Market Brief – 4 Mar 2026

In today’s episode of Market Brief – After Hours, US markets rebound after a volatile start to the week as investors look past escalating tension involving the United States, Israel and Iran and refocus on economic resilience. Technology stocks lead the recovery with strong gains across the semiconductor sector as investors rotate back into artificial intelligence infrastructure names. The rally comes as oil markets stabilise following earlier fears about disruption to shipping routes through the Persian Gulf, easing immediate inflation concerns and allowing equities to recover from a three-day slide.We also examine the dramatic divergence across global markets, including a historic sell-off in South Korea’s equity market and renewed strength in European indices supported by improving economic data. The episode covers strong US services activity, rising mortgage demand, and a renewed surge in cryptocurrency as Bitcoin breaks higher alongside Ether and altcoins. Plus detailed Forex technical analysis across EUR/USD, GBP/USD and AUD/USD, alongside moves in Gold and Silver and the major individual stock movers driving today’s session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.