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 jumps 2.6pc

2. Trump: ceasefire a ‘big day for world peace’

3. BRS remanded in custody

4. NFL game at MCG almost a sellout

5. $US64b bid for Universal Music Group

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Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith faces murder charges in what is likely to be the country’s most significant war crimes prosecution ever.

Wednesday 8 April 2026

• The local share market surges on hopes of an end to the Middle East conflict
• The Artemis astronauts travel to the dark side of the moon, and set a new record at the same time
• The Prime Minister promises to guard fuel supplies
• Guzman Y Gomez sales surge

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Diesel keeps regional Australia moving, touching almost every industry. But rising costs and supply disruptions are hitting hard, affecting everything from farming to mining to local businesses.

Sean Aylmer talks to Andrew Auerbach, Group Executive for Business and Private Banking at NAB, about the impact on the ground, and what lies ahead for the economy if fuel supplies remain under pressure.

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