Market Brief – 5 Feb 2026

In today’s Market Brief – After Hours, global markets slide sharply as a renewed risk-off wave hits equities, crypto, and commodities. We break down heavy losses across the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq as technology stocks sell off on spending fears, weak labour market signals, and rising recession concerns. The episode covers a sharp jump in jobless claims, the highest January layoffs since 2009, falling Treasury yields, and renewed pressure on high-valuation software and cybersecurity stocks. We also analyse Bitcoin’s 13 percent plunge below $70,000, silver’s dramatic collapse below its 50-day moving average, falling oil prices on Middle East de-escalation, gold’s continued correction, and key FX technical levels in EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, and AUD/USD, alongside major stock movers including Amazon, McKesson, Estee Lauder, and CrowdStrike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.