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ASX closes lower


Defence faces landmark class action


RBA chief warns on housing, payments and quantum threat


Former ANZ boss defends trader’s sacking


Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada

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ASX closes lower
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Defence faces landmark class action
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RBA chief warns on housing, payments and quantum threat
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Former ANZ boss defends trader&rsquo;s sacking
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Trump cuts off trade talks with Canada
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Afternoon Report | ASX dips for the day but up for the week

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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;
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<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 this economist learnt in 2025

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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 flat


PM's plan to fight anti-semitism


ANZ's second strike


Housing market profitability soars


Warner Bros prefer Netflix

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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.
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<li>
ASX closes flat
</li>
<li>
PM's plan to fight anti-semitism
</li>
<li>
ANZ's second strike
</li>
<li>
Housing market profitability soars
</li>
<li>
Warner Bros prefer Netflix
</li>
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Afternoon Report | Energy slumps

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Afternoon Report | ASX dips for the day but up for the week

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