sharemarket has recorded its worst day in six months after fears of higher interest rates and a potential niche bank collapse in the United States hit investor sentiment. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Carl Capolingua from ThinkMarkets to get his thoughts on the day's market action.

The Australian sharemarket only finished marginally higher as some of the market's biggest companies trades ex-dividend. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Evan Lucas from InvestSMART for more, including the latest updates from Myer and Xero, plus CEDA's Andrew Barker explains the extent to which lower income households are being hit by the rising cost of living.

The Reserve Bank says it is getting closer to a point where it may pause lifting interest rates should data warrant it. Hear what Governor Philip Lowe had to say about it, as SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Luke Laretive from Seneca Financial Solutions on the market reaction.