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Fed cuts rates, unemployment 4.3pc


PM clashes on entitlements


Optus most distrusted


Skydiving near-disaster


SpaceX may list on Wall St

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Afternoon Report | ASX up, Fed cuts rates

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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 up 0.3pc


Trump criticises allies


ARN terminates Kyle Sandilands


EV adoption higher in cities


Warner Bros CEO’s monster payout

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Afternoon Report | ASX climbs

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Wednesday 18 March 2026

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates, but it was a close call, and another rate hike in May is no longer a sure thing. 
The competition regulator warns petrol stations over the price of fuel
Australia heads towards a free trade deal with the EU
The beneficial effects of medicinal cannabis questioned in a new study
The extraordinary efforts Asian countries are going to, to conserve fuel

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Wednesday 18 March 2026
The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates, but it was a close call, and another rate hike in May is no longer a sure thing.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The competition regulator warns petrol stations over the price of fuel</li>
<li aria-level="1">Australia heads towards a free trade deal with the EU</li>
<li aria-level="1">The beneficial effects of medicinal cannabis questioned in a new study</li>
<li aria-level="1">The extraordinary efforts Asian countries are going to, to conserve fuel</li>
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Rates rise in split decision; ACCC warns patrol stations; Australia-EU free trade deal

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Yesterday the Reserve Bank increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent. It’s the second rate hike in a row - but while last time the decision was unanimous, this time it was much closer, with the board split 5-4.

Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, explains what that split means for the next RBA meeting in May, and the key factors that contributed to yesterday's rate hike.

Yesterday the Reserve Bank increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent. It&rsquo;s the second rate hike in a row - but while last time the decision was unanimous, this time it was much closer, with the board split 5-4. Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, explains what that split means for the next RBA meeting in May, and the key factors that contributed to yesterday's rate hike.

Q+A: The RBA was split on rates - so what happens next?

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Afternoon Report | ASX up, Fed cuts rates

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