Russell 2000 Smashes 21% as Gold Death Crosses and Coffee Soars 8%

Meta Jumps 9% on Cloud News as Bitcoin Tops $60K, Dow Slips

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Meta jumps 9% on plans to launch a cloud business, hammering specialized cloud providers Nebius and CoreWeave in the process. We break down a wild session on Wall Street where the Dow touched a fresh intraday record before Caterpillar's slide pulled it back, and semiconductor names gave back ground after their blistering first-half run. We also cover Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments from Portugal, moves in EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD, and a strong day for gold, oil and Bitcoin, which reclaimed the $60,000 level. Tune in for the full breakdown of stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities to close out the week. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Russell 2000 Smashes 21% as Gold Death Crosses and Coffee Soars 8%

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we cover Wall Street's historic close to the first half of 2026 — small caps just posted their best six-month run since 1991, and chip stocks powered the Dow to a fresh record. We dig into gold's newly formed death cross and what it signals for the bearish trend ahead, plus coffee's biggest single-day surge since 2023. We also cover record highs across Europe, mixed data out of Asia, oil's brutal monthly decline, and moves in EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Alphabet's 5% Surge Powers Dow to Record Close as Nasdaq Jumps 2%

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Dow closed above 52,000 for the first time as Alphabet made a blockbuster debut as the index's newest member. We break down the rally across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, a fragile US-Iran ceasefire moving oil prices, and a consumer credit reading that's raising red flags. Plus, we cover EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF, the latest moves in gold and silver, and the corporate stories behind Rocket Lab, Roblox and Charter Communications. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

OpenAI IPO Delay Fears Sink Nasdaq 4.6% as Chip Stocks Crash

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, a New York Times report on a possible OpenAI IPO delay sends the Nasdaq to a fifth straight losing session and triggers a brutal selloff in chip stocks from Silicon Valley to Seoul. We track the damage across SoftBank, the Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI, then pivot to a wild day for oil after US airstrikes near the Strait of Hormuz and a surprising rate-hike signal from the Fed's Neel Kashkari. We also cover the latest moves in EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CAD, plus a sharp rebound in gold and silver. Tune in for the full breakdown of stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities heading into next week. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Bitcoin Crash Wipes Out $48B as PCE Hits 3.4% and Apple Sinks 6%

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Dow notched a record high even as the Nasdaq logged its worst losing streak since February, with Apple and Microsoft sliding on the back of fresh price hikes. We break down why Micron and Qualcomm are thriving from the very memory chip shortage squeezing Big Tech's margins, plus the PCE inflation print that kept the Fed's preferred gauge in focus. Across FX, EUR/USD and GBP/USD stayed locked in bearish structures while USD/CAD's parabolic run took a breather. And we cover the wild swings in gold, oil's spike on a Strait of Hormuz tanker attack, and Bitcoin's brutal flash crash that wiped out tens of billions in minutes. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.