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Behind every story is Fear & Greed. What distinguishes volatility and opportunity. Prosperity or peril. We take you to the heart of the story because when you know why, you know what’s next.

The Weekend Edition | 25-26 Oct 2025

Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese sign a deal in the White House, Australia's housing market soars to new heights, gold takes a tumble, and AI's gamechanger moment. What a week.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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Afternoon Report | ASX dips for the day but up for the week

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

  1. ASX closes lower

  2. Defence faces landmark class action

  3. RBA chief warns on housing, payments and quantum threat

  4. Former ANZ boss defends trader’s sacking

  5. Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada

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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.

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Interview: Why this investor says emerging markets are back

Matt Williams is the senior investment director at Aberdeen Investments, based out of the UK. He oversees emerging market equity funds… and believes emerging markets are back on the table for investors.

During a brief visit to Australia, he talks to Sean Aylmer about why he likes emerging markets including Indonesia and Mexico.

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Afternoon Report | Oil prices spike after sanctions

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

  1. ASX flat

  2. AGM season

  3. Hastie defends Rudd

  4. White House demolition

  5. Russia sanctions

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Gold prices tumble; house prices soar; ChatGPT takes on Google in browser-land

Thursday 23 October 2025

Gold prices have their biggest tumble in 12 years, potentially hurting retail investors who have piled into the precious metal in recent weeks. 

  • REX gets a new lease of life after being bought by a US based company which promises to keep flying to regional Australia.
  • ChatGPT’s owner, Open AI, launches a new web browser to take on Google’s Chrome. 
  • House prices rise at their fastest pace in four years
  • Macquarie mulls dumping hundreds of options off its investment platform. 

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Interview: House prices rising at their fastest pace in four years

House prices in Australia’s capital cities are rising at their fastest pace in nearly four years, according to Domain’s September Quarter House Price report, out today.

Records are being set in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, and Melbourne’s growth is re-accelerating.

Michael Thompson talks to Dr Nicola Powell, Chief of Research & Economics at Domain.

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Afternoon Report | Gold slump pulls ASX down

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

  1. Market slumps 0.7pc

  2. Gold shock

  3. Sigma surges

  4. Rex rescue deal

  5. Trump–Putin talks collapse

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ASX hits high on Trump-Albo deal; energy transition speeds up; $1m property markets

The ASX hits a new record high on the back of the Anthony Albanese - Donald Trump $13 billion deal on rare earths and critical minerals. 

  • The energy market operator says Australia’s energy transition is happening at pace. 
  • One-in-three property markets across the country now has a median value of more than $1 million. 
  • Apple’s share price surges as sales of the latest iPhone jump. 
  • Hope for an antidote to peanut allergies.

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Afternoon Report | ASX hits high after US deal

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

  1. Market hits high

  2. Rudd apologises

  3. New Super Retail CEO

  4. China encounter

  5. Amazon outage

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