

US Markets Wrap: Nov private payrolls fall; Fed rate cut expectation elevated
José Torres, Senior Economist, Interactive Brokers, analyses the unexpected fall in private payrolls numbers for November and the consequential impacts for risk assets and Fed rate cuts; the factors driving the divergence between small-business job cuts and hiring at mid-size and large firms; wheth…

US Markets Wrap: Dip or Danger - What December’s Sell-off Really Signals
Stocks stumbled as December opened, with a sharp drop in Bitcoin dragging risk sentiment lower. Christine Short, Vice President of Research, Wall Street Horizon discusses what this bout of volatility really means. We explore whether the pullback marks a brief pause in the broader bull run or hints…

US Markets Wrap: Rally or Reality Check - Positioning for the Year-End Market Push
As markets eye a potential year-end grind higher, driven by rising confidence in coming rate cuts, Shane Oliver, Chief Economist & Head of Investment Strategy, AMP Capital unpacks what this shifting macro backdrop really means for investors. The conversation dives into the rotation toward healthcar…

US Markets Wrap: AI Momentum, Market Breadth & the Gold Tailwind
Phan Vee Leung, CIO of TrackRecord unpacks the market’s fourth straight day of gains as the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all push higher ahead of the Thanksgiving break. Tech once again steals the spotlight, with Oracle rallying on renewed bullish conviction, Nvidia rebounding from its recent dip, and M…

US Markets Wrap: Markets Bounce Back - Fed, AI, and Year-End Opportunities
U.S. markets staged a strong turnaround on Tuesday, as traders digested expectations of a December Fed rate cut and the evolving AI trade. Laila Pence, President of Pence Wealth Management, shares her perspective on what drove the latest market session, why she remains positive despite headline vol…

US Markets Wrap: AI Rally or Holiday Relief? Markets Bounce Back
Stocks surged Monday, led by tech giants like Alphabet, as markets recovered from a shaky start to November. The Nasdaq posted its biggest gain since May, fueled by renewed optimism in AI, from Google’s Gemini 3 upgrade to strong moves in Broadcom, Micron, AMD, and Palantir. Ryan Detrick, Chief Mar…

US Markets Wrap: Nvidia’s Rollercoaster and the Fed Dilemma
Stocks fell on Thursday after a market-wide rally fizzled, with Nvidia’s early gains reversing and investor hopes for a December Fed rate cut fading. The Dow dropped 387 points, the S&P 500 shed 1.6%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.2%, despite a midday surge. Frank Cappelleri, Founder and President, CappThe…

US Markets Wrap: Tech’s Comeback Amid Gold and Bitcoin Pressure
Tech stocks regain momentum ahead of Nvidia’s report card (and climb higher on its earnings beat after hours) and Alphabet hits fresh highs with its Gemini 3 launch. Dilin Wu, Research Strategist, Pepperstone explains why the AI rally differs from the dot-com era, and whether investors should wait …

US Markets Wrap: AI at a Crossroads
Wall Street’s hottest trades are cooling. Stocks fell again as AI-linked names continued to retreat, bitcoin flashed weaker risk appetite, and a Cloudflare outage reminded investors how vulnerable the digital ecosystem can be. Investors are now questioning whether the AI momentum trade is losing st…

US Markets Wrap: From AI frenzy to sector rotation ahead of 2026
Markets are recalibrating after a soft session on Wall Street, with the Dow falling more than 500 points and AI stocks showing renewed volatility. With investors now leaning into the idea of a Fed pause, attention is turning to opportunities beyond mega-cap tech, from healthcare to energy to financ…