Of the tracked stories, 1 of 2 also mention AMP, the most common co-covered peer. That works out to roughly 2 stories per week across a 7-day span. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 5.7 for that window.
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— see our methodology for how impact and
sentiment are derived.
What the coverage shows about Michael McCarthy
Of the tracked stories, 1 of 2 also mention AMP, the most common co-covered peer. That works out to roughly 2 stories per week across a 7-day span. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 5.7 for that window. Coverage clusters in commodities, which accounts for 1 of those 2, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2.5 original sources each against 2.4 for the same window. Michael McCarthy appears in 2 tracked Finance stories published from August 1, 2026 through August 7, 2026.
Stories tracked
2
Per week
2
Sources per story
2.5
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 199 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Michael McCarthy. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Brent crude tumbled 12% to $86.40/bbl after a fragile US-Iran ceasefire paused 13 days of airstrikes, sending the ASX 200 up 1.4% to 8,894. The equity rally contrasts with surging US 10-year Treasury yields, which hit a 2026 high as inflation fears persist.
Australian companies are forecast to deliver 12% aggregate profit growth this earnings season, breaking a three-year decline. Key risks loom from energy costs, wage inflation, and rising bad debts, particularly for banks like CBA and Westpac.