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Markets brace for rate rise and can you trust AI for financial advice?

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Mathan Somasundaram from Deep Data Analytics and looks ahead to tomorrow's RBA interest rate decision on what will be a big week for global central banks; plus Stephanie Youssef looks at how Generation Z is seeking out financial advice with ASIC's Adam Kirkland.

'One Battle After Another' also wins Oscars battle

One Battle After Another has bested Sinners at this year's Oscars, winning six awards to Sinners' four. KPop Demon Hunters and Frankenstein were among the other winners at Hollywood's night of nights. Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won the top acting gongs.

INTERVIEW: Will the war in the Middle East cause the RBA to raise interest rates?

The war in the Middle East has rocked the financial world, with the price of oil sky rocketing and no end to the conflict in sight. This week will see the Reserve Bank set the interest rate - and the markets are now predicting there's likely to be a hike in the rates. Cameron Carr spoke to the AMP's Chief Economist Shane Oliver. He says it's an uncertain situation.

Questions raised over Australia's long-term energy security

The Federal Government has authorised a temporary 60-day easing of sulphur standards to inject high-sulphur petrol into regional communities facing critical fuel shortages. While Energy Minister Chris Bowen maintains that national reserves are stable, critics and analysts warn that Australia’s decade-long failure to meet international stockpile obligations leaves the country vulnerable to prolonged geopolitical shocks.

UN chief condemns cycles of war with 850,000 people uprooted in Lebanon

A displacement crisis has accelerated in Lebanon over the last fortnight, driven by the widening war in the Middle East. Nearly 15 per cent of Lebanon's population have been forced to flee their homes in the past fortnight and the UN is warning the humanitarian situation is set to further deteriorate.