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 drops


REX $50m bailout


CHESS fails


FMG record production


NZers leave home

This is the <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.&nbsp;
<ol>
<li dir="ltr">
ASX drops
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
REX $50m bailout
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
CHESS fails
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
FMG record production
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
NZers leave home
</li>
</ol>

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wu3ezGEfBZFYspJbTTaYL">Sean Aylmer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08pZ8jZ88rHJgCfbHkTr5k">Michael Thompson</a>.&nbsp;Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain%3Dfearandgreed.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DLq_FuqjEt3HC-ZK1704H">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

Fear and Greed is Australia's most popular business podcast.

FEAR & GREED | Business News

Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist <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>. Find out more at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

Afternoon Report | Airline bailout

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/b60563cb-7a4f-4fe8-962f-b26e0065d314/transcript

This is the Fear & 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 edges higher after RBA holds


Bendigo fined after bank hack


SGH slides 10pc despite profit jump


Colombia earthquake kills at least 132


Trump smuggled out of Turkey in security ruse

Join our free daily newsletter here.

This is the&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear &amp; 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 aria-level="1">
ASX edges higher after RBA holds
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Bendigo fined after bank hack
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
SGH slides 10pc despite profit jump
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Colombia earthquake kills at least 132
</li>
<li aria-level="1">
Trump smuggled out of Turkey in security ruse
</li>
</ol>
Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">free daily newsletter here</a>.

Afternoon Report | ASX edges higher after RBA holds

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/73a6ae26-dd0a-49f6-a90e-b4a30073a58e/transcript

Tuesday 11 August 2026

Westpac warns of a slump in home loan applications on the back of tax changes, sending bank share prices and the ASX lower. 
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor try to negotiate a deal on gambling advertising
Treasury Wine Estates writes down its US business, again
Weight loss drug Ozempic set to join the pharmaceutical benefits scheme
How the war in the Middle East and climate change are combining to create new, faster shipping routes around the globe

 

Hit follow on the podcast so you don’t miss the latest news, and join our free daily newsletter here. 

 

And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That?, answering a listener question: what happens when the market hits my goal before I do? Get the episode from Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Westpac warns of a slump in home loan applications on the back of tax changes, sending bank share prices and the ASX lower.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor try to negotiate a deal on gambling advertising</li>
<li aria-level="1">Treasury Wine Estates writes down its US business, again</li>
<li aria-level="1">Weight loss drug Ozempic set to join the pharmaceutical benefits scheme</li>
<li aria-level="1">How the war in the Middle East and climate change are combining to create new, faster shipping routes around the globe</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Hit follow on the podcast so you don&rsquo;t miss the latest news, and join our free <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">daily newsletter here</a>.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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>, answering a listener question: what happens when the market hits my goal before I do? 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.

Mortgage slump hits banks; Ozempic for PBS; climate change opens new shipping routes

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/21d470f6-6ab0-42c2-a24d-b4a200caac9d/transcript

REA Group has delivered full-year revenue of $1.8 billion, up 11 per cent, with listing volumes holding up despite higher interest rates and a cooling housing market. But the company is now seeing very different conditions around the country.

Sean Aylmer speaks with REA Group CEO Cameron McIntyre about why the business has remained resilient, what REA’s data is showing about buyers and sellers, the outlook for house prices and investors, and why the company sees itself as a beneficiary of artificial intelligence.

REA Group has delivered full-year revenue of $1.8 billion, up 11 per cent, with listing volumes holding up despite higher interest rates and a cooling housing market. But the company is now seeing very different conditions around the country. Sean Aylmer speaks with REA Group CEO Cameron McIntyre about why the business has remained resilient, what REA&rsquo;s data is showing about buyers and sellers, the outlook for house prices and investors, and why the company sees itself as a beneficiary of artificial intelligence.

Q+A: Why a weaker housing market hasn’t hurt REA

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/3bfce3c6-95ae-44eb-8651-b4a200caaa79/transcript

Afternoon Report | Airline bailout

In 1 playlist(s)

FEAR & GREED | Business News

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips