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Market Minute: Reporting Season, Part 1
Join Equity Market Strategist Lochlan Halloway in this week’s Market Minute, where he’s covering the first stage of Reporting Season.
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Market Index Performance | July 2025

Market Index Performance | July 2025

Our monthly update detailing the short- and long-term performance of major indices.
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Chart of the Week: Where do asset classes sit compared to all time highs?

Chart of the Week: Where do asset classes sit compared to all time highs?

Morningstar’s market thermometer shows where assets sit compared to historical highs.
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13 charts highlighting the speculative frenzy

13 charts highlighting the speculative frenzy

Is this a return to 2022?
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Chart of the Week: The biggest beneficiary of tariffs

Chart of the Week: The biggest beneficiary of tariffs

Tariff concerns drive gold and copper prices higher.
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10 policies to drive Australian productivity higher

10 policies to drive Australian productivity higher

A comprehensive list of proposed reforms to fix Australia’s stagnating economy.
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From the desk of the CIO: Squeeze the lemon dry

From the desk of the CIO: Squeeze the lemon dry

Valuation discipline helps avoid overpriced assets and manage downside risk in volatile markets.
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Headline Fatigue: Does the stock market care about tariffs anymore?

Headline Fatigue: Does the stock market care about tariffs anymore?

Stocks are shrugging off bad news. Some analysts warn against complacency.
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Market Minute: U.S.-Japan tariff agreement reduces uncertainty

Bianca Rose discusses recent market movements, US-Japan tariffs, Japan’s election impact, and Morningstar’s focus on valuation opportunities.
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Chart of the Week: Brighter days ahead for consumers and retailers

Chart of the Week: Brighter days ahead for consumers and retailers

Morningstar analysts are optimistic about the near-term outlook for the retail sector.
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Will Trump really fire Powell? Markets whipsaw with Fed independence on the line

Will Trump really fire Powell? Markets whipsaw with Fed independence on the line

With the Fed’s inflation credibility at risk, longer-dated bonds sold off on Trump’s threats.
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Market Minute: Surprise tariff threats see mixed equity market reactions, fixed income markets respond to headlines

President Trump made headlines with yet another tariff threat on Mexico and the European Union. EU equity markets reacted negatively, while US markets continued to trade near all-time highs.
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The next big story to drive markets

The next big story to drive markets

Pay attention to the narratives that guide investor actions.
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How healthy is the US economy? Here’s what the top economic indicators say

How healthy is the US economy? Here’s what the top economic indicators say

While recession fears have cooled somewhat, here are some signals worth watching.
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