The S&P/ASX 200 rose by a modest 0.15% during Friday's trade to 8360.90 points, and gained 0.2% over the course of the week.

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the COB: weekly win

Worries about the size of the US deficit weighed on investor sentiment during Thursday's trade. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.45% to 8348.70 points...

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the COB: all about the bonds, bout the bonds...

The S&P/ASX 200 kept riding on highs sparked by the RBA's rate cut, shrugging off Wall Street's losses to finish 0.5% higher at 8386.80 points this Wednesday.

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the COB: rate cut rally

The RBA went ahead and cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%, which provided an afternoon boost to the S&P/ASX 200....

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the COB: clear cut

Concerns about the health of the US and Chinese economies clouded the investor picture this Monday.

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the COB: streak snapped

Tariffs? What tariffs? That appears to be the rhetorical question equity market investors are asking having pushed the ASX200 to a three month high.

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the COB: CBA record high

Despite a lower open, the S&P/ASX 200 managed to end this Thursday 0.22% higher, reaching 8297.50 points.

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the COB: labour lift

The S&P/ ASX 200 shrugged off Wall Street gains to finish just 0.13% higher during Wednesday's session to 8279.6 points.

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the COB: rally rest

Investors welcomed the trade truce between the US and China, joining in a global relief rally.

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the COB: Swiss success

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The COB from ausbiz

All Episodes

95. the COB: weekly win

94. the COB: all about the bonds, bout the bonds...

93. the COB: rate cut rally

92. the COB: clear cut

91. the COB: streak snapped

90. the COB: CBA record high

89. the COB: labour lift

88. the COB: rally rest

87. the COB: Swiss success