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.

1. ASX off 0.1pc

2. Rocky start to peace talks

3. David Jones appoints new CEO

4. Corporate news: Metcash, SGH, a2 Milk

5. Egypt’s first World Cup win in 92 years

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Monday 22 June 2026

Auction clearance rates fall to their lowest level since the early days of COVID, as higher interest rates and budget changes kick in. 

• The ceasefire between the US and Iran teeters on the brink 
• BHP gets sold off on cost overruns, as CSL finds a bunch of friendly investors
• The federal government extends the fuel excise discount
• UK PM Keir Starmer is set to lose his job

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This week:

• Monthly inflation data for May, after last week's warning from the RBA about the potential for rate hikes
• Labour force figures - will unemployment keep rising?
• Job vacancies
• Household spending

Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas to look at what to expect.

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Property investing has changed in Australia. For so long, negative gearing was central to many investors' strategy. So what happens now that the rules are changing? Join Canna Campbell - a financial planner for 20 years - and Fear & Greed's Michael Thompson as they look at property investing for passive income.

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A CGT backflip, an agreement to end the war, Pauline Hanson's most important speech yet, and two huge warnings from two central banks.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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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.

1. ASX slumps as BHP tumbles

2. US-Iran talks postponed

3. Shipping resumes through Strait of Hormuz

4. Victorian teachers reject pay deal

5. UK PM’s rival wins byelection

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Friday 19 June 2026

The federal government backflips on part of its controversial tax changes.

• Migration levels in Australia drop
• The national auditor provides a scathing report of the progress of the Snowy Hydro scheme
• A Victorian suburb takes the title of richest postcode in the country, for the first time 
• The world of Swiss watches is being hit by the Middle East conflict

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The federal government has announced changes to its capital gains tax reforms, following months of criticism from business groups, investors and entrepreneurs.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Skye Cappuccio, CEO of COSBOA (the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia), about what the changes mean for SMEs.

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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.

1. ASX off 0.6pc on Fed rate hike expectations 
2. US, Iran sign interim peace agreement
3. Vodafone outage
4. HSBC fined $35m
5. Qantas receives first Project Sunrise jet

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Pauline Hanson fires off at radical Islam in Australia, the need for nuclear power, and what she called the transgender insurgency. 

• The Australian government lowers the travel warning for several countries in the Middle East 
• Iran to receive hundreds of billions of dollars from the US for ending the war
• CommSec explains just how popular SpaceX was with retail investors
• Apple prepares to launch camera equipped AirPods

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