BUSINESS

thursday 30 april 2026

interest rates are set to rise next week after inflation jumps to a near three year high. 

• the asx drops, matching the longest run of down-days since june 2022
• opec, which has ruled oil markets for decades, is in crisis after one of its main members leaves
• aldi’s profit in australia tumbles
• g8 childcare closes childcare centres as families dump the beleaguered operator

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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 inflation jump

2. penny wong china meeting disrupted

3. pauline hanson’s donation

4. cyclone hits woodside’s results

5. king charles at state dinner

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wednesday 29 april 2026

the albanese government unveils new laws to make social media platforms pay for local journalism. 

• the strait of hormuz remains closed putting upward pressure on oil prices ahead of today’s local inflation report
• king charles iii addresses the us congress
• aussie banks promote how much tax they pay
• the release of the michael jackson biopic breaks box office records

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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 off 0.6pc
2. grant thornton $800m deal
3. aukus sub warning
4. vic teachers 28pc pay offer
5. 30 years since port arthur

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tuesday 28 april 2026

aussie small cap stocks underperform as investors look for high quality assets. 

• ifm investors makes a near $7 billion bid for toll road group atlas arteria
• space etfs are all the rage
• cash usage rises
• two runners break the two-hour barrier for the first time at the london marathon… and the winner is adidas

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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 off 0.2pc
2. pm texts trump after attack
3. snowy hydro blowout claims
4. google & meta’s offshore payments
5. jerome powell probe dropped

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monday 27 april 2026

an apparent attempt on donald trump’s life and the collapse of peace talks with iran will pressure financial markets, with oil prices surging. 

• there’s a new boom capital city in the housing market
• young investors turn to exchange traded funds
• the peak business body calls for means testing on some government services 
• dire predictions for the next australian wheat crop

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big companies issuing major downgrades, a huge overhaul of the ndis, and one of the world's most successful ceos decides it's time to go. 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 off 1.8pc for week
2. building sector cost warning
3. us awards first aukus subs deal
4. asic targets finfluencers
5. meta cuts 10pc of jobs

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friday 24 april 2026

microsoft promises to spend $25 billion on data centres in australia. 

• prime minister anthony albanese says australia now has 46 days of fuel supply, ten more than when the war started
• an envoy of donald trump approached football’s governing body, fifa, and suggested italy replace iran in the june world cup in the us
• rich australians are getting richer
• a robot beats a human in a high stakes game of table tennis. 

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