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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 down 0.5pc; cba result

2. agl warns on earnings

3. tomago smelter set for bailout

4. premier investments cuts guidance

5. trump confirms secret plane swap

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wednesday 12 august 2026

the reserve bank keeps interest rates on hold and warns house prices have further to fall. 

• australia complains to the us about new tariffs
• the government buys bird flu vaccinations
• work sneakers are out, dress shoes are back in
• how australians spend their time, and streaming is a big part of it

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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 edges higher after rba holds

2. bendigo fined after bank hack

3. sgh slides 10pc despite profit jump

4. colombia earthquake kills at least 132

5. trump smuggled out of turkey in security ruse

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tuesday 11 august 2026

westpac warns of a slump in home loan applications on the back of tax changes, sending bank share prices and the asx lower. 

• prime minister anthony albanese and opposition leader angus taylor try to negotiate a deal on gambling advertising
• treasury wine estates writes down its us business, again
• weight loss drug ozempic set to join the pharmaceutical benefits scheme
• how the war in the middle east and climate change are combining to create new, faster shipping routes around the globe

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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 dragged down by banks

2. calls for pm to apologise to japan leader

3. jim chalmers digs in over miner

4. kyle sandilands’ shaky digital debut

5. netanyahu rejects hamas peace plan

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monday 10 august 2026

federal parliament is back, the reserve bank will deliberate on whether to hike interest rates again, and banks, telcos and retailers report earnings in one of the busiest corporate weeks of the year. 

• auction clearance rates jump, but prices keep falling
• the asx’s top performing stock over the past 12 months gets a massive boost from the trump administration
• 25,000 people die in europe’s heatwave
• ai is put to work to find new ways to handle viruses

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the saturday edition is back with all-new stories, fierce debate and plenty of laughs.

this week: what the future holds for ai and electric cars, the greatest marketing campaigns of all time, and the spectacular danger of sending a text to the wrong person.

sean aylmer and michael thompson 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. asx finishes flat

2. coles outsourcing deal

3. atlassian boom profit

4. nick scali sales rise

5. meta fine

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friday 7 august 2026

bhp, commonwealth bank and qantas are embroiled in industrial disputes as union power increases.

• the local share market hits another new high
• ai predicted to add $100 billion to the economy in ten year’s time
• pauline hanson explains the types of immigrants she wants to come to australia
• electric vehicle sales continue to climb

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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 closes at record high again

2. earnings wrap: amp, rea, beach energy

3. abc apologises to gina rinehart

4. uk: openai, anthropic attempted hack

5. trump’s helicopter near miss

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