Daily Market Briefing
The market rundown every morning: sentiment, news, levels and the day ahead.
October jobs report lands after S&P 500's 4.4% plunge
November 6, 2026
The Nasdaq fell 5.5% Thursday and is in a correction. At 8:30 a.m. ET, payrolls decide whether the Fed keeps its December hike.
Dow jumps 3% for its best day in 19 months
November 5, 2026
A Democratic sweep and a near 9% oil plunge sent the Dow up 1,569 points. Tech lagged, Europe followed, and the jobs report is next.
Democratic sweep: Nasdaq futures erase a 2% drop
November 4, 2026
Democrats take Congress. Nasdaq 100 futures lost as much as 2.5% overnight before bouncing back, the dollar slipped and gold climbed above $4,000.
Midterm elections: Nasdaq 100 slides into correction
November 3, 2026
America votes today and the Nasdaq 100 shows up more than 10% below its record. The Dow, meanwhile, is rising on cheaper oil.
Oil drops 3% on Iran talks as stock futures bounce
November 2, 2026
Brent slips back toward $110 as Iran and Qatar talk about reopening Hormuz, and US futures recover after the Nasdaq's worst day since June.
Nasdaq 100 futures sink 2% as Amazon and Intel slide
October 30, 2026
Amazon disappoints, Intel collapses after hours and the Nasdaq 100 is set for a sharp gap down. The rest of the market is holding up far better.
Alphabet sinks 10% and drags Nasdaq futures lower
October 29, 2026
Nasdaq 100 futures are down 1.1% after Alphabet's miss, with US GDP, PCE and the ECB all landing before the US open.
Rate hike odds hit 73% as the Fed decides today
October 28, 2026
The Fed decides at 2 p.m. ET and Microsoft and Alphabet report a couple of hours later. The Nasdaq walks in on a winning streak, carried by a handful of giants.
Chip stocks jump 2.8% and lift the Nasdaq before the Fed
October 27, 2026
Anthropic's IPO filing sent chip stocks sharply higher on Monday. The Nasdaq is bouncing, but the Fed and Microsoft and Alphabet earnings all land on Wednesday night.
Fed decision: why the S&P 500 is stuck below 7,700
October 26, 2026
The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,623.68. Oil is easing this Monday, but traders are already positioned for Wednesday's Fed meeting and a December rate hike.
Full archive
Every brief published since day one, sorted by month.
October 2026
- Oct 23S&P 500 falls 1.2% as AI doubts hammer tech
- Oct 22Nasdaq futures slip as AI spending doubts return
- Oct 21S&P 500 stalls at 7,712 before Meta and Tesla
- Oct 20Nasdaq rebounds 1.1% as earnings week takes over
- Oct 19Oil at $110: S&P 500 posts worst week since June
- Oct 16Dow jumps 556 points as money rotates out of tech
- Oct 15Nasdaq falls 1.9% as the chip rout spreads to Asia
- Oct 14US CPI at 3.6%: S&P 500 stalls 14 points from a record
- Oct 13S&P 500: bank earnings face a test at record highs
- Oct 12US CPI week: S&P 500 sits 7 points from a record
- Oct 09Nasdaq falls 1.25% as AI doubts hit chip stocks
- Oct 0810-year yield at a 24-year high knocks the S&P 500 lower
- Oct 07Fed minutes put the S&P 500 record at 7,819 to the test
- Oct 06Oil below $90 puts an S&P 500 record back in play
- Oct 05Nasdaq record high as October Fed hike bets collapse
- Oct 02US jobs report: S&P 500 hangs on 90,000 payrolls
- Oct 01US 10-year yield at 5.30% stalls the S&P 500
September 2026
- Sep 30US PCE preview: 3.2% core inflation puts the Fed in play
- Sep 29S&P 500 slips under 7,700 as job data takes over
- Sep 28Fed hike odds near 70% put the S&P 500 on edge
- Sep 25Oil below $106 but US stocks stay under pressure
- Sep 24Nasdaq falls 1.1% as US yields hit a 19-year high
- Sep 23Oil below $100: S&P 500 clings to its record
- Sep 22Nasdaq hits a record 27,122 as AI stocks surge
- Sep 21Trump-Xi summit: S&P 500 rebounds before Thursday
- Sep 18Triple witching: $6.2 trillion hangs over the S&P 500
- Sep 1710-year yield at 5% sends the Dow down 631 points
- Sep 16Fed rate hike due today as S&P 500 clings to 7,588
- Sep 1510-year yield at 5% stalls the S&P 500 before the Fed
