Daily Market Briefing
The market rundown every morning: sentiment, news, levels and the day ahead.
Nasdaq slips before Fed as South Korea drops 8%
July 29, 2026
Fed, chip stocks and a Korea rout: what to know before Wall Street opens on July 29, 2026.
Nasdaq: Nvidia drops 5% as chip selloff spreads worldwide
July 28, 2026
Nvidia dropped 5% Monday and Korea's Kospi plunged over 8%. The Nasdaq starts the week on the defensive, two days before the Fed's rate decision.
Fed week: oil sinks 5% as Wall Street rallies
July 27, 2026
Oil pulls back sharply after the US and Iran paused their strikes. Wall Street takes the relief ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision, with hike odds having tripled in a week.
S&P 500 rebounds as Trump tariffs take effect
July 24, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq try to steady themselves after their worst session of the month, caught between heavy AI spending and new US tariffs.
Wall Street dips 0.6% as AI spending fears grow
July 23, 2026
US indices open lower after Tesla and Alphabet earnings highlighted surging AI spending. The ECB announces its rate decision this afternoon.
Nasdaq climbs ahead of Tesla and Alphabet earnings
July 22, 2026
Wall Street just wrapped a chip-driven rally and now faces Tesla and Alphabet earnings, the first real test of this season for AI valuations.
Dow Jones falls 307 points ahead of Big Tech earnings
July 21, 2026
The Dow Jones dropped 307 points Monday as oil surged on US-Iran tensions, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq held up better ahead of this week's tech earnings.
Oil at $90: Wall Street cautious before Big Tech earnings
July 20, 2026
Oil jumps above $90 as the US-Iran conflict intensifies, while Wall Street waits on Tesla and Alphabet earnings Wednesday.
Nasdaq drops 1.5% as chip selloff goes global
July 17, 2026
The chip selloff spreads from the Nasdaq to Tokyo even as TSMC posts record profit. Levels, scenarios and the July 17 calendar.
US retail sales: what markets expect Thursday
July 16, 2026
Wall Street sits at record highs before June retail sales. Consensus, trader scenarios and the soft spot in semiconductors.
Gold jumps to $4,084 as US inflation cools
July 15, 2026
Cooler inflation, record gold, blowout bank earnings and tense oil: what matters before the PPI and Kevin Warsh's Senate testimony.
US CPI preview: what markets expect on Tuesday
July 14, 2026
Wall Street slips before June inflation. Tech sells off, oil jumps after Hormuz and gold bends under a firm dollar. The key levels to watch.
Oil: Brent holds at $76 before US CPI
July 13, 2026
Wall Street starts the week cautiously ahead of the June CPI. Oil holds a risk premium tied to the Strait of Hormuz.
US stocks: Nasdaq rebounds on chips
July 10, 2026
Wall Street shakes off Wednesday's slump as semiconductors power the Nasdaq, with crude still jumpy before a heavy week.
US stocks: oil surges as Fed turns hawkish
July 9, 2026
Oil up more than 5%, a firm dollar and hawkish Fed minutes left US indices mixed on Wednesday as Middle East tension flared.
US stocks: Nasdaq falls on chip rout before Fed
July 8, 2026
Semiconductors drag Wall Street lower before the FOMC minutes. Our read on gold, oil, the euro and bitcoin for the day.
US stocks: Dow hits record before Fed minutes
July 7, 2026
Wall Street stacks up records while futures steady before a tense Wednesday with the FOMC minutes.
US stocks: Dow at record, Nasdaq lags
July 6, 2026
Wall Street reopens after Independence Day split between a record Dow and a fragile Nasdaq, with gold at a peak and sentiment still cautious.
US stocks: Dow record as June jobs miss
July 3, 2026
Soft US jobs, a record Dow, a lagging Nasdaq: your market wrap before a holiday-shut Friday on Wall Street.
US stocks: S&P 500 pauses before jobs report
July 2, 2026
Wall Street pauses after its best quarter since 2020. All eyes turn to June payrolls, the day's arbiter and a signal for the Fed's summer path.