Marcus Today Market Updates

The ASX 200 pushed 15 points higher to 8580 (0.2%) in another quiet directionless day of trade. Banks were steady with the Big Bank Basket at $263.74 (0.3%), MQG fell 1.2% as the German Cum Div case ramps up. Other financials were mixed with ZIP down 10.6% on some US states querying BNPL fees. REITs rose led by GMG up 0.3% and SCG up 2.2% with industrials mixed, TLS up 0.8% and WOW and COL better. CPU bounced 2.7% with tech stocks easing back again, WTC down 2.3% and TNE continuing to fall. The All-Tech Index dropped 1.2%. In resources, the iron ore miners pushed higher again. BHP up 1.1% and RIO gaining 1.7%. Gold miners were mixed, PRU up 1.4% and VAU doing well. Lithium stocks steady, oil and gas stocks better, WDS up 1.0% and STO rising 0.9%. Uranium sector mildly positive.In corporate news, CKF fell 3.5% after a trading update, PNR dropped 11.9% as Tulla Resources sold down its stake. MAQ completed its 47MW Sydney AI data centre.In economic news, the Balance of Payments fell $500m in September quarter. A deficit of $16.6bn.Asian markets mixed, Japan recovered 0.2% with HK up 0.1% and China down 0.6%.10-year yields pushed higher again to 4.61%.US Futures steady.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Wall Street drifted lower overnight as the recent recovery rally took a pause. The SP500 was down 0.53% and the Nasdaq 0.38%. That was at least slightly better than the futures trading suggested before the regular day session began.The big action was in bitcoin, which dropped 6.4% for its sharpest daily decline since March, according to The Wall Street Journal. BTC is generally considered a great barometer of risk sentiment, so the recent action suggests any share market rally may struggle to get going. We know the market is sweating the next Fed meeting on December 10.SPI futures up 6 points. ASX to open modestly higher.The current FedWatch reading says odds of a rate cut are now 87.6%. Added to this is Trump announcing he's decided on his pick for next Fed Chair, without yet revealing who. For big tech, Nvidia rose 1.6% after announcing a $2bn investment and partnership with a firm called Synopsys. The two companies say they want to “revolutionise” design and engineering across industries, including semiconductors, aerospace, automotive and robotics. Part of this will be using “digital twins” not available with traditional CPU computing. There were small moves for either way for the rest.It was a decent session for industrial metals in London, all up except tin which was down a tiny amount. Gold and oil were steady.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 dropped 49 points to 8565 (0.6%) after a promising start. US futures in the negative hurt sentiment, together with Japanese losses on higher rates coming. Losses pretty much across the board, CSL fell 1.4% on vaccine concerns, the banks wilted with the Big Bank Basket down to $262.95 (0.7%). ANZ falling 1.3% and financials under pressure, HUB down 4.5% and NWL falling 4.0%. MQG dipped 0.4%. REITS slid with SGP down 2.3% and VCX off 1.2%. Industrials also sliding, TLS down 1.2% with CPU falling 3.3% and REA off 0.8%. Tech slipped, WTC down 2.6% and TNE falling 2.1%. Retail also in the doldrums, TPW resumed the dive, off 7.3%, APE similarly off 2.1% and NCK down 3.0%.In resources, Iron ore majors held firm, gold miners were mixed despite bullion rising, EVN down 1.9% and lithium stocks depressed, PLS off 3.2% and MIN down 3.9%. Oil and gas stocks rose, WDS up 0.9% and uranium stocks mixed.In corporate news, AUB smashed 17.8% lower as the bid was withdrawn, TWE has cleared the decks for the new CEO with a $687m impairment on US goodwill. PME dipped 1.6% on another order, the ASX itself had issues this morning with its announcement platform falling 2.8% as many stocks were put into a trading halt.Nothing on the local economic front. Japan opened the door a little further on rate rises.Asia markets mixed, Japan down 1.8%, China up 0.8% And HK up 0.8%.10-year yields pushing to 4.56%.US futures – Dow down 267 Nasdaq down 273. The holiday season is over.