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 surges on softer inflation numbers

 2. Corporate wrap: Mineral Resources, Perpetual, Woodside

 3. Bird flu found in local birds

 4. OpenAI rogue incident expands

 5. At least 13 killed in Japan quake

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Afternoon Report | ASX surges on softer inflation numbers

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock warns that interest rates could rise if inflation isn’t quickly brought under control. 

 * A Federal Court judge hammers Gerry Harvey for his disregard of consumers
 * Apple replaces Nvidia as the world’s biggest company
 * Origin Energy confirms the personal information of 900,000 customers was stolen in last week’s hack
 * LVMH founder and owner, Bernardt Arnauldt, accused of not hiring fat people

 

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RBA: rates could rise; judge hammers Gerry Harvey; Apple overtakes Nvidia

Markets are facing a long list of challenges, from stubborn inflation and the prospect of another interest rate hike, to geopolitical tensions and a reporting season that could trigger big share price moves.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy at AMP, about where the ASX sits heading into earnings season, why investors should expect more volatility, whether higher capital gains tax will change investment behaviour, and why another Reserve Bank rate hike remains a real possibility.

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Q+A: Is the sharemarket about to get a reality check?

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 at 6 week high as oil retreats

 2. ACTU leaders quit

 3. Corporate wrap: DroneShield, Web Travel, Viva Energy

 4. Angus Taylor embroiled in ICAC claims

 5. Gina Rinehart increases SpaceX stake

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Afternoon Report | ASX at 6 week high as oil retreats

Tuesday 28 July 2026

The local share market surges after a lull in fighting in the Middle East, but uncertainty remains the dominant driver of markets. 

 * Myer warns that the cost-of-living crisis has hit sales
 * Bleisure travel – business and leisure – is back with Gen Zers taking full advantage
 * Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest’s strong warnings on iron ore prices and AI
 * The latest hot stock - a chipmaker in China - surges 500 per cent on day one

 

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ASX surges but fears remain; Myer downgrades on sales drop; “bleisure” Is back

The world's biggest technology companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on artificial intelligence. Investors have happily backed the AI boom so far, but at some point they'll want to see a return.

Michael Thompson speaks with Josh Gilbert, Lead Market Analyst for APAC at eToro, about what last week's results from Alphabet and Tesla revealed, what to expect from Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Apple this week, and whether Big Tech's enormous AI investment is finally starting to pay off. They also discuss Tesla's transformation beyond electric vehicles and why investor patience is beginning to wear thin.

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Q+A: Big Tech's AI spending is about to be tested

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 surges 1.6pc, best day in 6 weeks

 2. AusAlert test a ‘success’

 3. Pauline Hanson loses discrimination appeal

 4. Sacked Qantas workers’ payments delayed

 5. Europe wildfires

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Afternoon Report | ASX surges 1.6pc, best day in 6 weeks

Monday 27 July 2026

Investors could be in for a rocky week on the back of rising oil prices and critical inflation numbers. 

 * Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government is talking to Anthropic about getting access to its super-powerful AI model
 * ETF issuance is set to surge
 * The US levies tariffs on 60 countries
 * Chinese mathematicians solve two separate century old maths puzzles, and in doing so, win The Fields Medal

 

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Oil, inflation to rock markets; Albo bids for AI model; ETF issuance surges

This week:

 * CPI figures for the June quarter (and the monthly report for June) - will it put more pressure on the RBA to hike rates?
 * Building approvals
 * House prices

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=1785502655046021&usg=AOvVaw0hiDvTMo4pscKXTABRryzI] to look at what to expect.

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 27 July 2026

There's a lot of negativity and bad news out there. Today, Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson explain why the economy really isn't as bad as you might think.

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Q+A: Why the economy's not as bad as you think

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.

 