The Australian economy is holding up better than expected. GDP grew 2.1 per cent over the year to June, consumer spending remains resilient and households are still managing to save - despite three interest rate rises and stubborn inflation.

Michael Thompson speaks with AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina about what the latest GDP numbers tell us about Australian households, whether economic growth and sticky inflation have increased the risk of another interest rate rise in September, and why the surge in global bond yields matters.

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Australian businesses are pouring money into artificial intelligence — but many still don't know whether it's actually paying off. New research from Elastic suggests one in three businesses exceeded their AI budget last financial year, while just 8% are tracking AI's contribution to revenue or cost savings.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Jeremy Pell, Country Manager ANZ at Elastic, about why AI spending is blowing out, how businesses can measure the return they're getting, and why the next phase could be about matching different AI models to different jobs.

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Australia’s FY26 reporting season looked reasonably strong on the surface, with aggregate profits rising by around 11.6%. But underneath the headline numbers, the recovery was much narrower - and investors were often more interested in what companies said about FY27 than the profits they had just reported.

Michael Thompson speaks with Roger Montgomery, founder and Chief Investment Officer at Montgomery Investment Management, about his 10 lessons from reporting season. They discuss why consumers are still spending but demanding value, expensive bank valuations, the limits of cost-cutting, opportunities in healthcare and why stock selection is becoming increasingly important.

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