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Behind every story is Fear & Greed. What distinguishes volatility and opportunity. Prosperity or peril. We take you to the heart of the story because when you know why, you know what’s next.

Market frenzy over inflation; Labor MP assault charges; AI means higher and lower airfares

Friday 31 July 2026

Financial markets go into a frenzy over concerns about the US Federal Reserve’s inflation fighting capabilities, and a bad result from Meta.

  • A federal Labor MP is charged with two counts of assault
  • How AI is making air fares both more expensive and cheaper
  • FIFA offers Football Australia $29m to agree to sell part of the world game
  • Why influencers with small followings are making money from social media

 

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Afternoon Report | Trump says Iran “going to get a beating”

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 0.8pc

  2. Trump says Iran “going to get a beating”

  3. Ampol triples June half profit

  4. Domino’s Pizza surges

  5. Bird flu reaches Victoria

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Low inflation to end rate hikes?; Qantas record flight; ASIC warning on offset accounts

Thursday 30 July 2026

Softer than expected inflation figures raise hopes of an end to the rate hiking cycle. 

  • The local sharemarket surges one per cent and is now not far off its all-time high
  • Qantas’s new Project Sunrise plane sets a record for a non-stop flight
  • The corporate watchdog tells customers to check their offset accounts to make sure they are getting what banks promise
  • Rio Tinto’s boom earnings and dividend

 

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Afternoon Report | ASX surges on softer inflation numbers

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 surges on softer inflation numbers

  2. Corporate wrap: Mineral Resources, Perpetual, Woodside

  3. Bird flu found in local birds

  4. OpenAI rogue incident expands

  5. At least 13 killed in Japan quake

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RBA: rates could rise; judge hammers Gerry Harvey; Apple overtakes Nvidia

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock warns that interest rates could rise if inflation isn’t quickly brought under control. 

  • A Federal Court judge hammers Gerry Harvey for his disregard of consumers
  • Apple replaces Nvidia as the world’s biggest company
  • Origin Energy confirms the personal information of 900,000 customers was stolen in last week’s hack
  • LVMH founder and owner, Bernardt Arnauldt, accused of not hiring fat people

 

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Afternoon Report | ASX at 6 week high as oil retreats

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 at 6 week high as oil retreats

  2. ACTU leaders quit

  3. Corporate wrap: DroneShield, Web Travel, Viva Energy

  4. Angus Taylor embroiled in ICAC claims

  5. Gina Rinehart increases SpaceX stake

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ASX surges but fears remain; Myer downgrades on sales drop; “bleisure” Is back

Tuesday 28 July 2026

The local share market surges after a lull in fighting in the Middle East, but uncertainty remains the dominant driver of markets. 

  • Myer warns that the cost-of-living crisis has hit sales
  • Bleisure travel – business and leisure – is back with Gen Zers taking full advantage
  • Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest’s strong warnings on iron ore prices and AI
  • The latest hot stock - a chipmaker in China - surges 500 per cent on day one

 

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Afternoon Report | ASX surges 1.6pc, best day in 6 weeks

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 surges 1.6pc, best day in 6 weeks

  2. AusAlert test a ‘success’

  3. Pauline Hanson loses discrimination appeal

  4. Sacked Qantas workers’ payments delayed

  5. Europe wildfires

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Oil, inflation to rock markets; Albo bids for AI model; ETF issuance surges

Monday 27 July 2026

Investors could be in for a rocky week on the back of rising oil prices and critical inflation numbers. 

  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government is talking to Anthropic about getting access to its super-powerful AI model
  • ETF issuance is set to surge
  • The US levies tariffs on 60 countries
  • Chinese mathematicians solve two separate century old maths puzzles, and in doing so, win The Fields Medal

 

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The Saturday Edition | 25 July 2026

The Saturday Edition has had a shake-up! New categories and new stories - but still a ferocious battle. This week, great solved mysteries, two stories that affect your money, and two that would make for an uncomfortable call with your boss.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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