Intel Soars 10% as $190M in Crypto Longs Get Liquidated in One Hour

Intel Soars 10% as $190M in Crypto Longs Get Liquidated in One Hour

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street stages a sharp comeback as Intel surges on a new domestic chip deal with Apple, sending the entire semiconductor sector to record highs just a day after a hawkish Fed rattled markets. At the same time, the crypto market suffers a brutal leverage shakeout, with nearly $190 million in long positions liquidated in a single hour. We break down the major US indices, Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair and the violent move in Treasury yields, plus milestone-breaking rallies across Asia. We also track the FX market, where the dollar surged against the euro, pound, Swiss franc and yen (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY), and round out the session with gold, silver, Bitcoin, oil and the day's biggest corporate movers. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Stocks Crash From Record Highs as Fed Signals a 2026 Rate Hike

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we unpack a dramatic reversal that took the Dow from a fresh all-time intraday high to a 507-point loss after Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair. The hawkish dot plot, a surging dollar and rocketing Treasury yields turned a record session into a broad sell-off. In FX, the greenback dominated as EUR/USD and GBP/USD broke down hard and USD/CAD pushed higher, while gold and silver were hit and oil quietly climbed on Iran tensions. We also cover Asia's diverging session, the Bank of Japan's latest hike, and standout single-stock moves on Wall Street. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

SpaceX Rockets Past Microsoft and Amazon as Dow Smashes 52,000

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we unpack a split-screen session on Wall Street: the Dow powered to a historic record while a sharp chip selloff pulled the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower. We dig into the oil slide that triggered the rotation, the stunning post-IPO run that briefly vaulted SpaceX above Microsoft and Amazon, and the multi-billion-dollar acquisition it announced right out of the gate. We also cover the Bank of Japan's historic rate hike, a surprise contraction in Chinese consumer spending, and the technical setups across EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF, plus gold and silver. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dow Smashes Record 51,671 as Stocks, Gold and Bitcoin All Surge

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we unpack a historic session that drove the Dow to a record 51,671 and sent stocks, gold and Bitcoin surging together. The Nasdaq posted its strongest day in months while gold rebounded hard off its lows and Bitcoin reclaimed a key level on a massive volume spike. We also dig into the global picture, with the Nikkei breaking a record for the first time ever and Korea's market tripping a circuit breaker, before walking through the key FX technicals across EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and USD/JPY. Plus the day's biggest corporate movers, from Western Digital and Ferrari to Fox's plunge on a major streaming deal. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

SpaceX Tops $2 Trillion as Musk Crosses $1 Trillion Mark

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, SpaceX pulls off the biggest IPO in history, and the fallout reshapes everything from large-cap tech to the space sector. We dig into what Elon Musk's first trillion means for markets and why some of Wall Street's biggest names actually closed in the red on one of the most euphoric trading days in years. We also cover a major geopolitical shift that sent European and Asian markets surging, fresh US inflation data that pushed Treasury yields higher, and key technical levels to watch across EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD and USD/JPY. Plus Adobe's surprise collapse, the Nasdaq 100 reshuffle, and what the space sector selloff tells us about sentiment right now. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.