BUSINESS

market interest rates surge as investors fear rising inflation could lead to a widespread recession. 

• the former boss of rex airlines admits to misleading the market
• the price of gold falls, taking precious metal stocks with it
• hay fever hits nearly one-in-two japanese citizens
• xi jinping meets vladimir putin

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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 falls 1.3pc

2. shadow treasurer launches ‘stand with small’ campaign

3. webjet slumps after virgin cuts commissions

4. james hardie’s full year results down 75pc

5. son of billionaire named as suspect in death

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wednesday 20 may 2026

the reserve bank says it is worried about inflation but hints that rates might be on hold. 

• prime minister anthony albanese says the new 30 per cent tax on trusts will take some time to implement
• beef farmers' golden period might be about to come to an end
• super returns heading for a fourth consecutive year of decent returns
• elon musk loses his fight against openai and its chief executive, sam altman

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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 rallies 1.2pc

2. technologyone dismisses saaspocalypse fears

3. santos, shell attack govt polocy

4. albanese response to meme campaign

5. stefanovic, maguire sign with arn

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the local share market tumbles as rising bond yields, last week’s budget and higher oil prices hit equities. 

• labor and the coalition start fighting over the so-called death tax
• why so many people are looking for a new job
• an asx200 stock tumbles 70 per cent in minutes
• the federal government orders china related shareholders to exit a rare earths company

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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 tumbles 1.5pc

2. budget savaged in newspoll

3. corporate news: santos, new hope, pro medicus

4. bowen travels to denmark

5. ebola outbreak worsens

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monday 18 may 2026

australia’s miners take over from the banks as the share market leaders. 

• house auctions tumble, particularly in sydney, even before higher interest rates and the federal budget take effect
• an anonymous bidder pays $us9 million to have lunch with warren buffett 
• illegal tobacco is costing the government billions of dollars, yet there is little law enforcement around it
• iran makes another offer to the us to re-open the strait of hormuz

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five questions, with no notice. this week, michael asks sean and adam about their spending habits - what they'll happily pay extra for, where they draw the line, and the things people will fork out for, that mystify the rest of us.

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the biggest changes in the federal budget, a massive week for australia's top 10 companies, the most powerful people in the world meet, and great news for beer and wine drinkers.

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 & 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

2. minres tumbles on ellison sale

3. neo-nazi group banned

4. union endorses teacher pay deal

5. trump says china agrees to buy boeing jets

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