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 End of Day Podcast – Thursday 22nd December
ASX 200 finished up 37 points to 7153 (0.5%). A thin and directionless day despite the rise. Investors are winding down. Resources mixed after the 29M production issue caused them to fall hard down …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 22nd December
US tech stocks drove markets up last night off the back of better-than-expected earnings reports and an improvement in consumer confidence. The Dow Jones rose 527 points (+1.6%). At worst it was up 1…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 21st December
ASX 200 closed up 91 points at 7115 (1.3%) reversing the 110-point BoJ inspired loss of yesterday. Gains across the board although the banks were slightly muted but then they didn’t fall yesterday. …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 21st December
US markets finished higher after a choppy session, as the shock from the Bank of Japan’s sudden move was felt throughout global markets. The Dow Jones climbed 92 points (+28%). At worst it was down 1…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 20th December
ASX 200 crashed 110 points to 7024 (1.5%) today on a killer combo of weaker US, RBA minutes and the shock of the BoJ effectively letting rates drift higher. 10-year yields jumped to 3.71% and banks a…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 20th December
Stocks in the US have fallen for a fourth consecutive day as traders continue to assess The Fed’s plan following the central bank’s comments vowing to keep raising rates until they’re confident infla…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 19th December
ASX 200 closed down 15 points to 7134 (0.2%). Volumes starting to thin out pre Xmas. Not a bad performance considering US falls. Resources once again finding support with BHP, RIO and FMG all in the…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 19th December
US markets finished a volatile week lower overnight as the Fed’s hawkish tone weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones fell 282 points (-0.85%). At best it was down just 36 points, and at worst it was dow…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 16th December
Stocks across the global financial markets took a hit after a week of rate hikes from central banks around the world, with the Fed and ECB signalling more pain to come. The Dow Jones closed down 764…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 15th December
A pretty shabby day for the ASX 200, down 47 points (-0.6%), but better than the futures had suggested his morning. Positive sectors were few and far between. Banks were so-so and resources were bad.…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 15th December
- SPI Futures down 61 points.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142.29 points, or 0.42%, to 33,966.35. The S&P 500 declined 0.61% to 3,995.32. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.76% to 11,170.89.
- Mark…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 14th December
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 14th December
US markets gave up early gains but still finished higher following a better-than-expected inflation rate for November. The Dow Jones closed up 104 points (+0.30%), recovering from a mid-session stumb…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 13th December
ASX 200 closed modestly, up 23 points to 7203 (0.3%) higher as banks rallied post the BEN results and Resources fell as UBS downgraded BHP and others. Cautious trade ahead of US CPI and FOMC. BHP sa…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 13th December
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped Monday, clawing back some of the steep losses from the previous week, as traders looked ahead to a highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting and new inflation…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 12th December
ASX 200 closed down 32 points to 7181 (0.5%) as banks steady and resources slip ahead of FOMC. Gas caps hurting sentiment in utilities not helpful with ORG dropping 7.8%. In iron ore stocks, BHP drag…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 12th December
US markets fell overnight as the Producer Price Index for November came in ahead of consensus, in the final puzzle piece for the Fed heading into the FOMC meeting next week. The Dow Jones fell 305 po…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 9th December
ASX 200 finishes up 38 points at 7213 (0.5%) as iron ore stocks rally hard on Asian gains. BHP up 2.7% and FMG up 2.8% leading the charge as Dalian futures hit a 4-month high on hopes of a Chinese p…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 9th December
US markets snapped a five-day losing streak to finish higher ahead of PPI data tonight, which will factor into the Fed’s next move. The Dow Jones closed up 184 points (+0.55%), having been up 301 poi…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 8th December
ASX 200 dropped another 54 points to 7175 (0.8%) as international recession fears continue. Banks eased back with the Big Bank Basket down to $182.35 (0.8%). MQG slid another 1.4% with insurers comi…