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Morning report

What Matters Today: Is it time to revisit Defence Stocks after Austal’s takeover bid?

The ASX 200 struggled on Wednesday as reporting season weighed on sentiment and the index; it's only early days, but we’re seeing a very different story emerge locally compared to the recent season in the US. The S&P 500's 2Q26 earnings season is essentially complete and has been strong, while the ASX 200's August reporting season has only just begun, but with less than 10% of companies having faced the music, the early signs are not overly encouraging.

Afternoon report

The Match Out: ASX slips as busy reporting day delivers winners and losers in equal measure

The ASX spent Wednesday firmly on the back foot, opening around 0.4% lower before selling accelerated through the morning as investors digested another heavy batch of results alongside yesterday’s hawkish RBA rhetoric. At the lows, around 70% of the index was trading in the red and all but one sector lower, before a steady move through the afternoon helped to claw back some ground.

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Morning report

Portfolio Positioning: The RBA holds rates at 4.35%, but inflation is still too high

The ASX 200 advanced +0.2% on Tuesday, supported by the RBA leaving rates unchanged, as was expected. The accompanying rhetoric from Michelle Bullock also contained no hidden surprises, with the bond & FX markets hardly moving bar a brief relief spike when no hike was announced. The RBA remains understandably cautious as they weigh a soft property market versus sticky inflation. However, credit markets are slowly but surely painting a more supportive picture for stocks.

Afternoon report

The Match Out: ASX steadies as RBA keeps 4.35% on hold, Austal rockets on US assets bid

The ASX 200 finished higher today, with the market spending much of the session in positive territory as investors worked through a busy day of reporting season before the RBA took centre stage in the afternoon. The index briefly pushed toward 9,275 following the decision to leave rates unchanged at 4.35%, before giving back some of the move into the close as Governor Michele Bullock made it clear the Board remains a long way from declaring victory over inflation.

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Morning report

What Matters Today: Is it time to reconsider the ASX regional banks?

The ASX 200 erased some of its late-morning losses on Monday to finish the session down just 0.3%, not a great performance after US indices powered higher on Friday night, with the banks again the local bourse's Achilles' heel. Such was the influence of the banking sector that even though over 55% of the main board closed higher, the index still fell by more than 30 points as a strong resources sector couldn’t offset steep losses by Westpac (WBC) and others.

Afternoon report

The Match Out: ASX closes lower as Westpac wobbles

The ASX eased from near-record highs today as investors turned more selective ahead of a busy week for domestic earnings and monetary policy. Financials were the clear drag after Westpac reported, while strength across materials and gold helped offset some of the weakness.

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Morning report

Macro Monday: Friday’s weak jobs report set to add strength to the ASX

The US labour market appears to have “rolled over”, with July non-farm payrolls unexpectedly falling by 23,000 and the previous two months revised down by a combined 103,000 jobs. Wage growth also eased to 3.15%, its slowest pace in almost three years, reinforcing the view that inflationary pressures are gradually subsiding. Credit markets responded by scaling back expectations for a September Fed rate hike, with this week's US CPI report now looming as the next key event required to reinforce the less hawkish outlook.

Weekend report

Weekend Q&A: Monday is poised to deliver another new high for the ASX

The ASX 200 finished a strong week up +3.2%, posting new highs on three of the five sessions. August is only one full week old, and the local market has already surged towards 9300 with no end in sight as the miners continue to drive the index higher. Monday is set to deliver a repeat performance as a soft US jobs report dulled the prospects of Fed rate hikes, pushing the miners and, in particular, gold names substantially higher after the precious metal surged over US$100.

Afternoon report

The Match Out: ASX wraps up a strong week with Tech & Materials leading the line

The ASX 200 finished essentially flat, though it did recover from early weakness, having pulled back and tested this week’s breakout level (~9200), before pushing higher – a positive technical sign. After resetting record highs twice this week, the market moved into more of a holding pattern ahead of next week’s heavier reporting calendar, with strength across materials and technology offset by weakness in the banks and selected healthcare names.

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The ASX 200 struggled on Wednesday as reporting season weighed on sentiment and the index; it’s only early days, but we’re seeing a very different story emerge locally compared to the recent season in the US. The S&P 500’s 2Q26 earnings season is essentially complete and has been strong, while the ASX 200’s August reporting season has only just begun, but with less than 10% of companies having faced the music, the early signs are not overly encouraging.

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