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A daily bulletin featuring an overnight sharemarket summary and economic news from across the globe, broadcast in the Morgans studio before the Australian stock market opens each morning.

  1. 21h ago

    Friday, 31 July 2026: US equity markets rebounded strongly from a sharp sell-off a day earlier

    US equity markets rebounded strongly from a sharp sell-off a day earlier following the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, with a broader pivot back to risk – Dow +614-points or +1.19% a day after booking worst one-day decline since April 2025. Microsoft Corp soared +15.51% to book its biggest daily percentage gain in 18-years, adding +US$450B to its market capitalisation after management of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ mega-capitalisation technology stock forecast an acceleration in cloud growth for the current quarter after close of the previous session. Goldman Sachs Group Inc rallied +4.5%, while Boeing Co (+3.22%) and Caterpillar Inc (+3.38%) rose over >3%. However, Salesforce Inc -4.07%, snapping a four-session losing streak amid a broader sell-off for software stocks following a recent resurgence.The broader S&P500 +1.66%, with Information Technology (up +5.24%) leading six of the eleven primary sectors higher. Communication Services (down -2.52%) and Consumer Staples (-2.24%) fell over >2%.

  2. 3d ago

    Tuesday, 28 July 2026 - Markets Mixed to open the busiest week of the second quarter corporate earnings season

    US equity markets mixed to open the busiest week of the second quarter corporate earnings season (with 177 S&P 500 companies slated to report, including nine Dow components), with oil prices dropping sharply following reports of a ceasefire between the US and Iran while semiconductor stocks remained under pressure – Dow rose +263-points or +0.51%. Salesforce Inc (up 6.07%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Apple Inc – which releases its second quarter result on Thursday night AEST (30 July) - rose +1.17% to a record closing high of US$336.91 and touched a record intra-day high (US$339.57), usurping NVIDIA Corp (down -4.99%) as the largest company by market capitalisation. Apple last held the top spot at the close on 2 May, 2025. NVIDIA fell following a WSJ report that it is in talks with OpenAI to guarantee US$250B in financing for a massive Ohio data centre project, raising concerns in some quarters around circular funding.Reuters reported that Iran would pause military attacks if the U.S. continued its own pause, albeit Tehran denied the reports. Separately, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over the weekend reported that President Trump called off an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, President Trump told reporters while aboard Air Force One that Washington was having "good talks" with Iran and there was a chance of a peace deal, but warned ⁠U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver.

  3. Jul 23

    Friday, 24 July 2026: Oil Prices Soar and Markets Feel the Pinch

    US equity markets fell sharply as oil prices continued to soar and mega cap technology names sold off amid concerns around the level of AI spending. Dow down 507 points or almost 1%. Google parent Alphabet down 6.9% after posting its second quarter result after the close of the previous session and reporting negative cash flow of 5.9 billion.

  4. Jul 21

    Wednesday, 22 July 2026: Markets snap a three-session losing streak

    US equity markets rallied, snapping a three-session losing streak as semiconductor stocks rebounded strongly and as strong earnings releases also shifted some investor focus away from the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East that continued to drive oil prices higher – Dow gained +385-points or +0.74%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.51%), Caterpillar Inc (+2.97%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.89%) all traded particularly strongly. Boeing Co (down -2.23%) and Salesforce Inc (-2.15%) fell over >2%.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and President Trump agreed to accelerate trade talks ahead of a potential US move to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods next month. Mr Carney’s comments came after the Trump administration said after the close of the previous session that it would slap 50% tariffs on some goods imported from Canada, in an effort to end what it sees as discriminatory trade practices by Ottawa against the U.S. automobile, dairy and alcohol industries

  5. Jul 16

    Friday, 17 July 2026: Weaker markets as chip makers decline

    US equity markets weaker with fresh falls for chip makers overshadowing generally upbeat economic data, down 106 points or 0.2%. Alphabet, Caterpillar and Goldman Sachs all dropping over 4%. On the upside, Nike rallied 4.2%, while Amgen, IBN, McDonald's, Merck & Co, and Salesforce all rallied over 3%.

  6. Jul 15

    Thursday, 16 July 2026: US equity markets firmer as investors digested another round of second quarter corporate earnings releases

    US equity markets firmer as investors digested another round of second quarter corporate earnings releases and weaker-than-expected wholesale inflation figures  – Dow added +150-points or +0.29%, with the four (4) members of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cohort of mega-capitalisation stocks that sit in the 30-stock index – Apple Inc (up +4.01%), Amazon.com Inc (+3.02%), Microsoft Corp (+2.78%) and Nvidia Corp (+0.33%) – all advancing. Cisco Systems Inc (down -4.54%) was the worst performing Dow component overnight. The broader S&P500 rose +0.38%, with Communication Services rallying +2.78% to lead five of the eleven primary sectors higher. Google parent Alphabet Inc gained +3.17%. Utilities (down -0.98%) and Energy (-0.77%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard. PayPal Inc soared +17.20% to US$55.52 and paced gains in the S&P500 after Reuters reported that payments firm Stripe and private equity company Advent offered to buy the digital payments giant for US$53B or US$60.50 per share earlier this month.

  7. Jul 14

    Wednesday, 15 July 2026: Markets move modestly as investors balance US-Iran tensions

    US equity markets logged modest gains as investors balanced rising US Iran tensions against cooler than expected June inflation data and a wave of major bank earnings. Dow edged 10 points higher as investors digested second quarter results from a number of components. Broader S&P 500 adding 0.4 of a percent.

  8. Jul 14

    Tuesday, 14 July 2026: Hormuz Shock: Markets Rattle as Oil Surges

    US equity markets retreated and oil prices and bond yields jumped after President Trump said the U.S. was reinstating a blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, reigniting inflation fears and dampening risk appetite – Dow lost -138-points or -0.26%, with Nvidia Corp (down -3.52%) and Boeing Co (-3.05%) falling over >3%.

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A daily bulletin featuring an overnight sharemarket summary and economic news from across the globe, broadcast in the Morgans studio before the Australian stock market opens each morning.

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    Morgans Financial Limited
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    2020 - 2026
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