Listener Rachel asks: Why aren’t Australia’s interest rates as volatile as other parts of the world? The US, New Zealand - we’ve seen big moves up, but equally big moves down. Why does the same not happen here?


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Ask Fear & Greed:  Why aren’t Australia’s interest rates more volatile?

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Thursday 16 July 2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlines new rules for large scale data centres in Australia, including power generation and limited water usage.
Sellers drop auctions, in favour of private treaties, to offload their homes
17m Australians have watched the World Cup, so far
Bitcoin has its strongest rally in three months
The bromance between Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is over.

 

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Thursday 16 July 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlines new rules for large scale data centres in Australia, including power generation and limited water usage.
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<li aria-level="1">Sellers drop auctions, in favour of private treaties, to offload their homes</li>
<li aria-level="1">17m Australians have watched the World Cup, so far</li>
<li aria-level="1">Bitcoin has its strongest rally in three months</li>
<li aria-level="1">The bromance between Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is over.</li>
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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> - what&rsquo;s your true hourly wage? 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.

New data centre rules; sellers dump house auctions; 17m Aussies watch World Cup

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Online fraud is becoming more sophisticated, and AI is changing both sides of the battle.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Joshua Paling, Director of Engineering at Luxury Escapes, about how the travel business is using artificial intelligence to detect fraud in real time.

After a sophisticated fraud attack cost the company around $300,000 in just one week, Paling and his team rethought their entire approach. Instead of relying on rigid rules, they discovered that large language models could identify suspicious behaviour almost instinctively.


Luxury Escapes is a customer of Stripe - a supporter of Fear & Greed

Online fraud is becoming more sophisticated, and AI is changing both sides of the battle. Sean Aylmer speaks with Joshua Paling, Director of Engineering at Luxury Escapes, about how the travel business is using artificial intelligence to detect fraud in real time. After a sophisticated fraud attack cost the company around $300,000 in just one week, Paling and his team rethought their entire approach. Instead of relying on rigid rules, they discovered that large language models could identify suspicious behaviour almost instinctively. Luxury Escapes is a customer of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://stripe.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1784553062977134&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ANDwogigHxOF9eXgl1tYS">Stripe</a>&nbsp;- a supporter of Fear &amp; Greed

Q+A: The $300,000 attack that changed this company's fraud strategy

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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.


BHP pulls ASX higher


Keating: bring super and Centrelink together


Rudd warns on China, US conflict


WA confirms more bird flu


US closer to permanent daylight saving

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WA confirms more bird flu
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Afternoon Report | BHP pulls ASX higher

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