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. <ol> <li> Fed cuts rates, unemployment 4.3pc </li> <li> PM clashes on entitlements </li> <li> Optus most distrusted </li> <li> Skydiving near-disaster </li> <li> SpaceX may list on Wall St </li> </ol> Join our <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/"&gt;Fear and Greed&lt;/a&gt; Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fed cuts rates, unemployment 4.3pc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PM clashes on entitlements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optus most distrusted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skydiving near-disaster&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SpaceX may list on Wall St&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our &lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt;free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Afternoon Report | ASX up, Fed cuts rates

Thursday 11 December 2025 PM AA calls the social media ban for under 16-year-olds a profound reform, as more than one million social media accounts are deactivated.&nbsp; <ul> <li aria-level="1">The travel expenses scandal dogs communications Minister Anika Wells and the government.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Qantas&rsquo; latest A380 &ndash; the one that had 100,000 hours of maintenance done on it &ndash; grounded after part of its wing detached.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">The market operator says coal is here to stay for longer than thought.</li> <li aria-level="1">The incredible societal changes triggered by weight loss drugs.</li> </ul> Join our<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"> free daily newsletter here</a>. 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> - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. 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.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday 11 December 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PM AA calls the social media ban for under 16-year-olds a profound reform, as more than one million social media accounts are deactivated.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The travel expenses scandal dogs communications Minister Anika Wells and the government.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Qantas&amp;rsquo; latest A380 &amp;ndash; the one that had 100,000 hours of maintenance done on it &amp;ndash; grounded after part of its wing detached.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The market operator says coal is here to stay for longer than thought.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The incredible societal changes triggered by weight loss drugs.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt; free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And don&amp;rsquo;t miss the latest episode of&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"&gt; How Do They Afford That?&lt;/a&gt; - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. Get the episode from&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"&gt; APPLE&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"&gt; SPOTIFY&lt;/a&gt;, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Social media’s “profound reform”; Qantas A380 grounded; coal’s life extended

Gold has surged past US$4,000 an ounce in 2025 &mdash; its strongest year since the late 1970s.&nbsp; State Street Investment Management&rsquo;s Robin Tsui explains why the rally isn&rsquo;t just about safe-haven demand, but de-dollarisation, central bank buying, and a wave of geopolitical tailwinds. Plus, the outlook: how high gold could realistically climb in 2026. This is general information only. Seek professional advice before making investment decisions.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gold has surged past US$4,000 an ounce in 2025 &amp;mdash; its strongest year since the late 1970s.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;State Street Investment Management&amp;rsquo;s Robin Tsui explains why the rally isn&amp;rsquo;t just about safe-haven demand, but de-dollarisation, central bank buying, and a wave of geopolitical tailwinds. Plus, the outlook: how high gold could realistically climb in 2026.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is general information only. Seek professional advice before making investment decisions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Q+A: Could we see gold hit $US5,000/oz?

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. <ol> <li> ASX closes flat </li> <li> Social ban starts </li> <li> Westpac outage </li> <li> Seniors scammed </li> <li> Putin&rsquo;s secret sons </li> </ol> Join our <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/"&gt;Fear and Greed&lt;/a&gt; Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASX closes flat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social ban starts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Westpac outage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seniors scammed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Putin&amp;rsquo;s secret sons&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our &lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt;free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Afternoon Report | Gold stocks rally

Wednesday 10 December 2025 The Reserve Bank says there are no more interest rate cuts in the foreseeable future.&nbsp; <ul> <li aria-level="1">The parliamentary expenses scandal widens.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Donald Trump makes it very expensive for families to visit the Grand Canyon.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Global online forum Reddit is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Australian government&rsquo;s world-first social media ban for under 16-year-olds.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Paramount takes on Netflix in a fight for Warner Brothers.</li> </ul> Join our<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"> free daily newsletter here</a>. 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> - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. 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.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday 10 December 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Reserve Bank says there are no more interest rate cuts in the foreseeable future.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The parliamentary expenses scandal widens.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Donald Trump makes it very expensive for families to visit the Grand Canyon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Global online forum Reddit is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Australian government&amp;rsquo;s world-first social media ban for under 16-year-olds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Paramount takes on Netflix in a fight for Warner Brothers.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt; free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And don&amp;rsquo;t miss the latest episode of&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"&gt; How Do They Afford That?&lt;/a&gt; - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. Get the episode from&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"&gt; APPLE&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"&gt; SPOTIFY&lt;/a&gt;, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rate cut cycle ends; expenses scandal widens; Trump levies international visitors

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