This is the Fear & Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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 AI rally returns
 2. Australia joins global push for AI safeguards
 3. Jetstar workers to waive passenger fees
 4. AI boom could lift productivity – eventually
 5. Alibaba unveils powerful new AI chip

Australia joins global push for AI safeguardsJetstar workers to waive passenger feesAI boom could lift productivity – eventuallyAlibaba unveils powerful new AI chip

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Afternoon Report | ASX rises as AI rally returns

Tuesday 22 September 2026

The government’s intergenerational report promises a bigger, wealthier Australia, but paying for living standards we’ve come to expect will get much harder. 

 * All the big bank economists are now expecting a rate hike in a week’s time
 * An enquiry calls for an overhaul of the Triple Zero regime
 * BYD cuts the price of its entry version EV, making it the cheapest new car on the market
 * Brigitte Bardot’s belongings go up for sale

 

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Can Australia afford the future?; rate hike on the way; BYD cut-price EVs

More than 100,000 fans packed the MCG for the NFL’s first regular season game in the Asia-Pacific - but for the league, Melbourne was never meant to be a one-off.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Charlotte Offord, General Manager of NFL Australia and New Zealand, about the NFL’s strategy for building a long-term fan base in Australia, why it doesn’t see the AFL and NRL as competitors, and how technology and personalisation are helping turn casual interest into fandom.

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Q+A: The NFL’s plan to turn Australia into a nation of fans

This is the Fear & Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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 as rate hike looms

 2. Labor primary vote falls to 27pc

 3. Takeover bids knocked back

 4. Siobhan McKenna gets New York role

 5. Trump adds drones and snipers to arch plan

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Afternoon Report | ASX flat as rate hike looms

Monday 21 September 2026

The Reserve Bank readies itself for a rate rise. 

 * Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia and other like-minded nations will work to control AI 
 * Australia is set to get a new large cap on the ASX, as AI group Firmus Technologies looks to list
 * Auction clearance rates drop again
 * The verdict is in on Apple’s new version of Siri

 

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RBA readies for rate hike; PM touts AI control; $50b listing for ASX

Global bond markets finally found some relief last week after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates, helping restore confidence that central banks are serious about bringing inflation under control. But with oil prices still high and inflation risks lingering, the pressure hasn’t disappeared.

Michael Thompson speaks with economist Stephen Koukoulas [https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketeconomics.com.au/stephen-koukoulas&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1790329990573655&usg=AOvVaw1XwtLHhVsquDKXJ_MgIaAa] about why the Fed’s move calmed bond markets, what it means for the Reserve Bank, and why this week’s Australian labour force figures could complicate the outlook for interest rates. 
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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 21 Sep 2026

Fear & Greed is proud to share an episode of our sister podcast - How Do They Afford That? - out every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is about looking back. If Canna could sit down with her 20-year-old self for half an hour, what financial advice would she give them? Join Canna Campbell [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/sugarmammatv/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1790167881275442&usg=AOvVaw3DpxIhtBLhhQkRC9s8tVf8] - a financial planner for 20 years - and Fear & Greed [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1790167881275442&usg=AOvVaw1b9rdoVXDz8LqwQhLTOH5-]'s Michael Thompson [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/michaelthompsonauthor/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1790167881275442&usg=AOvVaw3LiMwvIk2FmLe5XKCtlqXM] as they explore the advice Canna would give her younger self, including the lessons that took a long time to learn.

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Money advice for your 20-year-old self

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson are back to battle over the stories of the week, with Adam Lang deciding a winner across four categories.

This week: the immigration debate, whether we can trust the companies driving the AI boom, weapons in space, Donald Trump falling out with old friends, an unusual plan for university campuses, some very questionable new vocabulary... and a record-breaking Australian bull.

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The Saturday Edition | 19 Sep 2026

This is the Fear & Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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 after rates warning

 2. IAG dumps KPMG

 3. Bathla secures another week

 4. Claude is helping build its successor

 5. Japan lifts rates to 31-year high

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Afternoon Report | ASX flat after rates warning

Friday 18 September 2026

The Albanese government unveils its new migration policy clamping down on students and backpackers. 

 * BHP concedes its carbon emissions will stay higher for longer, because electric trucks aren’t good enough
 * Japan hits a milestone – 100,000 people over the age of 100 years
 * The IMF tells Australian governments to rein in spending
 * Shoplifting surges up and down the east coast.

 

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Students, backpackers migration hit; BHP’s carbon backdown; shoplifting surges

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Fear and Greed is Australia's most popular business podcast. All the business news you need to know, every day, with business journalist Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.

 