This is the Fear and 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 closes up
 2. Ex PWC chief suspended
 3. Accenture cops a whack
 4. Corporate Travel investigation
 5. Airbus flags defects

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Afternoon Report | Bitcoin slumps, bond yields rise

Tuesday 2 December 2025

The federal government unveils the biggest overhaul of the Defence department in 50 years. 

 * The medicines regulator warns of potential dire side effects of weight loss drugs. 
 * Metcash says it has lost $340 million in cigarette sales because of the illegal tobacco market. 
 * The ASX suffers another embarrassing outage.
 * Consultancy group Accenture takes corporate jargon to a new level.

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Defence overhaul; weight loss drugs warning; corporate jargon’s new peak

The Aussie dollar has been oddly steady, but interest rate expectations are starting to shake things up. 

NAB’s Ray Attrill explains to Sean Aylmer why commodities no longer drive the currency, and what needs to happen for the dollar to rise.

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Q+A: What's really moving the Aussie dollar

This is the Fear and 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 closes down

 2. Eraring closure risks blackouts

 3. Woolies ramps up delivery offering

 4. US - Venezuela tensions

 5. Mistake dents Piastri's F1 title dream

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Afternoon Report | System outage sparks market chaos

Monday 1 December 2025

With just a month to go before the end of the year, the local share market is one of the worst performing major bourses for 2025. 

 * National home values record a third consecutive monthly rise in price of one per cent. 
 * The tax office to crack down on high-income professionals and tradies. 
 * The federal government’s help to buy scheme kicks off this week.
 * New research shows that cats meow louder at men, because they don’t listen as much.

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ASX underperforms rivals; home prices surge in Nov; why cats meow louder at men

A massive week ahead for the economy, headlined by GDP data, following a shock jump in inflation and a sharp rise in business investment: all signs point to interest rate cuts being a thing of the past.

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 1 Dec 2025

Sean, Adam and Michael started Fear & Greed five and a half years ago, and have learnt a lot along the way. Today, they reflect on what's worked, what hasn't, and what they would do differently.

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Q+A: After almost 6 years as a business, what have we learnt?

Some shocks for the economy vs the theatre of Canberra's last sitting week, plus a mystery category for the ages.  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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The Weekend Edition | 29-30 Nov 2025

This is the Fear and 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. Woollies surges

 2. Final day of Parliament

 3. Star’s clean prospectus

 4. RBA surcharges

 5. Death toll rises in HK

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Afternoon Report | ASX up for the week

Friday 28 November 2025

Business investment ramps up as the economy picks up steam. 

 * The banking regulator introduces new rules to dampen home lending. 
 * Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals. 
 * Reports that almost half the Big Bash League – a domestic cricket series – will be up for sale.
 * Confirmation that dogs, including chihuahuas, come from wolves.

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Economy picks up pace; new rules to dampen lending; why chihuahuas are like wolves.

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