ASX futures are pointing to a modest 0.35% or 25-point lift in trading today, having climbed 0.63% or 44.6 points yesterday. In the US, the Dallas Fed.
On a day when it was announced the Federal politicians will be paid 4% more to disappoint us, Materials led the local market higher. The S&P/ASX200 gained.
ASX Futures are lower this morning, following last week’s trend which saw the benchmark ASX 200 fall 1.% its first weekly loss in a month. US stocks also.
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