BUSINESS

inflation, jobs, household spending, house prices, oil, and two particularly alarming pieces of news.

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 & 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

2. budget bonus

3. beefing up social media ban

4. hormuz pause

5. socceroos advance

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friday 26 june 2026

a surge in employment adds to the case for another interest rate hike. 

• brent crude prices fall back to pre-war levels
• the government tax legislation passes parliament, becoming law
• judo bank’s share price crashes nearly 40pc as the economy hits its business
• elon musk loses his trillionaire status

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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 0.7pc

2. independent mps launch new party

3. ‘significant terror cases’ disrupted by asio

4. karl stefanovic to depart nine

5. dozens killed in venezuela earthquake

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a jump in inflation opens the door to another interest rate hike. 

• domain forecasts a drop in house prices in sydney, melbourne and canberra, and a slowdown in growth elsewhere
• more than 1,200 cargo ships carrying goods worth an estimated $us125bn, or $180 billion aussie dollars, remain stranded in the strait of hormuz
• a third case of bird flu detected, this time in south australia
• one of the worst heatwaves on record hits europe. 

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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 0.2pc

2. gold price falls

3. qantas flight diverted

4. karl stefanovic under pressure

5. meta planning prediction app

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wednesday 24 june 2026

the federal government wins greens support for its capital gains tax and negative gearing changes. 

• iron ore prices fall to their lowest level in three months
• the kpmg scandal claims two more scalps
• wisetech global denies allegations that ceo richard white exploited a woman’s immigration status and financial insecurity for sex
• spacex’s share price tumbles

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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. tech stocks sold off 

2. viva refinery to return to 90pc production

3. andrew hastie to receive extra protection

4. corporate wrap: reliance, iluka resources, lynas rare earths

5. lionel messi breaks world cup record

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tuesday 23 june 2026

canada is set to buy $2.5 billion worth of radar equipment, as relations between the two countries warm up. 

• wisetech global founder and ceo richard white investigated by the afp’s human exploitation taskforce
• uk pm sir keir starmer quits
• local chicken farmer inghams hunkers down as a second case of bird flu reaches our shores
• wall street’s interest in flying cars

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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 0.1pc

2. rocky start to peace talks

3. david jones appoints new ceo

4. corporate news: metcash, sgh, a2 milk

5. egypt’s first world cup win in 92 years

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