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August 2026
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July 2026
- Fri 31 Jul 2026
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- Mon 13 Jul 2026
- Fri 10 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-on" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.8% to 7,543.6.
- Thu 9 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a risk-off tone overnight, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and the VIX volatility index up 4.8%.
- Wed 8 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a risk-off tone overnight, with the S&P 500 falling by 0.4% as AI stocks resumed their drops.
- Tue 7 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-on" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 rising 0.7% as AI-related stocks rebounded.
- Mon 6 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw mixed movements overnight, with the S&P 500 unchanged at 7,483.2, while the Dow gained 1.1% and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%.
- Fri 3 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw mixed movements overnight, with the S&P 500 flat at 7,483.2 while the Nasdaq fell 0.8% amid a tech sell-off.
- Thu 2 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-off" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 closing down 0.2% and the Nasdaq falling 0.7%.
- Wed 1 Jul 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-on" mood overnight, with the S&P 500 rising 0.8% as geopolitical tensions eased and AI optimism grew.
June 2026
- Tue 30 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-on" mood overnight, with the US S&P 500 rising 1.2% to 7,440.4.
- Mon 29 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a mixed close, with Wall Street's S&P 500 largely unchanged at 7,354, while oil prices fell.
- Sat 27 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a mixed close overnight, with Wall Street's S&P 500 largely unchanged at 7,354, though a tech sell-off dragged the Nasdaq lower.
- Fri 26 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw mixed trading overnight, with the S&P 500 closing flat.
- Thu 25 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a broad tech sell-off overnight, with the S&P 500 down 0.1% and the Nasdaq falling 0.4%, as US dollar strength pressured global markets.
- Wed 24 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a broad risk-off move overnight, led by a significant tech sell-off on Wall Street.
- Tue 23 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-off" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 falling by 0.4% and the Nasdaq down 1.3%.
- Mon 22 Jun 2026 — Global markets saw a "risk-on" start to the week, with the US S&P 500 rising 1.1% and the Nasdaq up 1.9%.
- Fri 19 Jun 2026 — Wall Street closed higher overnight, with the S&P 500 up 1.1% to 7,500.6, setting a firmer tone for global risk appetite.
- Thu 18 Jun 2026 — Wall St rose 0.7% overnight, pointing to a firmer ASX open.
- Sat 13 Jun 2026 — Markets are closed for the weekend, so here's a quick wrap.
- Fri 12 Jun 2026 — Australian shares look set to open firmer to finish the week, after Wall Street bounced back strongly (S&P 500 +1.8%, Nasdaq +2.5%) and the VIX fear gauge dropped back to
- Thu 11 Jun 2026 — Australian shares look set to open softer after a rough night on Wall Street (S&P 500 −1.6%, Nasdaq −2.0%) and a jump in the VIX fear gauge to 22.
- Wed 10 Jun 2026 — Australian shares look set to open little changed, with a soft tilt — ASX 200 futures are subdued after Wall Street slipped overnight (S&P 500 −0.3%).
- Tue 9 Jun 2026 — Wall Street edged higher overnight (S&P 500 +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.9%) and the VIX fell about 12%, so the mood is calm heading into the ASX open — which looks little changed.
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