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ANZ penalty


Gaza cease fire

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ASX drops
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PM calls for calm
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Cyber hack confusion
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ANZ penalty
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Gaza cease fire
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Afternoon Report | Miners’ week on the ASX

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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 closes 0.5pc higher


PM announces gun buyback scheme


WiseTech investigation wraps up


Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion


Coldplay kiss cam HR chief speaks

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PM announces gun buyback scheme
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WiseTech investigation wraps up
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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion
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Coldplay kiss cam HR chief speaks
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Afternoon Report | PM announces gun buyback scheme

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Friday 19 December 2025

With less than two weeks to go until the end of the year, small caps have significantly outperformed large caps in 2025. 
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accepts some blame for the Bondi massacre. 
The boss of Woodside Energy poached to run BP globally. 
YouTube to broadcast the Oscars.
A rare adoption in the polar bear community.

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Friday 19 December 2025
With less than two weeks to go until the end of the year, small caps have significantly outperformed large caps in 2025.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accepts some blame for the Bondi massacre.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">The boss of Woodside Energy poached to run BP globally.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">YouTube to broadcast the Oscars.</li>
<li aria-level="1">A rare adoption in the polar bear community.</li>
</ul>
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Small beats big on ASX in ‘25; PM accepts blame for massacre; Woodside boss to run BP

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Markets aren’t always rational, and neither is the commentary around them. Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, talks to Sean Aylmer about the five lessons she learnt this year, including the growing market impact of politics, how to read Trump’s trade agenda, why gold and tech defied the textbook, why Fed “speak” can be noise, and why inflation can stay sticky, even when everyone expects it to fade.

Markets aren&rsquo;t always rational, and neither is the commentary around them. Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, talks to Sean Aylmer about the five lessons she learnt this year, including the growing market impact of politics, how to read Trump&rsquo;s trade agenda, why gold and tech defied the textbook, why Fed &ldquo;speak&rdquo; can be noise, and why inflation can stay sticky, even when everyone expects it to fade.

Q+A: Five things economist Diana Mousina learnt in 2025

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