The ASX200 bounced back from three-week lows today with its best day in weeks, but we're still down 0.65% for the third weekly decline. Meanwhile, Wall Street's had a great month, the S&P 500 posting its best performance since 2020. What's on everyone's radar now: the RBA rate decision, bank earnings, and the US jobs report, all against the backdrop of Middle East tensions.

Steve Daghlian and Laura Besarati are Market Analysts at CommSec. Each episode, they break down the day's market movements and explain what the numbers really mean.

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