Market Brief – 5 Jan 2026

In today’s Market Brief - After Hours, global markets surged despite major geopolitical shockwaves after the US operation in Venezuela, with investors pushing equities to fresh record highs across the US, Europe and Asia. We break down the Dow’s rally toward 49,000, gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq driven by semiconductors, Europe’s defence-led surge with the FTSE 100 closing above 10,000, and record moves in Japan and South Korea. The episode also covers rising oil prices, powerful breakouts in gold and silver, strength in Bitcoin above $94,000, easing Treasury yields, and key technical levels across EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY as markets balance risk-on momentum with cautious macro signals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.