BHP’s US-China balancing act, RBA downplays mining boom, Aldi sales surge

Friday 24 October 2025 BHP treads a very fine line between selling iron ore to Beijing and working with the Trump White House.  * The Reserve Bank pours cold water on hopes for a battery metals mining boom.  * Aldi takes big strides in its battle against Woolworths and Coles.  * The Super Retail board feels the wrath of shareholders * Wild weather in New Zealand. Join our free daily newsletter here [https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup] for your chance to win Fear & Greed merch! And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? [https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/] - this week, “I should be further ahead by now”: tackling the comparison trap. Get the episode from APPLE [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14], or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.