BUSINESS

thursday 3 september 2026

economic growth holds up better than expected, putting pressure on the rba to hike rates. 

• telstra confirms the cause of its major network outage
• competition in the mortgage market sees a billion dollars of loans switching lenders every day
• the un warns the world is set to exceed its global warming targets
• why a rule about standing up could be killing london’s pubs

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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 drops 1pc

2. climate event struggles for leaders

3. bathla gets another 24 hours

4. warning over sydney airport safety

5. us and china clash at g20

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wednesday 2 september 2026

the federal government pitches ai as the answer to our productivity challenges, but it may come with an inflation risk. 

• bond yields hit multi-year highs
• csl strikes a deal with the us government
• asic closes its investigation into chris ellison and mineral resources
• solar overtakes coal to become china’s biggest source of power capacity

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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 slips as oil jumps

2. fuel imports widen australia’s deficit

3. cba tips 10pc housing correction

4. smooth fm breaks audience record

5. messi calls time on argentina

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tuesday 1 september 2026

the house price downturn spreads to almost every capital city, creating a buyers market… with few buyers.

• the federal government announces an overhaul of privacy laws
• the ski season comes to an early end
• tensions flare in the middle east
• qantas workers vote to strike

michael thompson and canna campbell’s new book, twelve months to financial freedom, is out today.

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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 dips on talk of us rate hike

2. monash ivf profit plunges

3. hanson accuses pm of inciting violence

4. music giants sue anthropic

5. 15-metre rugby flyover raises eyebrows

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monday 31 august 2026

august earnings season wraps up, with profit growth rebounding, but wariness about the year ahead. 

• one nation’s win in a state by-election sends the major parties scrambling
• the us strikes a deal for partial control of venezuela’s oilfields
• auction clearance rates soften as we head into spring
• australia post warns we could be heading to weekly deliveries and $4 stamps.

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fear & greed is proud to share an episode of our sister podcast - how do they afford that? - out every wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.

we often talk about the need to spend less. but today we're looking at the other side of the equation. because sometimes the smartest financial decision isn't spending less money. it's spending money in the right place. join canna campbell - a financial planner for 20 years - and fear & greed's michael thompson as they look at ten purchases that can actually save you money over the long run.

canna and michael have written a book! twelve months to financial freedom will hit the shelves on september 1 - but you can preorder your copy right now.

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the saturday edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

this week: what results from woolworths, coles, qantas, wesfarmers and more tell us about the economy; the threat of another interest rate hike; nvidia’s extraordinary ai boom; the legacy of dolly parton, and the billion-dollar power of bluey.

michael thompson and natalie macdonald 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. nepal floods: 39 australians missing

2. asx ends week up 0.4pc

3. virgin pays first dividend since relisting

4. nvidia adds $us442 billion in a day

5. trump secretly sends cia chief to moscow

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