BUSINESS

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 slips on tariff uncertainty

2. govt accused of hypocrisy on tariffs

3. royal commission set to begin

4. results wrap

5. man shot dead at trump’s florida home

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monday 23 february 2026

australia has emerged as a loser after the us supreme court’s decision to knock back donald trump’s liberation day tariffs triggered the imposition of a global 15 per cent levy, which is higher than what we pay now. 

• strong earnings from aussie companies pushes the asx to record territory. prime minister anthony albanese says his government will be focusing on cost-of-living pressures and the economy in the run up to the may budget
• which australians feel best about life
• the end of the winter olympics

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a bumper week of results, a renewed liberal party, and coles and instagram in court on different sides of the world.

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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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. charlesiii: “law must take its course”

3. taylor on energy

4. guzman tumbles

5. qbe surges

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friday 20 february 2026

telstra announces a jump in its dividend as its mobile business powers earnings, just as wesfarmers provides a note of caution about consumer spending. 

• the unemployment rate last month came in at 4.1 per cent, upping the chance of an interest rate hike in coming months. 
• the local share market hits an all-time high. 
• mark zuckerberg concedes it is difficult to enforce age limits on social media. the era of super-sized meals might be coming to an end.

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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 soars, unemployment stable

2. aussie giants report results

3. pm’s‘contempt’ for isis brides

4. accc targets temu, shein

5. us-iran tensions build

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thursday 19 february 2026

real wages in australia went backwards last year, challenging the view that the cost-of-living crisis is lessening. 

• nab’s share price soars after a bumper quarterly profit
• another, bigger bid for bluescope steel
• santos to cut ten per cent of its workforce
• the countries where bank branches remain popular

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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 higher on nab result

2. pauline hanson’s partial apology

3. health insurance premiums to rise

4. earnings wrap: santos, mirvac, dexus, superloop

5. rev. jesse jackson dies

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wednesday 18 february 2026

bhp announces a bumper half year profit as its copper division earnings surpass iron ore. 

• the minutes of last fortnight’s reserve bank board meeting suggest another rate hike is possible. 
• the imf calls on australia to cut income taxes and lift the gst. 
• angus taylor announces his new frontbench. 
• the real story about winter olympic ski jumpers having injections into their penises to gain an advantage.

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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. bhp results boost asx

2. angus taylor tackles childcare

3. company results wrap

4. major energy project blowout

5. $100m pentagon drone challenge

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