BUSINESS

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 flat

2. gold hits $us4,000 an ounce

3. aust-singapore deal

4. ndis fraud

5. dolly parton’s health fears

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wednesday 8 october 2025

federal parliament is back in session, and the government is under fire over triple-zero outages. 

• consumer sentiment falls back to pre-rate hike levels
• bitcoin starts gaining credibility as a safe haven asset
• goat meat exports jump

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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 drops

2. albanese, ley on hamas

3. pm invite

4. glittering gold

5. apra warning

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tuesday 7 october 2025

the gold price has hit a new record, just shy of $us4,000 an ounce, as the shutdown of the us federal government triggers a run towards safe haven assets

and more, including:

• pm anthony albanese calls for australians to turn down the temperature of public debate
• asic slams super funds over valuation practices
• warren buffet is back buying companies

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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 flat

2. wells warning

3. gold merger

4. shooting arrest

5. everest hikers trapped

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friday 3 october 2025

house prices are on a tear, with three rate cuts this year pushing prices higher and experts tipping more price increases in coming months.

and more, including:

• the cost of snowy 2.0 blows out, again.
• the big banks and retailers do a deal with armaguard to keep cash flowing.
• and ford’s global boss says the future isn’t about evs, but hybrids.

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house prices, interest rates, companies not paying tax, and a massive week for donald trump. 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 up for the week
2. agl versus grok at agm
3. tesla tumble
4. asahi runs dry
5. swift release

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friday 3 october 2025

the big miners pay most in corporate tax but a bunch of companies, including optus, virgin australia and csl, have paid zero. 

• the rba says the cost-of-living crisis is almost over. 
• png becomes just the third country to sign a treaty with australia.
• elon musk’s wealth pushes above half a trillion us dollars
• two of the major record labels, universal and warner, are close to agreeing on how ai treats music.

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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 jumps 1.1pc

2. commbank suffers major outage

3. opposition urges action on bhp-china iron ore row

4. arn boss steps down amid kyle & jackie o turmoil

5. trump accused of weaponising shutdown

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