Australian stocks rallied to record highs this week due to easing inflation and positive corporate results, raising hopes for a February rate cut. The upcoming earnings season will reveal the impact of factors like subdued Chinese demand, a weakening Australian dollar, and fluctuating commodity prices on various sectors, including miners, tech, REITs, and consumer discretionary.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers: 

• (0:50): China’s signs of a post- pandemic recovery
• (1:31): what the gold rally means for gold producers 
• (2:11): the performance of mining stocks 
• (3:30): what to expect this reporting season 
• (4:23): how the local market performed this week so far 
• (5:11): the most traded stocks & ETFs by Bell Direct clients 
• (5:38): economic news items to watch out for.