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 1. CBA hits 7 month low

 2. ARN’s huge advertising warning

 3. Libs net zero showdown underway

 4. ASIO warns of sabotage threat
 5. Bridge collapse in China

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Afternoon Report | CBA hits 7 month low; Lib showdown underway

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Property giants CBRE and JLL under fire for alleged harassment and inappropriate behaviour of senior management.

 * The value of the Australian housing market hits $12 trillion. 
 * Consumer sentiment jumps to a near four year high. 
 * Commonwealth Bank sold off after announcing a $2.6 billion quarterly profit.
 * BHP fined for not asking employees if they wanted to work on Christmas Day. 

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Property giants harassment claims; property market hits $12tr; CBA shares dumped

Commonwealth Bank shares fell 6.6pc yesterday. For a long time analysts have said CBA is very expensive - so was a sell-off inevitable?

Sean Aylmer talks to Michael Thompson about price to earnings ratios, and why Commonwealth Bank is so much more expensive than other banks.

This is general information only. Seek professional advice before making investment decisions.

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Q+A: Was CBA's tumble inevitable?

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. CBA falls 6.6pc

 2. 50 years since Whitlam dismissal

 3. Remembrance Day observed

 4. Near-miss incidents at Melbourne Airport
 5. US shutdown deal clears Senate

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Afternoon Report | CBA tumble drags ASX lower

Tuesday 11 November 2025

ANZ emerges as the favoured bank stock, post results, even though its earnings tumbled 14 per cent. 

 * The Reserve Bank plays down the prospect of further rate cuts. 
 * The competition watchdog warns retailers to not over-promote their Black Friday sales. 
 * Sales of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles surge
 * The US government shutdown is coming to an end

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ANZ profit tumbles; RBA plays down rate cuts; ACCC warns retailers ahead of Black Friday

Three of the big four banks have all reported results - NAB, ANZ and Westpac - with the CEOs of all three less than two years into their roles. It's a highly competitive sector across business banking, home lending and deposits. But the expense to income ratio across the big banks is over 50 per cent – the highest level in 15 years.

Sean Aylmer speaks to Noel Williams, PwC Australia’s Banking and Capital Markets Leader, about the key trends within the big bank results.

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Q+A: Why the big banks are spending so much money

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. McDonald’s turns to chicken as Aussies hunt for value

 3. Jay Weatherill named High Commissioner

 4. Canberra joins Bezos and Gates in brain-tech bet
 5. US shutdown breakthrough

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Afternoon Report | ASX higher on US shutdown hopes

Monday 10 November 2025

Some of Australia’s best-known companies make the list of worst performers in 2025. 

 

 * The local housing market has a bumper week in the middle of the spring selling season. 
 * Around half a million Australians are taking weight loss drugs. 
 * Moderate Liberals threaten to quit the front bench over net zero
 * Qantas rolls out a new class of flying.

 

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ASX worst performers in 2025; 500,000 Aussies on weight loss drugs; Qantas’ new class

This week - labour force figures, consumer sentiment, NAB business conditions and more. Plus what to make of last week's RBA meeting, and we fact check Treasurer Jim Chalmers assertion that government spending isn't contribution to inflation pressures.


Michael Thompson is joined by AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina.

 

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 10 Nov 2025

Two of the Fear & Greed team have a background in radio - Michael Thompson was the Executive Producer of the Ray Hadley Morning Show for many years, and Adam Lang was the CEO of Macquarie Media.

Sean Aylmer talks to them both about what it's like working in the fast-paced world of live radio.

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Q+A: What it's like working in radio

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.

 