BUSINESS

thursday 5 february 2026

the federal government considers scaling back capital gains tax concessions for property investors. 

• a tale of two markets with tech stocks dumped and miners surging
• australiansuper loses funds to competitors for the first time in 20 years 
• still no re-unification for the federal coalition
• crypto’s market cap tumbles nearly half-a-trillion us dollars 

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this is the fear and 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. miners lift asx

2. major defence land sell-off

3. airport delays as arrivals hit record

4. wfh case could reshape rights

5. bill gates on ai

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wednesday 4 february 2026

the reserve bank lifts interest rates and hints that there could be more hikes later in the year. 

• the federal coalition parties remain at odds over reuniting. 
• cheaper, challenger brands are winning the mobile battle in australia. 
• elon musk combines his two private companies as he pushes to develop data centres in space. 
• us owned tiktok changes terms and conditions, upsetting users.

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this is the fear and 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 1pc

2. nats on crossbenches

3. qantas selldown

4. corporate updates

5. clintons to testify

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tuesday 3 february 2026

the federal liberals and nationals in talks to reform the coalition just as parliament resumes for the year. 

• competition in home lending heats up just as interest rates are set to rise 
• the boss of corporate travel management resigns five months after the company said it can’t sign off its annual accounts. 
• the rest of the world pushes to follow australia’s social media ban for kids
• melania, the documentary, about the first lady melania trump, fails to set the box office alight

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this is the fear and 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 loses 1pc as gold slides

2. bitcoin tumbles

3. littleproud survives challenge

4. economy airfare wars

5. grammy protests

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monday 2 february 2026

the housing market starts the new year with a bang, with a pick-up in both prices and successful auctions.

• the rba convenes today and tomorrow to deliberate on interest rates, and markets reckon there will be a rate hike tomorrow
• the crisis in the federal coalition gets worse with polling showing pauline hanson is now the country’s most popular politician 
• the prices of gold, silver and bitcoin tumble after us president donald trump announces his pick for fed chair. 
• the latest epstein email releases capture leading business figures, including bill gates and elon musk.

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it's been a week of big numbers: inflation, the aussie dollar, the price of gold, even the record temperature set in victoria. there's also dual leadership spills in the coalition, and talk of an aussie in one of the world's top jobs.

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 and 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 slumps 0.7pc on fed speculation

2. hastie pulls out of lib leadership race

3. nine entertainment sells radio stations

4. nipa virus outbreak

5. apple’s record iphone sales

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friday 30 january 2026

renewable energy provides the majority of electricity across the nation during the december quarter, for the first time. 

• senior liberals meet without sussan ley to discuss the party’s leadership
• tesla to stop making model s and model x evs as the company pushes into robotics
• a good day for uranium and a bad one for rare earths
• the eu and india do a mega trade deal

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