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. Iran strikes push oil up

 2. Telstra outage

 3. Corporate wrap: Resmed, Adairs, Atlas Arteria

 4. Prince Harry loses phone hacking case

 5. Trump claims Walmart price credit

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Afternoon Report | Telstra outage; Iran strikes push oil up

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Nine Entertainment and Foxtel sign the biggest sports broadcasting deal ever, inking a $5.3 billion, seven year agreement for National Rugby League rights. 

 * WiseTech founder and billionaire Richard White steps down from the top job at the software group, again. 
 * A small Melbourne-based biotech asked by Uganda to send over its anti-viral drug to treat Ebola. 
 * Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demands an answer from Beijing over Monday’s ballistic missile launch. 
 * US President Donald Trump has another crack at Italian PM Giorgia Meloni ahead of the NATO summit.

 

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$5.3b deal for NRL rights; WiseTech’s White steps down, again; Albo blasts China

Australians have a complicated relationship with their banks. But maybe it's time to see them differently - not just as financial institutions, but as critical economic infrastructure.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Simon Birmingham, CEO of the Australian Banking Association, about the role banks play in supporting home ownership, business investment and the broader economy, and why competition in banking is stronger than many Australians realise.

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Q+A: Are Australia's banks getting a bad rap?

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 off 0.3pc

 2. Anthropic seeking data contracts

 3. Netwealth aims to double funds

 4. Trump admits calling FIFA boss

 5. China official’s $US300m bribe

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Afternoon Report | ASX down; China official’s $300m bribe

Tuesday 7 July 2026

The gold sector is set for a shake-up with a $12.6 billion merger under consideration. 

 * The Commonwealth Bank warns that the slumping housing sector could replace the Middle East war as the main obstacle for the local economy
 * Australia does a deal with Fiji, as China tests a nuclear capable long range missile 
 * Meta defends its business model that allows racist and sexist commentary on its platform
 * Why SBS is the winner at the FIFA World Cup

 

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$12.6b gold deal; China launches missile in the Pacific; SBS wins at FIFA World Cup

Twenty-five years ago, Australia's first exchange-traded fund listed on the ASX. Few people had heard of ETFs, and even fewer believed they'd become one of the country's most popular investment products.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Jonathan Shead, Head of Investments at State Street Investment Management and one of the people who helped launch Australia's first ETF. Shead reflects on the challenges of bringing ETFs to Australia, why the product took years to gain acceptance, and the turning points that fuelled the industry's explosive growth to more than $330 billion in assets.

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Q+A: The bet that transformed investing in Australia

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. Miners, banks sold off

 2. China launches missile in South Pacific

 3. IFM Investors increases Atlas stake

 4. PM apologies for Kylie Minogue comments

 5. Trump’s alleged FIFA intervention

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Afternoon Report | Miners, banks sold off

Monday 6 July 2026

EV sales in Australia hit a new record as BYD threatens to overtake Toyota as the leading car manufacturer in the country. 

 * The US and Donald Trump celebrate 250 years
 * The mid-sized capital cities join Sydney and Melbourne’s housing markets, with auction clearance rates tumbling
 * Gold overtakes coal as Australia’s second biggest export earner behind iron ore
 * The legal system is getting frustrated with AI run court cases

 

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EV sales reach tipping point; auction sales tumble; warning on AI legal advice

This week, it's all about the financial year ahead. What to expect for:

 * economic growth
 * interest rates
 * Australian and US equities
 * commodities
 * employment

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=1783685866778838&usg=AOvVaw19u1AciBtaiYLnVy_27TMX] to look at the year ahead.

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 6 July 2026

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