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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 18 June 2026

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 on Fed rate hike expectations 
  2. US, Iran sign interim peace agreement
  3. Vodafone outage
  4. HSBC fined $35m
  5. Qantas receives first Project Sunrise jet

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Fast Five | 18 June 2026

Thursday 18 June 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. Pauline Hanson fires up at Press Club
  2. Middle East travel warning lifted
  3. CommSec reveals SpaceX popularity
  4. Iran to receive incentives to end war
  5. Apple’s camera equipped AirPods

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 17 June 2026

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 up 0.5pc as oil falls
  2. Pauline Hanson’s fiery Press Club speech
  3. Linfox succession battle
  4. Kyle Sandiland’s $15m deal
  5. Jeremy Clarkson reveals cancer diagnosis

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Fast Five | 17 June 2026

Wednesday 17 June 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. Rates on hold (for now)
  2. Insurance crisis for homeowners
  3. ACCC vs Grill’d
  4. El Nino announced for Australia
  5. Peace deal 1.5 pages long

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 16 June 2026

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 steady as RBA pauses on rates
  2. M&A activity: Atlas Arteria, Qube
  3. Lincraft to close remaining stores
  4. SpaceX surges
  5. Eight killed in B-52 bomber crash

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Fast Five | 16 June 2026

Tuesday 16 June 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. Peace deal in Middle East
  2. War end sparks markets
  3. Rinehart’s $1.4bn SpaceX investment
  4. M&A bonanza
  5. Sibling order impacts health

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 15 June 2026

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 jumps 1.3pc on peace deal

  2. JD Vance to sign agreement in Geneva

  3. Pauline Hanson now preferred PM

  4. KPMG to stop bidding for government work

  5. Trump celebrates 80th birthday with UFC

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Fast Five | 15 June 2026

Monday 15 June 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

  1. US-Iran ceasefire
  2. Next move in rates could be down
  3. Musk’s trillions
  4. Forgettable week for housing market
  5. Qantas mulls dumping A380s

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Fast Five | 13-14 June 2026

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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Fear & Greed Afternoon Report | 12 June 2026

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. Gold up, oil down

  2. Iran-US deal?

  3. Foxtel NRL bid

  4. Magellen merger approval

  5. SpaceX set for Wall St lift-off

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