Weekly Wrap 16 May

16/05/2025 6 min
Weekly Wrap 16 May

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Episode Synopsis

Investor optimism fuelled a strong start to the week following the announcement of a temporary 90-day trade agreement between the US and China. This positive sentiment propelled the ASX200 up 1.3% so far this week (Monday to Thursday), with gains in technology stocks overshadowing declines in the utilities, staples, and REIT sectors.In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:(0:36): the latest update on US – China trade(1:41): wage price growth & jobs data out this week(3:13): the rally in Xero, Aristocrat Leisure, GrainCorp & Life360(4:45): how the ASX200 performed this week so far(5:24): the most traded stocks & ETFs by Bell Direct clients(5:51): economic news items to watch out for.