What is a sovereign wealth fund, how does it work, and why don't we talk much about Australia's?

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Ask Fear & Greed: What's a sovereign wealth fund?

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ASX slips on rate hike fears
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Big moves in reporting companies
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Future Fund boss to leave
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Two more Sydney Airport incidents
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Dolly Parton dies at 80
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Afternoon Report | ASX slips on rate hike fears

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Wednesday 26 August 2026

BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index. 
Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates
Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor
Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing
The Australian recording industry fights back against AI 

 

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Wednesday 26 August 2026
BHP hits a new high as the top 10 stocks on the ASX200 push towards 50 per cent of the value of the index.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Minutes of the Reserve Bank board show committee members are still thinking about lifting interest rates</li>
<li aria-level="1">Silly season in politics includes a bike fall for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor</li>
<li aria-level="1">Westfield owner Scentre Group looks to go big in residential housing</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Australian recording industry fights back against AI&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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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;
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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> - are you taking the right amount of risk? 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.

BHP dominates ASX; RBA warns rates could rise; ARIA bans AI music

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Australia needs more housing, but property group Stockland says higher interest rates are already starting to slow demand - just as the country remains hundreds of thousands of homes short.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Stockland Managing Director and CEO Tarun Gupta about what's holding back new housing supply, why land lease communities are booming, what its shopping centres are revealing about consumers, and why Stockland is making a bigger push into data centres.

Australia needs more housing, but property group Stockland says higher interest rates are already starting to slow demand - just as the country remains hundreds of thousands of homes short. Sean Aylmer speaks with Stockland Managing Director and CEO Tarun Gupta about what's holding back new housing supply, why land lease communities are booming, what its shopping centres are revealing about consumers, and why Stockland is making a bigger push into data centres.

Q+A: What’s really stopping Australia building more homes?

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