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18/06/2025

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Morning report 28/07/2025

Macro Monday: A cautious air of “Risk-off” is creeping into markets

Meme stock mania has been spreading across a growing number of speculative stocks, underscoring retail traders' appetite for more risky bets even with the market at all-time highs.

Weekend report 26/07/2025

CORRECTWeekend Q&A: The ASX200 is feeling “soft” as we approach August & September

The ASX200 slipped 1% last week, eroding 40% of July's gains as the RBA took the shine off the local market even as global indices pushed to fresh highs, i.e. the US S&P 500 advanced +1.5% last week. The S&P 500 notched its 5th straight record weekly closing high, courtesy of more than 80% of the 169 S&P 500 companies that have reported to date have beaten Wall Street’s expectations. In Australia, it's been a more mixed and polarised affair on the reporting front, but with the “Big Four Banks” retreating on average close to 4% the ASX was always going to struggle to match its overseas peers.