Stocks This Week – Source Bloomberg

20/06/2025

Stocks This Week – Source Bloomberg

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Morning report 01/04/2026

Portfolio Positioning: Should investors be worried by March’s decline?

The ASX200 endured another volatile session on Tuesday, ultimately finishing up 20 points after trading in a wide ~140-point range—swinging from a 50-point loss to a near 70-point gain at its peak. It’s the kind of price action that unsettles headline-driven investors, but the question remains: should it? We all know the reasons why financial markets are volatile, so let's focus on the numbers for March, as opposed to trying to second-guess President Trump's next move:

Afternoon report 31/03/2026

The Match Out: ASX gives back gains late as Trump’s Iran comments lose their shine

It was a story of two tales today as the ASX whipsawed from negative to positive territory at midday, before giving back most of the gains rapidly into the close. Early weakness was shaken off as the market reacted to reports that US President Donald Trump may be prepared to wind down the Iran war even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed.