Investor optimism fuelled a strong start to the week following the announcement of a temporary 90-day trade agreement between the US and China. This positive sentiment propelled the ASX200 up 1.3% so far this week (Monday to Thursday), with gains in technology stocks overshadowing declines in the utilities, staples, and REIT sectors.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:

• (0:36): the latest update on US – China trade
• (1:41): wage price growth & jobs data out this week
• (3:13): the rally in Xero, Aristocrat Leisure, GrainCorp & Life360
• (4:45): how the ASX200 performed this week so far
• (5:24): the most traded stocks & ETFs by Bell Direct clients
• (5:51): economic news items to watch out for.