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Weekly Wrap 13 March

Bell Direct
March 13, 2026

As the Middle East conflict entered another week the market saw its greatest volatility yet, with Monday bringing about the worst single day drop since the COVID pandemic of 2020.

Today, Sophia Mavridis sat down with Bell Financial Group’s CIO Will Riggall to discuss the impact the Iranian war has on our local market, a comparison on sector movements, and economic data to look out for.

In this week’s video, Sophia and Will cover:

  • the second week of the Iran conflict and how the market reacted
  • the continuing volatility of oil prices
  • the movement of the Australian dollar
  • a diversification strategy in the face of market uncertainty
  • economic data to watch from the US.

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