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.

1. ASX closes flat

2. Social ban starts

3. Westpac outage

4. Seniors scammed

5. Putin’s secret sons

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Wednesday 10 December 2025

The Reserve Bank says there are no more interest rate cuts in the foreseeable future.

• The parliamentary expenses scandal widens.
• Donald Trump makes it very expensive for families to visit the Grand Canyon.
• Global online forum Reddit is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Australian government’s world-first social media ban for under 16-year-olds.
• Paramount takes on Netflix in a fight for Warner Brothers.

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Australia has just raised the social media age from 13 to 16 — a world-first move watched closely around the globe.

And much of it happened because of a campaign organised by Sydney's Nova FM radio host Michael “Wippa” Wipfli. Wippa joins Sean to explain how the 36 Months campaign helped change the law, why parents are backing it, how algorithms have become “insecurity amplifiers” for teens, and why he expects legal challenges to the ban will fail.

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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.

1. ASX closes lower

2. Richo funeral

3. Bapcor tumbles

4. TPG triple zero crisis

5. Japanese quake

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Tuesday 9 December 2025

The federal government dumps energy rebates as the government rethinks its reform agenda.

• Communications Minister Anika Wells in more hot water over publicly funded flights for her family.
• The world watches as Australia ‘s social media ban kicks off.
• Close to one million Australians now work two jobs.
• Qantas finally gets its full fleet of A380s into the sky.

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From private credit to private equity, gold and real estate, alternatives are now playing a greater role in portfolio diversification. It's a story playing out in the US, where there is $US46 trillion in retirement savings, with about $17 trillion of that held in IRAs, or Individual Retirement Accounts.

Henry Yoshida, co-founder and CEO of Rocket Dollar, joins Sean Aylmer to unpack where US retirement money is flowing, what’s driving demand, and why he says the classic 60–40 portfolio no longer works in today’s markets.

Rocket Dollar is a supporter of Fear & Greed.

This is general information only. You should seek advice tailored to your circumstances before making investment decisions.

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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.

1. ASX lower ahead of RBA meeting

2. Barnaby Joyce joins One Nation

3. Arnott’s gets cash injection

4. Costello stopped Future Fund trip

5. Japan, Australia condemn aircraft incident

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Monday 8 December 2025

Some of Australia’s best known companies are among the worst performing stocks on the ASX200 over the past year, while the miners have been among the best in 2025.

• Fear of rate hikes slams the local housing market.
• The defence department warns Australians about unexploded bombs ahead of the holiday period.
• Communications Minister Anika Wells under more fire over travel expenses.
• Netflix buys Warner Brothers.

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