Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard share their thoughts on the major current affairs impacting financial markets and the economy.

It’s an open secret in the Australian art world: many of our most exciting galleries occupy quiet corners where few of us would think to look.

China doubles down on Covid Zero policy, superfund managers warn about moving to cash in market downturns, key Socceroos player Tom Rogic pulls out of upcoming World Cup qualifier, and MORE.

Investing in stocks has become even more difficult with socially aware billionaires backed by super funds now able to steamroll boards and hit share prices, as we saw with AGL.

Peter Switzer is joined by Julia Lee of Burman Invest, Jun Bei Liu of Tribeca Alpha Plus, and chief economist at HSBC Paul Bloxham.

Just when you thought it was safe to venture outside, throw away the masks and start to assume that society was regaining some type of normality, we now hear there is another viral outbreak occurring in many parts of the world.

ALP wins majority government, WHO points to window of opportunity to stop monkeypox outbreak, Mike Cannon-Brookes successfully stops AGL demerger and demands climate action, + MORE.

Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s suggests Labor’s big spending promises could fire up inflation, higher interest rates, an economic slowdown and a blowout of the budget deficit, but will his economics A-team save him and us?

Here's a look at the latest market updates and what to watch over the next week.