Market Brief – 29 Dec 2025

In today’s Market Brief - After Hours, markets pulled back from recent record highs as profit-taking hit US equities, led by weakness in technology and AI stocks. We cover declines across the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq, extreme volatility in precious metals with a sharp reversal in silver and a pullback in gold after record highs, and mixed performance across European and Asian markets. The episode also breaks down key moves in forex, bonds, oil, and housing, including EUR/USD consolidation, GBP/USD strength, USD/JPY range trading, rising oil prices on geopolitical risk, easing Treasury yields, and notable stock movers as investors reassess risk heading into year-end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.