End of Day Report

ASX 200 lost 16 points to 7426 (0.2%) in lacklustre trade dominated by M&A activity in LNK, ABC and PSQ. Rallied off early lows. Monday M&A day ahead of Xmas break. Banks drifted lower with the Big Bank Basket unchanged at $188.20. Insurers suffered as yields fell again, QBE down 0.6% and SUN off 1.8%. Fund managers lower with REITs under pressure, GMG up 0.1% and VCX down 2.4%.  Industrials w

Henry’s Weekend Take

THE WEEK THAT WAS Big week. Big pivot. Big time. Marcus returns next week. We have the hots for what’s in the box with the dots. It is fair to say this week will be seen as a watershed. The end of the higher rate cycle. Not only in the US but, I suspect, here…