The market has declined slightly today but overall, the week has finished with a gain marking five weeks of improvements.  Laura is solo today to reflect on the recent modest improvements and discuss the trade talks and geopolitical tensions which have kept investors cautious.  Oil prices soared today with the energy sector being a beneficiary, Origin Energy gained attention, and most of the sectors saw declines.

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