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Wall St had a good short session overnight on thin volume. Path of least resistance in the short-term higher amid a lack of major news. S&P 500 up 0.54%, closing on the high. Nasdaq up 0.65%. Dow up 289 points. Another broad rally, all sectors higher save for Health Care. Energy best despite WTI falling 0.4%. Rubio not planning to attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting regarding the Ukraine/Russia peace deal. A surprise move which signals Washington's frustration with the lack of progress. Tech only in the mid-pack yet the average FANG move was better (+0.9%). Meta (+2.3%) best. Nvidia (-1.8%) worst.Most commodities higher overnight save for oil and iron ore. SPI up 4 - AUB bid pulled - TWE write offs.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 drifted lower today in listless trade finishing down 3 to 8614. Up 2.4% this week. Banks eased back with the Big Bank Basket down to $264.84 (-1.1%) as CBA dropped 1.3% and ANZ down 1.4%. SUN continued lower on storm damage. Other financials rose with NWL up 0.7% and GQG rising 2.0%. Industrials mostly better, WES up 0.6% with WOW up 3.2% as tech did well today. WTC rallied another 4.7%, though XRO down 0.7%. The All-Tech Index was up.In resources, gold miners once again the stars of the show. NEM up 2.0% and VAU gaining 2.7% as lithium stocks also did well. PLS up 2.5% and MIN up 2.2% Uranium stocks slightly better, but oil and gas stocks drifted down.In corporate news, CTD remain in suspension on accounting issues, WBC fell 0.8% on a NZ fine, and SGR unchanged on a cleansing prospectus to allow Bally shares to trade on market.Nothing on the economic front. Asia markets flat, Japan up 0.3%, China up 0.2% And HK up 0.1%.10-year yields pushing to 4.53%.US futures – Dow up 52, Nasdaq up 46.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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US stocks rose overnight, with the SP500 up 0.69% and Nasdaq 0.85%. It was on light volume, with under 15 billion shares traded against the usual 20bn. The markets are closed tomorrow for the Thanksgiving holiday. The VIX fell back further, now under 20. It was a solid session for chip stocks, with Nvidia stabilising 1.3% and even stronger gains in Broadcom, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The other big tech stocks were middling, save for Microsoft and Tesla that rose 1.9% and 1.6% respectively.SPI futures up 20 points. ASX set to open higher. Resources in focus - QBE Update.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 gave up its strong start to close up 70 points to 8607 as the higher-than-expected CPI number took the top off things. It was a monthly number, so can be more volatile, but 3.8% was above RBA and economist's expectations. Banks were mixed with CBA steady as NAB and WBC dipped down. The Big Bank Basket rose to $266.89 (+0.1%). MQG had a good day, up 2.8% and wealth managers also pushed ahead, HUB up 1.9% and NWL up 1.3%. Insurers mildly positive, SUN up 0.8% with REITs mixed, GMG up 1.3% but elsewhere losses as bond yields pushed higher. SCG off 0.5% and CHC down 0.4%. Industrials were firm, WES up 1.9% with retail surprisingly strong, JBH up 1.0% and APE rising 1.4% with TPW crashing 32.3% on a trading update. Fast food also better, GYG and DMP doing well, Travel stocks also better, WEB up 3.4% and FLT gaining 2.3%. Tech stocks continue to stumble around, WTC down 1.2% and XRO off 0.1% with TNE falling 2.8%.  