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 slips on rate hike fears

 2. Big moves in reporting companies

 3. Future Fund boss to leave

 4. Two more Sydney Airport incidents

 5. Dolly Parton dies at 80

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Afternoon Report | ASX slips on rate hike fears

Wednesday 26 August 2026

BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 

 * Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
 * Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor
 * Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing
 * The Australian recording industry fights back against AI 

 

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BHP dominates ASX; RBA warns rates could rise; ARIA bans AI music

Australia needs more housing, but property group Stockland says higher interest rates are already starting to slow demand - just as the country remains hundreds of thousands of homes short.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Stockland Managing Director and CEO Tarun Gupta about what's holding back new housing supply, why land lease communities are booming, what its shopping centres are revealing about consumers, and why Stockland is making a bigger push into data centres.

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Q+A: What’s really stopping Australia building more homes?

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 for second day

 2. Viva Energy profit surges

 3. ARB hit by weaker 4WD sales

 4. Antisemitism inquiry hearings to finish early

 5. US-Canada trade war gets personal

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Afternoon Report | ASX rises for second day

Tuesday 25 August 2026

Corporate earnings season produces higher profits, but the outlook darkens. 

 * KPMG sacks hundreds of staff
 * Nearly 3 million Teslas are recalled
 * The Fair Work Commission fights back against workers using AI to make claims against bosses
 * Shipping through the Panama Canal disrupted by a lack of water, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed

 

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Profits good but outlook poor; NAB boss calls for productivity overhaul; 3m Tesla recall

Evolution Mining has delivered a record profit of almost $1.5 billion as soaring gold and copper prices combine with higher production and cost control to generate a surge in cash.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Evolution Mining Managing Director and CEO Lawrie Conway about why the miner is returning more of that cash to shareholders rather than chasing acquisitions, the growing importance of copper, the role of automation and AI in mining, and why Conway believes Australia's gold sector still needs more consolidation.

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Q+A: Gold is booming. Why isn’t Evolution buying?

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 climbs as BHP hits record

 2. Results: PLS, Bendigo Bank, Ansell

 3. Results: Reece, Nuix, NIB, Aussie Broadband

 4. Bird flu threat grows

 5. Seoul overtakes Dubai

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Afternoon Report | ASX climbs as BHP hits record

Monday 24 August 2026

Bitcoin, gold and oil surge as geopolitical turmoil and fears of rate rises hits equities. 

 * The financial crimes watchdog cracks down on brokers, lawyers and accountants
 * The US and Canada go to war over trade
 * Aldi cuts back on its middle aisle specials
 * China hosts the first World Humanoid Robot Games, and the winner of the 100m dash is faster than Usain Bolt

 

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Bitcoin, gold surge; crackdown on lawyers, accountants, brokers; Aldi cuts specials

The unemployment rate has risen to 4.5 per cent, hours worked are falling and wages growth is easing. So is it time for the RBA to rethink its view that Australia's labour market is still tight?

Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas [https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketeconomics.com.au/stephen-koukoulas&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1787919460857380&usg=AOvVaw0Jqf9ERbi3RjAk9V4luMUe] for the Week Ahead, looking at what the latest jobs numbers mean for interest rates and what to expect from this week's inflation figures.

They also preview business investment and household spending data, and ask whether Australians should be told exactly how each member of the RBA's Monetary Policy Board votes on interest rates.
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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 24 Aug 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.


Today's episode is based on a listener question from Chris - who set an investing goal, and is now about to achieve it much earlier than they thought. Join Canna Campbell [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/sugarmammatv/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1787750809640166&usg=AOvVaw0PhafOisZISydomrdiguyB] - a financial planner for 20 years - and Fear & Greed [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1787750809640166&usg=AOvVaw0oaxqwS8UO2TEvbvwfsFYH]'s Michael Thompson [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/michaelthompsonauthor/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1787750809640166&usg=AOvVaw0B_Zv9e5VWxjq7VJQB6GhM] as they answer Chris's question about setting financial goals, and dealing with the volatility and fluctuations of markets. 

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