BUSINESS

michael thompson and natalie macdonald battle over the biggest and best business stories of the week, with adam lang deciding the winner.

this week: what the latest economic numbers mean for interest rates, the house price downturn, and the reforms that could shape the way we work and live.

plus, a changing political landscape, the power of ai, and a bizarre police chase that became one of the week’s best social media stories.

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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 off 1pc for week
2. bathla owes at least $3.4bn
3. 36 australians still missing in nepal
4. asic expands kpmg investigation
5. tesla launches driverless cybercab

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friday 4 september 2026

corporate travel management returns to the asx, and its share price crashes in seconds. 

• the federal government waters down its changes to trusts
• uber cuts thousands of jobs after accumulating too many managers
• australia and the us plan to expand to america’s military presence on our soil
• one of the country’s best known startups sold in a cut price deal

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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 snaps three-day losing streak

2. pacific splits over china missile test

3. santos ramps up alaska oil

4. atlassian puts a price on ai

5. trump slaps 100pc tariffs on drones

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thursday 3 september 2026

economic growth holds up better than expected, putting pressure on the rba to hike rates. 

• telstra confirms the cause of its major network outage
• competition in the mortgage market sees a billion dollars of loans switching lenders every day
• the un warns the world is set to exceed its global warming targets
• why a rule about standing up could be killing london’s pubs

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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 drops 1pc

2. climate event struggles for leaders

3. bathla gets another 24 hours

4. warning over sydney airport safety

5. us and china clash at g20

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wednesday 2 september 2026

the federal government pitches ai as the answer to our productivity challenges, but it may come with an inflation risk. 

• bond yields hit multi-year highs
• csl strikes a deal with the us government
• asic closes its investigation into chris ellison and mineral resources
• solar overtakes coal to become china’s biggest source of power capacity

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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 slips as oil jumps

2. fuel imports widen australia’s deficit

3. cba tips 10pc housing correction

4. smooth fm breaks audience record

5. messi calls time on argentina

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tuesday 1 september 2026

the house price downturn spreads to almost every capital city, creating a buyers market… with few buyers.

• the federal government announces an overhaul of privacy laws
• the ski season comes to an early end
• tensions flare in the middle east
• qantas workers vote to strike

michael thompson and canna campbell’s new book, twelve months to financial freedom, is out today.

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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 dips on talk of us rate hike

2. monash ivf profit plunges

3. hanson accuses pm of inciting violence

4. music giants sue anthropic

5. 15-metre rugby flyover raises eyebrows

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