Market Updates
A twice-daily podcast from the Marcus Today team, designed for self-directed investors. Stay informed with the latest stock market, financial, and business news, published every weekday just before the market opens and after it closes (AEST).
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 2007
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 23rd March
Wall Street fell sharply overnight, falling from near two-week highs after the Fed hiked interest rates by the widely expected 25bps but signalled it may be on the verge of pausing future hikes amid …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 22nd March
Global equity markets closed up overnight as widespread fears over liquidity in the banking sector abated. All eyes are now on the Fed which is expected to wrap up its two-day policy meeting tomorrow…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 21st March
ASX 200 gained 57 points to 6955 (+0.8%) as the RBA meeting helped solidify earlier gains. Financial markets stabilised after recent volatility. Resources in general did well today with Gold mixed as…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 21st March
Global equity markets rallied overnight after the historic deal from UBS to rescue Credit Suisse and central banks’ efforts to boost confidence in the financial system containing the banking crisis f…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 20th March
ASX 200 fell 96 points to 6899 (1.4%) after a mid-morning rally fizzled out and reverses closing on lows for the day as US and European futures gave back early ground. All eyes on the European openi…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 20th March
**** UBS is paying 3bn Swiss francs ($4.5 billion) for Credit Suisse in an all-share deal that includes extensive government guarantees and liquidity provisions. The price is less than half the 7.4 b…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 17th March
ASX 200 claws its way up 29 points to close at 6995 (+0.4%). Some mid-morning jitters before Asian markets opened and steadied the ship. Modest gains across the board, Banks better with CBA up 1.1% a…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 17th March
Dow Jones up 372 points (+1.17%). Dow up 407 at best and down 303 at worst. S&P 500 up 1.76%. NASDAQ up 2.48%. VIX Volatility Index down 12.1%. In Europe, STOXX 50 +2% FTSE +0.9% CAC +2% DAX +1.6%. S…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 16th March
ASX 200 finished down 103 points at 6966 (-1.5%). ECB decision tonight and Debit Suisse rescue package with huge liquidity pool in focus. Selling was concentrated in resources again today, with BHP d…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 16th March
Renewed fears gripped global markets overnight on news of problems at Credit Suisse. US indices mixed Dow and S&P 500 closed down. Treasury yields fell, and the two-year yield is down to its lowest l…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 15th March
ASX 200 opened strong, waivered, then rallied to close up 60 points at 7069 (0.9%). Gains across the board with banks solid but unexciting, the Big Bank Basket up to $168.65 (0.55%), MQG rallied 0.9…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 15th March
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 336.26 points, or 1.06%, at 32,155.40, snapping a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 added 1.68% to close at 3,920.56. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.14% to…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 14th March
ASX 200 fell hard again today from the off down 100 points to 7009 (1.4%) at the close. Well off the lows as some sensibility returned and bond yields stabilised. Banks were the target but insurers …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 14th March
Dow Jones down 91 points (-0.28%). Dow up 331 at best. Down 285 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.15%. NASDAQ up +0.45%. In Europe, STOXX 50 -3.1% FTSE -2.6% CAC -2.9% DAX -3%. SPI Futures are down 132 points…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 13th March
ASX 200 closed down 36 to 7115 (0.5%) in a volatile session as the SVB rattled confidence. Despite a huge US futures rally, the index remained under pressure all day. Asian stability and China commen…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 13th March
Dow Jones down 345 on Friday (-1.07%). Up 167 at best. Down 471 at worst. S&P 500 down 1.45%. NASDAQ down 1.75%. S&P 500 had its biggest weekly fall since September down 4.55%. The Dow Jones fell 4.4…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 10th March
ASX 200 fails to find any floor falling 166 points to 7144 (2.3%). Down 2% for the week. A killer combo of US bank worries, nerves before the US jobs number and a capitulation is some resource stock…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 10th March
Wall Street reversed early gains overnight, weighed down by bank stocks and jitters ahead of employment data. Treasury yields retracted and the dollar softened, showing signs the Feds monetary policy…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 9th March
ASX 200 closed up 3 points at 7311 (0.05%). A good effort considering the downdraft of around 28 points from BHP and RIO ex dividends. Solid gains across the board in a tight trading range with US j…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 9th March
US markets struggle for direction overnight and treasury yields rose again following hotter job figures and Powell’s reassertion that the Fed would continue to raise rates until inflation subsides. T…