BUSINESS

wednesday 26 august 2026

bhp hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the asx200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 

• minutes of the reserve bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
• silly season in politics includes a bike fall for opposition leader angus taylor
• westfield owner scentre group looks to go big in residential housing
• the australian recording industry fights back against ai 

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this is the fear & 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 rises for second day

2. viva energy profit surges

3. arb hit by weaker 4wd sales

4. antisemitism inquiry hearings to finish early

5. us-canada trade war gets personal

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tuesday 25 august 2026

corporate earnings season produces higher profits, but the outlook darkens. 

• kpmg sacks hundreds of staff
• nearly 3 million teslas are recalled
• the fair work commission fights back against workers using ai to make claims against bosses
• shipping through the panama canal disrupted by a lack of water, as the strait of hormuz remains effectively closed

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this is the fear & 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 climbs as bhp hits record

2. results: pls, bendigo bank, ansell

3. results: reece, nuix, nib, aussie broadband

4. bird flu threat grows

5. seoul overtakes dubai

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monday 24 august 2026

bitcoin, gold and oil surge as geopolitical turmoil and fears of rate rises hits equities. 

• the financial crimes watchdog cracks down on brokers, lawyers and accountants
• the us and canada go to war over trade
• aldi cuts back on its middle aisle specials
• china hosts the first world humanoid robot games, and the winner of the 100m dash is faster than usain bolt

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the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous - welcome to the saturday edition.

this week: what earnings season is telling us about consumers and interest rates, a potential breakthrough in melanoma treatment, australia’s trillion-dollar debt milestone, tobacco tax reform... and the badly stuffed “fox” that turned out to be a tasmanian tiger.

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head-to-head, with adam lang picking the winner.

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this is the fear & 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 ends lower

2. runway near collision

3. steadfast to leave asx

4. arn loss on kylie, jackie o implosion

5. walmart slumps

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friday 21 august 2026

unemployment rises as bond markets pare back the chance of a rate hike. 

• the aussie dollar pushes above 71 us cents
• federal parliament passes legislation that will force big tech companies to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to local media organisations
• the football world cup both helps, and hurts, asx listed companies
• a promising new treatment for melanoma

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this is the fear & 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 snaps six-day losing streak

2. northern star ceo could earn $18m

3. results wrap: idp education, zip, medibank

4. sponsors pause swans deals

5. harry and meghan moving back to uk

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thursday 20 august 2026

the federal government overhauls rules for financial advice. 

• the rba warns to not get too confident about the end of the rate hiking cycle
• the competition watchdog raids the offices of wisetech global
• plenty of profit results
• the world's biggest humanoid robot maker makes its stock market debut

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