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
Breakfast Briefing – Fri 6 May
US markets fell hard from the start in a reversal of the previous session's gains. The Dow Jones fell over 3%, the NASDAQ down 5% and the S&P down more than 3.5%. SPI Futures pointing to a 1.5% loss …
Breakfast Briefing – Thu 5 May
In the best session since May 2020, the Dow Jones finished up 932 points. The Fed raised rates by 50 bps overnight and a less hawkish outlook than expected rallied markets. SPI Futures pointing a mod…
End of Day – Wed 4 May
- The ASX 200 gives back early gains to close down 12 at 7305 (0.2%) as resources came under pressure. Miners suffering as market remains cautious ahead of Fed verdict tonight. Banks got a boost from A…
Breakfast Briefing – Wed 4 May
It was a session that lacked conviction in the US, as everyone awaits the FOMC meeting tonight. SPI Futures are up 43 points, looking to reverse some of the losses from the start of the week. ANZ res…
End of Day – Tue 3 May
- The ASX 200 dropped 31 points to 7329 (-0.4%). Pre RBA we were drifting slightly lower but RBA waking up finally pushed equities lower. Knee jerk lower with AUD up around 1% and 10-year yields pushin…
Breakfast Briefing – Tue 3 May
The Dow Jones finished up 84 points, rallying hard into the close. SPI Futures are down 25 points this morning, as we await the RBA's interest rate decision this afternoon at 2:30 pm. Catch up on all…
End of Day – Mon 2 May
- The ASX 200 kicked off a crucial week down 88 points at 7347 (-1.2%). A late rally helped lift it off the lows. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide as the market followed the SPI futures into heavy loss…
Breakfast Briefing – Mon 2 May
- ASX SPI Futures down 94 points.
- Dow falls 939 points (2.8%)
- Nasdaq down 537 points (4.2%) Amazon falls 14%
- S&P 500 down 156 points (3.6%). VIX up 11.4%
- Base metals mixed. Iron ore down 2.9%.
- Oil up 1.6% a…
Breakfast Briefing – Fri 29 Apr
US markets saw a nice rally overnight and SPI Futures are up 50 points.
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Breakfast Briefing – Thu 28 Apr
US markets steadied overnight and SPI Futures are up 52 points.
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Breakfast Briefing – Wed 27 Apr
An ugly session overnight in the US is expected to flow into our session. Growth names tipped to underperform value. Key inflation data will be closely watched and is expected to add more pressure on…
Breakfast Briefing – Tue 26 Apr
US markets bounced from the lows overnight, climbing a wall of worry. Get up to speed with Chris' Breakfast Briefing.
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Breakfast Briefing – Fri 22 Apr
A soft night on Wall Street as hawkish comments from Jerome Powell brought spurred a risk-off session. The Dow finished down 368 points (-1.05%) and the NASDAQ lost 2.07%. SPI Futures point to a soft…
Breakfast Briefing – Wed 20 Apr
A good night in the US saw the Dow Jones finish up 500 points (+1.45%), surprisingly the NASDAQ finished up 2.15%, while Netflix fell 25% on results. SPI Futures are pointing to another positive day …
End of Day – Thu 14 Apr
- The ASX 200 finished the shortened week up 44 points to 7523 (0.6%). Positive leads and a solid resource sector helped the index close up 45 points for the week. Resources powered ahead, BHP up 1.4%,…
Breakfast Briefing – Tue 19 Apr
US markets weaker overnight. SPI Futures pointed to a 10 point on Thursday when they last traded. US quarterly earnings season in focus. Oil up on Russian sanctions and production issues in Libya. RB…
Breakfast Briefing – Thu 14 Apr
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US stocks found their legs overnight snapping a three-day losing streak. The Fed was busy with comments coming from many members, but the market seemed to only care for further commentary…
End of Day – Wed 13 Apr
- The ASX 200 rallied 25 points to 7479 (0.3%). Solid start to the day built as US futures turned positive ahead of US banks kicking off reporting. Miners were the strength today as lithium and uranium…
Breakfast Briefing – Wed 13 Apr
US markets gave up a big lead, inflation the hottest since '82, oil prices surge almost 7%, Putin has lost the plot... plenty happening this morning so don't miss Chris' Breakfast Briefing.
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End of Day – Tue 12 Apr
- The ASX 200 fell 31 points to 7454 (0.4%) in quiet trade ahead of US CPI. Everything down across the board, except 10-year yields up to 3.08%. Miners bounced a little in the afternoon as Asia rallied…