The All-Tech Index steady.In resources, iron ore stocks pushed higher, BHP up 2.0% and FMG up 2.4% with gold miners shrugging off early weakness to push higher, VAUDA did well, up 6.5% after the hedge book news, lithium stocks exploded, PLS up 7.2%and MIN up 3.0% with oil and gas better and small gains in uranium.In corporate news, Brookfield lobbed a bid for NSR at 286c. That is three bids this week. Debutante SEA rose 12.5% after a $20m IPO. EOS jumped 3.6% after a court penalty and DRO was up 8.5% again after its recent order.On the economic front, as above, the CPI was higher than expected at 3.8%. Chalmers and Bullock not happy.Asian markets were firm, although Taiwan in focus on fears of further Chinese aggression.10-year yields rose to 4.53% on CPI. AUD rose too.UK Budget today. European markets opening higher.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The Dow jumped 664 points on Tuesday as markets shook off early losses, with traders positioning for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in December. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also finished higher after a mid-session dip. Rate-cut expectations strengthened following reports that Kevin Hassett — viewed as dovish and aligned with Trump's low-rate stance — is the leading candidate for the next Fed chair. The White House may announce the nominee before Christmas, adding to market speculation. Consumers soured on the current economy and their prospects for the future, with worries growing over the ability to find a job, according to a Conference Board survey released Tuesday.The board's Consumer Confidence Index for November slumped to 88.7, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month for its lowest reading since April. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were looking for a reading of 93.2.SPI up 97 - FPH Results - CPI at 11.30amWant to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

A quieter day as the ASX 200 rose 12 points to close at 8537 (0.1%). Banks were in the doldrums, entering official correction territory as BEN AML issues sunk the sector, CBA dropped 1.2% and NAB off 0.1% with the Big Bank Basket down to $266.70 (0.7%).  Other financials fell, Insurers eased, QBE off 1.5% and IAG falling 1.7%. REITs drifted lower, GMG down 0.7% and VCX off 1.6%. Industrials were a little weaker, WES fell 0.8% with WOW and COL easing back, tech slid, WTC off 1.5% and TNE showing a modest 1.6% gain. The All-Tech Index up 0.8%. Resources were generally positive. BHP rose 1.0% with RIO doing well, up 2.3% and FMG gaining 2.7%. Gold miners enjoying a big jump in AUD bullion, NST up 2.0% and EVN up 3.5% with the uranium sector slightly better and lithium fighting back to square. In corporate news, DRO rose 14.6% on a ‘new' EU order, RHC jumped 12.7% after reported revenue and earnings better than expected. WEB took flight after a 72% jump in TTV and SRG romped 6.4% higher on some new contracts. VAU rose 2.2% as it unwound most of its gold hedges. BEN dropped 7.4% on AML issues.In economic news, ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose slightly. Highest reading since early September.Asian markets: Japan steady China up 1.3% and HK up 0.6%. European markets set to open higher again.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

US markets bounced back strongly ahead of Thanksgiving, with tech leading the charge after recent AI-driven weakness. The S&P 500 rose 1.55%, the Nasdaq jumped 2.69% — its best session since May — and the Dow added 0.44%.Alphabet surged 6% as investors warmed to Google's upgraded Gemini 3 AI model, sparking a broader rally across AI-linked stocks. Broadcom leapt 11%, Micron gained 8%, while Palantir and AMD each climbed 6%. Meta, Nvidia and Amazon also moved higher as optimism returned to the sector.SPI up 35 Gold up 1.8%. BEN has issues with AML.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

