Market Brief - 12 Jan 2026

In today’s Market Brief - After Hours, global markets delivered a complex session as US equities pushed to fresh record closes while investors simultaneously rushed into traditional safe havens. We break down new all-time highs in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, a sharp intraday reversal on Wall Street, and growing investor concern around Federal Reserve independence. The episode covers a powerful surge in gold and a historic breakout in silver, mixed European market performance led by Germany’s DAX, record highs in South Korea’s Kospi, rising oil prices, key FX technical levels across EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD, and major stock moves across banking, retail, biotech and technology as markets balance risk appetite with defensive positioning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.