Monday 2 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
Housing starts with a bang
RBA meets today, tomorrow
Gold, silver, Bitcoin tumble
Pauline Hanson now most popular
Epstein captures Gates, Musk

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Monday 2 February 2026
The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Housing starts with a bang</li>
<li aria-level="1">RBA meets today, tomorrow</li>
<li aria-level="1">Gold, silver, Bitcoin tumble</li>
<li aria-level="1">Pauline Hanson now most popular</li>
<li aria-level="1">Epstein captures Gates, Musk</li>
</ol>
Join our<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"> free daily newsletter here</a>.
And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"> How Do They Afford That?</a> - this week, inside the Frugal February challenge. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Five business news stories in five minutes, with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. When you remove the grey, you get your news quicker. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Five business news stories in five minutes, with journalists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/">Michael Thompson</a>. When you remove the grey, you get your news quicker. Find out more at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

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Five business news stories in five minutes, with journalists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/">Michael Thompson</a>. When you remove the grey, you get your news quicker. Find out more at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

Fast Five | 2 Feb 2026

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Friday 6 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
RBA wage warning
Pauline Hanson flags joining Coalition
Bondi stabbing inquest findings
Google’s massive AI spend
Winter Olympics gets underway

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Friday 6 February 2026
The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">RBA wage warning</li>
<li aria-level="1">Pauline Hanson flags joining Coalition</li>
<li aria-level="1">Bondi stabbing inquest findings</li>
<li aria-level="1">Google&rsquo;s massive AI spend</li>
<li aria-level="1">Winter Olympics gets underway</li>
</ol>
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And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"> How Do They Afford That?</a> - this week, seven signs you&rsquo;re better with money than you think. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Fast Five | 6 Feb 2026

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This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.


ASX dips, silver tumbles


Attempted bombing declared terrorism


Bunnings wins legal fight


ICE agents withdraw


Washington Post job cuts

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This is the&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear and Greed</a> Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.
<ol>
<li>
ASX dips, silver tumbles
</li>
<li>
Attempted bombing declared terrorism
</li>
<li>
Bunnings wins legal fight
</li>
<li>
ICE agents withdraw
</li>
<li>
Washington Post job cuts
</li>
</ol>
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Fear and Greed Afternoon Report | 5 Feb 2026

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Thursday 5 February 2026

The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
CGT scale back for property investors
Tech stocks hammered
Still no re-unification for coalition
AustralianSuper loses ground to competitors 


$US500b crypto sell-off

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Thursday 5 February 2026
The top five business stories in five minutes, with Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson.
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">CGT scale back for property investors</li>
<li aria-level="1">Tech stocks hammered</li>
<li aria-level="1">Still no re-unification for coalition</li>
<li aria-level="1">AustralianSuper loses ground to competitors&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">
$US500b crypto sell-off
</li>
</ol>
Join our<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"> free daily newsletter here</a>.
And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"> How Do They Afford That?</a> - this week, seven signs you&rsquo;re better with money than you think. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Fast Five | 5 Feb 2026

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