A solid start to the week with the ASX 200 up 109 points to 8525 (1.3%). Across the board gains, with US futures pointing slightly higher too. Banks were better led by CBA up 1.2% and the Big Bank Basket up to $268.55 (1.1%). Financials were generally firm, even GQG up 0.6% and SOL rising 1.8% as it joined with Genesis to make a bid for MVF at 80c. Insurers rose, QBE up 1.4% and REITs did well, GMG up 2.1% and SGP rallying 2.3%. Industrials in the green, WES up 0.2% and ALL rising 0.5% with TCL up 2.0% and RMD up 2.2% better in healthcare. CSL too had a good day. PME rose 3.5% on new orders in America.  TLS rose1.9 % and REA up 1.9%. Resources were mostly better, BHP up 0.6% with its on/off bid for Anglo, RIO rose 1.1% and FMG up 1.9%. Lithium stocks gave back some recent gains, MIN down 3.2% and PLS down 3.6% with gold miners up, GMD up 1.3% and rare earths also doing better. Oil and gas stocks slid on crude falls, WDS down 1.3% and uranium stocks slightly better.In corporate news, QUB were approached by Macquarie with a 520c NBIO whilst MVF rose 44.3% on a 80c bid. MYX returned to trade after the Treasurer knocked back the Cossette bid. DRO rose 1.8% after some more news on the recent share sales and a new US MD. IRE soared 8.0% before a trading halt concerning continuous disclosure.Asian markets weaker with Japan closed for a holiday, China down 0.6% and HK up 1.4%.European markets set to open higher again.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The US markets rose after Fed Member John Williams signalled openness to a Fed December cut. All the major SP500 sectors were positive, with healthcare leading the way. Alphabet was the best of the big tech firms, rising 3.5%. Nvidia was down 1%. Dual listed firm Life360 notably rose 4.6%. The VIX retreated to 23 but remains elevated.SPI futures up 92 points. Macquarie bids for QUB - MVF gets a bid - BHP pulls its bid!Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 dropped another 136 points to finish at 8417, bring total losses for November to 5% so far – placing it on track for the worst month since September 2022. Resources were pummelled, BHP fell 3.2% on Chinese ore embargoes with RIO off 3.2% and FMG tumbling 5.5%. Gold miners were also hit hard despite bullion holding up, NEM down 6.1% and EVN off 4.5%. Lithium stocks saw selling back in aggressively, LTR down 8.4% and PLS off 6.9%. Base metal stocks and rare earths in trouble too, ELV down 11.8% and ILU down 11.6%. Energy stocks also under pressure, WDS down  2.7% and STO falling 3.0%. Industrials were less affected, TCL down 1.4% and GMG off 3.6% with WES down 1.4% and retail falling after LOV down 13.8% on guidance and AX1 crashing 15.4% on similar negative guidance. Banks saw selling, CBA held firm, the other three off, the Big Bank Basket down to $265.65 (%). Other financial slid, HUB down 3.3% and NWL off 4.5%. Tech was mixed, WTC gained 2.4% on reaffirming guidance at the AGM. The All-Tech index falling 0.8%.In corporate news, MYX saw its shares halted after a big fall and the Treasurer knocking back the bid. KGN rose slightly on an update, REH better despite a 18% fall in EBIT. WJL got BGH to pay 91c in the takeover battle. In economic news, nothing locally, Japanese inflation came in stronger than expected.  Asian markets weaker with Japan down 2.5%, China down 1.9% and HK down 2.1%.European markets set to open weaker again.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The Nasdaq rallied as much as 2% after the open before reversing to finish the session -2%. That's the highest daily trading range since April's “Liberation Day”. Nvidia did an even bigger swing and finished down -3%. The VIX jumped to as high as 28 at one point. Why the tizz? No one can put a finger on a singular cause. The jobs number looks the obvious culprit. The US added more jobs than expected, and that makes rate cuts less likely.  