- Sep 14Nasdaq futures drop 1.1% as AI fears hit Fed week
- Sep 11US CPI: S&P 500 defends 7,592 as oil tops $102
- Sep 10Fed rate hike odds hit 62% as Wall Street slides
- Sep 09Oil near $99 hits the Dow before Friday's CPI
- Sep 082-year yield at 4.37% stalls Wall Street before the Fed
- Sep 07US CPI: the S&P 500 waits for Friday's inflation number
- Sep 04US jobs report: S&P 500 stalls just below 7,800
- Sep 03S&P 500 rebounds to 7,666 ahead of US jobs data
- Sep 02Oil at $90 knocks Wall Street as yields hit 20-month high
- Sep 01Fed rate hike odds hit 60% as Wall Street stalls
August 2026
- Aug 31Oil tops $90 as Wall Street slips on Iran strikes
- Aug 28Jackson Hole: S&P 500 sits 0.9% below its record
- Aug 27Nasdaq climbs as Nvidia jumps 4.7% on earnings
- Aug 26S&P 500 stuck below 7,700 before PCE and Nvidia
- Aug 25Nasdaq slips as Nvidia earnings and US inflation loom
- Aug 24Jackson Hole: S&P 500 stalls as yields hit 4.74%
- Aug 21Oil prices at $86 sink Wall Street, Dow down 1.3%
- Aug 20Fed rate hike back on the table as S&P 500 holds 7,708
- Aug 19Nasdaq drops 1.3% as chips crack before Fed minutes
- Aug 1830-year Treasury yield at 5.31% weighs on the S&P 500
- Aug 17Fed minutes: S&P 500 holds 7,786 before Wednesday
- Aug 14US retail sales put the S&P 500 record to the test
- Aug 13S&P 500 sits 9 points from a record before PPI
- Aug 12US inflation: S&P 500 stalls 0.4% below its record
- Aug 11Oil at $88 keeps the S&P 500 pinned below its record
- Aug 10US CPI: S&P 500 pauses after its best week since April
- Aug 07US jobs report: 80,000 forecast puts a Fed hike in play
- Aug 06Nasdaq falls 0.8% as the AI bill comes due
- Aug 05S&P 500 hits record 7,736 as oil slides on Iran talks
- Aug 04Nasdaq rides Palantir's 13% jump ahead of jobs data
- Aug 03S&P 500 sits 1% from record ahead of US jobs data
July 2026
- Jul 31Nasdaq eyes a fresh record as Amazon jumps 9%
- Jul 30Dow Jones drops 2.2% after Fed's hawkish hold
- Jul 29Nasdaq slips before Fed as South Korea drops 8%
- Jul 28Nasdaq: Nvidia drops 5% as chip selloff spreads worldwide
- Jul 27Fed week: oil sinks 5% as Wall Street rallies
- Jul 24S&P 500 rebounds as Trump tariffs take effect
- Jul 23Wall Street dips 0.6% as AI spending fears grow
- Jul 22Nasdaq climbs ahead of Tesla and Alphabet earnings
- Jul 21Dow Jones falls 307 points ahead of Big Tech earnings
- Jul 20Oil at $90: Wall Street cautious before Big Tech earnings
- Jul 17Nasdaq drops 1.5% as chip selloff goes global
- Jul 16US retail sales: what markets expect Thursday
- Jul 15Gold jumps to $4,084 as US inflation cools
- Jul 14US CPI preview: what markets expect on Tuesday
- Jul 13Oil: Brent holds at $76 before US CPI
- Jul 10US stocks: Nasdaq rebounds on chips
- Jul 09US stocks: oil surges as Fed turns hawkish
- Jul 08US stocks: Nasdaq falls on chip rout before Fed
- Jul 07US stocks: Dow hits record before Fed minutes
- Jul 06US stocks: Dow at record, Nasdaq lags
- Jul 03US stocks: Dow record as June jobs miss
- Jul 02US stocks: S&P 500 pauses before jobs report
- Jul 01US stocks: Nasdaq at record before ADP jobs
June 2026
- Jun 30US stocks: Dow hits record before jobs data
- Jun 29US stocks: tech rebounds, Alphabet joins Dow
- Jun 26US stocks: Nasdaq slips before PCE
- Jun 25US stocks: Nasdaq rebounds on Micron before PCE
- Jun 24US stocks: Nasdaq slides before PCE inflation
- Jun 23US stocks: Nasdaq slips, oil eases before PCE
- Jun 22US stocks slip as oil jumps before PCE
- Jun 19US stocks closed for Juneteenth, hawkish Fed
- Jun 18US stocks: Fed turns hawkish, gold rebounds
- Jun 17US stocks: Dow record, oil tumbles before Fed
- Jun 16US stocks hit records before the Fed
- Jun 15US stocks rally, oil plunges on Iran deal
- Jun 12Wall Street Rallies on Iran Deal Hopes as the SpaceX IPO and the Fed Loom
- Jun 11CPI at 4.2%, Iran strikes: Wall Street slides as oil pushes higher
- Jun 10US CPI and Iran strikes put markets on edge this June 10
- Jun 09Before May CPI, the dollar leads and gold slides
- Jun 08US Stock Market Today: What to Watch