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Weekly Wrap 17 October

Bell Direct
October 17, 2025

Markets tumbled this week as renewed US–China trade tensions reignited volatility across global equities. Social media fuelled tariff threats and retaliatory sanctions have reminded investors how quickly sentiment can shift. With headline risk back in focus, flexibility and diversification remain key for navigating the uncertainty.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:

  • (0:29): trade tensions in the news again – the market’s worst day in months
  • (1:45): how investors’ strategy needs to change during this period of volatility
  • (3:15): the impact of the trade war on ASX listed stocks
  • (4:17): how the local market performed over the last trading week
  • (5:18): the most traded stocks and ETFs this week
  • (5:50): economic news items to look out for next week.

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