Afternoon Report | ASX rises for second day

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 fa ...  Show more

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 holdin ...  Show more

Expect questions about Fed independence at the chairman's Q&A. (0:59) Apple, Microsoft, Met and Tesla report results. (3:10) Alphabet may be sitting on an Nvidia rival. (5:53) Show Notes Six of seven bubble conditions have been met Earnings calendar Dividend roundup Episode trans ...  Show more

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Jobs data and politicized rate cuts (0:25) Gold highs, silver surging (2:10) Retail earnings a mix (3:25) Google and how AI is hitting bottom lines (6:45)Take our Investment News Quiz!Show NotesWall Street's major averages slide after briefly tagging record highs as payrolls data ...  Show more

With BLS data suddenly suspect, can the markets trust nonfarm payrolls and the CPI? (0:17) Palantir and McDonald’s among those reporting earnings this week. (2:27) Berkshire-Hathaway profit down. (3:49)Show Notes Earnings CalendarDividend RoundupEpisode transcripts seekingalpha.c ...  Show more