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Weekly Wrap 16 May

Bell Direct
May 16, 2025

Investor optimism fuelled a strong start to the week following the announcement of a temporary 90-day trade agreement between the US and China. This positive sentiment propelled the ASX200 up 1.3% so far this week (Monday to Thursday), with gains in technology stocks overshadowing declines in the utilities, staples, and REIT sectors.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:

  • (0:36): the latest update on US – China trade
  • (1:41): wage price growth & jobs data out this week
  • (3:13): the rally in Xero, Aristocrat Leisure, GrainCorp & Life360
  • (4:45): how the ASX200 performed this week so far
  • (5:24): the most traded stocks & ETFs by Bell Direct clients
  • (5:51): economic news items to watch out for.

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