plainmoney — daily market brief https://plainmoney.com.au/ A free, plain-English daily snapshot of Australian markets, rates, property and money — sourced from the RBA, ABS and ASX, never predicted. en-AU Market brief — Tue 11 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-11.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-11.htmlTue, 11 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Mon 10 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-10.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-10.htmlMon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Fri 7 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-07.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-07.htmlFri, 07 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Thu 6 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-06.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-06.htmlThu, 06 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Wed 5 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-05.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-05.htmlWed, 05 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Tue 4 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-04.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-04.htmlTue, 04 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Mon 3 Aug 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-03.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-08-03.htmlMon, 03 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Fri 31 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-31.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-31.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Thu 30 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-30.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-30.htmlThu, 30 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Wed 29 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-29.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-29.htmlWed, 29 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Tue 28 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-28.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-28.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Mon 27 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-27.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-27.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Fri 24 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-24.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-24.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Thu 23 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-23.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-23.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Wed 22 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-22.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-22.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Tue 21 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-21.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-21.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Mon 20 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-20.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-20.htmlMon, 20 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Fri 17 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-17.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-17.htmlFri, 17 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Thu 16 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-16.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-16.htmlThu, 16 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Wed 15 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-15.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-15.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Tue 14 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-14.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-14.htmlTue, 14 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Mon 13 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-13.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-13.htmlMon, 13 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000 Market brief — Fri 10 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-10.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-10.htmlFri, 10 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a "risk-on" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.8% to 7,543.6. Market brief — Thu 9 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-09.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-09.htmlThu, 09 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a risk-off tone overnight, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and the VIX volatility index up 4.8%. Market brief — Wed 8 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-08.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-08.htmlWed, 08 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a risk-off tone overnight, with the S&P 500 falling by 0.4% as AI stocks resumed their drops. Market brief — Tue 7 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-07.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-07.htmlTue, 07 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a "risk-on" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 rising 0.7% as AI-related stocks rebounded. Market brief — Mon 6 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-06.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-06.htmlMon, 06 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global 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%. Market brief — Fri 3 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-03.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-03.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global 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. Market brief — Thu 2 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-02.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-02.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a "risk-off" tone overnight, with the S&P 500 closing down 0.2% and the Nasdaq falling 0.7%. Market brief — Wed 1 Jul 2026https://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-01.htmlhttps://plainmoney.com.au/brief-2026-07-01.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +1000Global markets saw a "risk-on" mood overnight, with the S&P 500 rising 0.8% as geopolitical tensions eased and AI optimism grew.