September’s volatility carried into this week, with global AI concerns, inflation, and visa uncertainties weighing on sentiment. Meanwhile, gold surged to record highs, giving local miners a boost.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:

• (0:12): Global market volatility and gold hitting new record highs
• (0:35): Australia’s latest monthly CPI print and implications for the RBA
• (2:30): unemployment holding at 4.2% and what this means for stability
• (2:58): GDP growth of 0.6% QoQ and signs of a rebound in per capita terms
• (4:45): how the ASX200 performed this week so far
• (5:35): most traded stocks and ETFs by Bell Direct clients this week
• (6:07): key data to watch next week – RBA decision, trade balance, US jobs & China PMI