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Five years on from COVID; power prices to surge; ISS astronauts trip home delayed

Five years on from COVID; power prices to surge; ISS astronauts trip home delayed

FEAR & GREED | Business News
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<p><strong>Friday 14 March 2025</strong></p> <p><strong>Five years on from COVID, house prices and the sharemarket are up 40pc and interest rates remain near 12 year highs. But are we better off?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>And more, including:</p> <ul> <li>Household power prices set to rise by up to 9pc.&nbsp;</li> <li>And yet another delay for the astronauts on the ISS trying to get home, nine months after they blasted off for a week-long flight.&nbsp;</li> <li>Plus the Aussie dollar hits a five year low against the Euro and pound sterling, and Canberra wants to incentivise consumers to buy local products.</li> </ul> <p>Join our <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup" rel="nofollow">free weekly newsletter here</a>!</p> <p><strong>And don’t miss the latest episode of </strong><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/" rel="nofollow"><strong>How Do They Afford That?</strong></a><strong> - good news for anyone with their head in the sand over their finances. Get the episode from</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235" rel="nofollow"><strong> </strong><strong>APPLE</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14" rel="nofollow"><strong> </strong><strong>SPOTIFY</strong></a><strong>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>