With no signs of a trade resolution, investors have begun a rush into global bond markets. Dow down -221.

A global shift towards bonds with everyone back on board last night spooked Wall Street. Dow down -237.

With Wall Street closed for Memorial Day and with the UK also shut, it’s been a quiet 24 hours.

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Wall Street is beginning to concede that the trade war may be here to stay for the foreseeable future. Dow down -286.

Wall Street was weaker last night but not dramatically, with too many unknowns hampering further upside. Dow down -100.

US chip-makers have been granted a 90-day reprieve before being banned from supplying Huawei. Dow up 197.

Things are not improving on the US-China trade front, they’re only getting worse. Dow down -81.

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A Street-beating earnings result from Walmart was enough to send US stocks higher once more, largely back to square for the week. Dow up 214.

As the White House is stuck in negotiations with China, a planned tariff increase on European cars has been postponed. Dow up 115.

Wall Street has bounced, but not shaken off expectations of further falls to come. Dow up 207.

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Wall Street was tanking again last night when Trump received a “beautiful letter” from his Chinese counterpart. Dow down -138.

Having rebounded from an initial -470 point fall on Monday, last night the Dow last night gave way to increased trade fears and fell -473.

Wall Street staged a major comeback from its Trump-inspired plunge at the open, turning a -470 loss into a mere -66 for the Dow.

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Wall Street continued to slide lower, rather than plunge, on Fed policy reverberations. Dow down -122.

Wall Street is disappointed the Fed sees low inflation as merely transitory. Dow down -162.

It’s a slow crawl, but Wall Street continues to eke out gains thanks to net positive earnings results. Dow up 38.

US earnings season has now around half way through in terms of number of reporting companies and still the indices tick up to new highs. Dow up 11.

This punctuated week gave us a 120 plus point rally for the ASX200, ahead of what happens today, with volatility exacerbated by low participation. Life should be back to normal next week following the Easter/Anzac and school holiday disruptions.

US earnings reports continue to be mostly positive, albeit with exceptions, but Wall Street needs more incentive at all-time highs. Dow down -134.

The S&P500 and Nasdaq both closed at fresh all-time closing highs last night on solid earnings results.

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Wall Street still needs more evidence of strong earnings before it can retake the nearby previous highs. Dow down -3.

Early signs are for a better than expected US earnings season but still the S&P500 is failing to gain meaningful ground. Dow up 67.

Both the local and US markets have posted rather quiet sessions as they seek direction. Dow down -27.

Next week Australia enjoys a four-day week, followed thereafter by a three-day week, as Easter all but runs into Anzac Day. School holidays have already begun or are set to begin in various states, and workers will have realised if one takes mere three days off after Easter, a full ten-day break is achieved.

Wall Street awaits tonight’s first earnings reports. Dow down -14.

With US-China talks supposedly in the final straight, Trump has swung his attentions back to Europe. Dow down -190.

It took an afternoon comeback, but the S&P has managed to sneak to an eight-day rally. Boeing kept the Dow down -83.

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The S&P ticked slightly higher again last night, for the sixth session running, while Boeing distorted the Dow’s close of up 166.

The S&P500 posted its fifth straight up-day last night, although the gains are becoming smaller. Dow up 39.

After a couple of sessions of strong rallies, as US yields stabilise, Wall Street took a breather last night. Dow down -79.

Has China made the first step towards recovery? This notion had stock markets surging across the globe. Dow up 329.