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Tuesday 7 April 2026
Investors get set for higher interest rates in Australia as the war in the Middle East enters a critical phase.
Auction clearance rates tumble back to COVID levels
Is the era of reality TV over?
Wait times for electric vehicle buyers pushes out
Bad news for renters
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Geopolitical tensions, market concentration, and the dominance of mega-cap tech stocks are forcing big institutional investors to rethink how they allocate capital.

But rather than making big calls, many of the world’s largest pension and sovereign wealth funds are doing the opposite — sticking to their strategy.

Gerard O’Reilly is Co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, working with many of the world’s largest pension and sovereign wealth funds, and around $1.4 trillion in assets under management.

He tells Sean Aylmer that the key isn’t predicting what happens next — it’s building portfolios that can handle anything.

This is general information only. Seek professional advice tailored to your circumstances before making investment decisions.
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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.
ASX to open flat

45-day ceasefire

Fuel till May

Critical phase for Artemis

Tesla sales slide

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Monday 6 April 2026
A crazy March sent stocks tumbling, but still the ASX200 had a strong 12 months.
Regional house prices outperform the cities
The world’s biggest religious pilgrimages
A sacked worker who fought his dismissal with the help of AI gets thrown out of court
The rise of the Bank of Grandma and Grandpa
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This week it's all about household spending - and after consumer confidence hit a 53 year low last week, there could be some tough times ahead. And the big question: are we heading for a recession? Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas.

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