Market Brief –29 Jan 2026

In today’s Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street delivers a sharply divided session as the Dow holds gains while the Nasdaq slides on a historic software sell-off led by Microsoft’s worst drop since 2020. We break down the Federal Reserve holding rates steady, rising Middle East tensions lifting oil above $70, and extreme volatility in gold and silver as profit-taking hits record highs. The episode covers Europe’s tech-driven losses led by SAP, mixed Asian markets, stable US labour data, and key FX moves including strength in EUR/USD and GBP/USD, a breakdown in USD/CAD, and continued pressure on USD/JPY. We also analyse Bitcoin’s sharp fall below $85,000 and major stock movers including Microsoft, ServiceNow, Apple, Southwest Airlines, and Las Vegas Sands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.