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18/09/2026

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Weekend report 19/09/2026

Weekend Q&A: Rising bond yields continue to weigh on the ASX

The ASX 200 slipped 0.1% last week, its 3rd consecutive weekly decline, but a welcome relief from the aggressive selling earlier in the month. With the Fed rate hike behind us, attention switched to the RBA on the 29th as rising bond yields continue to weigh on risk assets. We anticipate further weakness in the coming week (s), but the index is slowly gaining an air of a market “looking for a low.”

Afternoon report 18/09/2026

The Match Out: ASX stumbles as RBA’s Bullock signals more tightening, Maas Group clears FIRB

The ASX finished modestly lower, giving back a +40pt early gain as the market digested hawkish commentary from the RBA as Michele Bullock addressed parliament today.

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