The tariff turmoil continued to affect global markets Monday, with investors hitting the sell button en masse.

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the COB: Monday meltdown

Wall Street optimism reverberated locally, with the S&P/ASX 200 advancing 1.3% to 7920.50 points.

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the COB: retreat relief

The S&P/ASX200 held its own after a deeply negative session on Wall Street, with the local market finishing at 7816.70 points, down 0.03%.

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the COB: Powell punch

Investors on an Easter egg hunt for bargains helped push the S&P/ ASX 200 higher Thursday, despite a negative offshore lead.

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the COB: Good Thursday

A quieter global session set the local market up for a flat day, with the S&P/ ASX 200 ticking down 0.04% to 7758.90 point this Wednesday.

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the COB: China concerns

The local market continued its upward trajectory during Tuesday's trade, despite uncertainty over the Trump administration tariffs.

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the COB: defensive dominance

Another day, another tariff update, as US President Donald Trump paused duties on Chinese electronics imports for the next 90 days.

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the COB: Monday momentum

President Trump appeared to get his maths wrong and shocked markets when revealing the tariff on Chinese exports is actually being levied at 145%. That gave equity markets investors yet another bout of whiplash as stocks reversed sharply.

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the COB: back in the red

President Trump's decision to hit pause on most reciprocal tariffs saw the local market tear higher Thursday, following massive moves in offshore markets.

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the COB: Trump tariffs 2.0

Market mayhem continued during Wednesday's trade, as President Trump's reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries, including a massive 104% duty on Chinese goods, cam into effect.

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the COB: peak panic?

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