See the latest developments in the financial markets and a summary of key macroeconomic data from around the globe and in Australia. Our Daily Reports focus on data that has been published during the previous trading day.
- 19 Jan 2026 Daily Report 19 January 2026
US stocks saw slight declines on Friday after President Donald Trump suggested a new 25% tariff rate on the eight European countries that opposed the incorporation of Greenland into the US.
- 16 Jan 2026 Daily Report 16 January 2026
Sentiment turned positive on Wall Street overnight, with the S&P 500 closing in positive territory for the first time in three days, led by a rebound in tech shares. Semiconductors were the biggest driver of the increase, led by Nvidia.
- 15 Jan 2026 Daily Report 15 January 2026
It was another negative day for US equities, with shares sliding among some of the biggest names in tech, with the so-called magnificent seven (which appears to be eight stocks) mainly posting big losses. The broader market had a better session, with 318 of the 503 members of the S&P 500 rising.
- 14 Jan 2026 Daily Report 14 January 2026
US equities closed the day in the red, led by declines in financials amid disappointing Q4 profits from banking giant JPMorgan. US Treasury yields were little changed after the US CPI barely moved the dial on pricing for Fed interest rate cuts. The US dollar recovered Monday’s losses.
- 13 Jan 2026 Daily Report 13 January 2026
US markets were relatively calm overnight, despite the bombshell that the US Justice Department was threatening the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment. The S&P 500 opened lower on the news but soon recovered to close at a fresh record high.
- 12 Jan 2026 Daily Report 12 January 2026
The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record high on Friday, with increases across most sectors led by tech stocks which contributed over half the gain. US two-year Treasury yields rose as traders seemed to give more weight to news of a fall in the US unemployment rate in December than soft payrolls growth.