Market Brief – 23 Jan 2026

In today’s Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street closes a volatile week with equities struggling for direction while precious metals post historic breakouts. We break down weekly losses in the Dow and S&P 500, tech resilience in the Nasdaq, and sharp stock moves including Intel’s collapse and weakness in Moderna. The episode covers gold surging toward the $5,000 level, silver smashing above $100, mixed European markets led by losses in the FTSE, CAC 40 and FTSE MIB, a steadier tone across Asia, and key FX breakouts in EUR/USD and GBP/USD alongside a pullback in USD/JPY. We also analyse oil, sentiment data, PMI signals, and what cooling growth combined with extreme safe-haven demand means for markets heading into next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.