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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 ahead of rba rate decision

2. labor support slumps in newspoll

3. scotland's $426m commonwealth games boost

4. clive palmer charge dropped

5. nine killed in florida plane crash

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monday 2 november 2026

house prices fall for a seventh month in succession and are now dropping at the fastest pace in at least 40 years.

• all the major banks now expect a rate hike at tomorrow’s reserve bank board meeting
• aussies are off vegetables, but loving oranges, kiwifruit and grapes
• federal finance minister katy gallagher says the cabinet is under pressure to find cost savings
• the us mid-term elections this week will decide how powerful donald trump will be in the final two years of his term

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the saturday edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week.

this week: could another interest rate rise tip australia into recession? why anthropic’s ipo could be a make-or-break moment for the ai boom; whether david jones and myer are becoming endangered species; and the surprising reason australians are spending half a billion dollars on halloween. plus, some very expensive guilty pleasures.

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 closes up

2.  coles disappoints

3.  recession warning

4.  david jones’ struggles

5.  binance hack

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friday 30 october 2026

high interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis hits some of the country’s largest retailers. 

• the corporate regulator undertakes inquiries about the failed firmus technologies float, focusing on its bankers
• a chaotic day in parliament results in five mp’s being ejected during question time
• one of the doyens of the new york stock exchange, general motors, moves to the nasdaq
• alphabet and microsoft’s profit results trigger very different responses from investors

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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 rises 0.5pc as banks rally

2. challenger takeover talks continue

3. star in talks with us lender

4. drone threats over military bases quadruple

5. at least 68 killed in spanish train disaster

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thursday 29 october 2026

hot inflation figures point to a fifth rate rise this year on tuesday. 

• the federal government under pressure over spending
• woolworths looks to be gaining in the supermarket wars, posting a solid jump in sales
• star entertainment hit with a $260m fine, raising questions about its viability
• the israeli election result remains on a knife’s edge, with the two arab parties in israel set to hold the balance of power

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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. inflation hits asx, rate rise looms

2. bomb threat and swearing in parliament

3. qantas workers strike

4. apple's $3,500 folding phone cracks

5. bolsonaro flees brazil after election defeat

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wednesday 28 october 2026

ai giant anthropic targets wealthy australian investors after it files its prospectus in what could be the biggest ipo in history. 

• retailer david jones under pressure after reportedly failing to meet one of its loan conditions
• ten per cent of all deaths in australia are now due to dementia
• treasurer jim chalmers unveils more changes to capital gains tax rules
• the country’s sheep flock falls to its lowest level in a century 

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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 rises as miners, tech stocks rally

2. woodside abandons 25-year gas project

3. coalition unveils $31 billion in budget cuts

4. jacinda ardern joins sydney university

5. trump offers $1 million voter fraud reward

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