SPI futures down 142 points. The ASX set to open lower. WTC AGM HEADLINES US posts solid job growth in September, but unemployment rate risesASX to dive, volatility spike triggers Wall St reversal – AFRSpanish court orders Meta to pay $550 million to digital media companiesAI borrowing binge prompts investors to back away from corporate bondsFed officials eye financial stability as they debate next rate moveWant to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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The ASX 200 started positively to fade to a loss of 21 points to 8454 (0.3%). Banks showed weakness with more slippage as the Big Bank Basket fell to $264.08 (-1.3%) CBA off 1.3% and ANZ down 2.0%. MQG continues to slide, down 1,4% and HUB off 1.1%. GQG is enjoying a rare moment in the sun, up 9.1% as it is pursuing an anti-AI tilt. Insurers eased, REITs were slightly firmer, GMG bouncing back 1.1% and VCX up 2.0%. Industrials were mixed again, ALL up 0.8% and LNW gaining 4.4%. Retailers fell, TPW down another 2.3%. GYG continues to suffer, off 4.3%, DMP down 0.2% as the shorts move back in. Tech found some bargain hunters, WTC up 0.4% and TNE stumbling around. Unchanged in the end. In resources, we saw a rebound in BHP and FMG, gold miners were back with bullion up to $6280 and EVN up 2.0% with GMD up 2.9%. Lithium stocks paused, rare earth stocks rose, Oil and gas stocks rose, WDS up 1.2% and uranium stocks modestly better. In corporate news, DRO, down 19.6%, shot out of the air as its US head left in a hurry. WJL got a 90c NBIO offer from Helloworld, NUF soared 10.8% on stronger guidance and KMD rose 2.1% on Q1 sales.In economic news, wage growth came in as expected at 3.4%. Asian markets quietly mixed with Japan up 0.1%, China up 0.2% and HK down 0.5%.European markets set to open weaker.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

US markets were down again overnight as the market sweats the Nvidia results due tomorrow after the US market close. The SP500 was down 0.8%, down four sessions in a row. The Nasdaq was off 1.2%. The VIX rose 7% to hit its highest level in a month at 24.  Technical analysts point out that the Nasdaq and SP500 are now below their 50-day moving averages for the first time since April.We also saw news around another big AI deal too. Microsoft and Nvidia are going to commit $10bn and $5bn respectively to Anthropic in its next funding around. It will use the money to use Microsoft's Azure cloud services. Nvidia dropped 2.8%. Amazon was the worst of the big tech names, -4.4%. Apple was flat. News recently suggests they are now actively planning in order to replace CEO Tim Cook as he contemplates stepping down next year.   SPI futures are down 15 points. ASX set to open lower.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

A nasty start to the day accelerated to a loss of 167 points (-1.9%) on the ASX 200 as RBA minutes and US futures took us down. The big three sectors were hit hard with the iron ore miners smacked. BHP off 3.7% on UK court ruling and RIO off 2.7% with FMG falling 2.0%. Energy stocks also slipped, WDS down 1.9% with STO off 0.6% and uranium stocks under pressure. Gold miners too sold off as bullion slipped, NST down 5.6% and EVN down 5.2% with lithium the only sector that saw any green. PLS up 3.3% and LTR up 2.1%. Banks were also sold down hard, WBC fell 3.0% and CBA down 1.7% with the Big Bank Basket falling to $267.54 (-1.8%). Financials also in the seller's sights, NWL fell 6.2% and MQG off 1.7%. Insurers fell, QBE down 1.4% and REITS under pressure too. GMG off 3.0% as a tech play on data centres. Industrials saw across the board selling, WES fell 1.2% and REA off 2.4% with CAR falling 3.2% as TLS down 0.2%. Tech stocks were decimated after TNE disappointed, off 17.2% despite a special dividend. WTC fell 4.6% and XRO tumbled 3.3% with the All-Tech Index down 4.3%. In corporate news, JHX rallied 9.9% on better-than-expected results, AGM's dominated. BSL fell 1.7% on EBIT to land at the bottom of guidance range. CAT tested a life with a 11.7% fall on a growth rate of 19%. ALQ fell 2.9% on better numbers. PLT was a rare bright spot after a jump in first half profits, up 6.8%. On the economic front, RBA minutes took rate cuts off the table. Australian consumer confidence rose 0.7% too.  Asian markets weaker with Japan down 2.9%, China down 0.3% and HK off 1.6%.European markets set to open weaker.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Not much fun at all for investors in the US overnight. The VIX spiked up 11.6% as the SP500 fell 0.9% to 6672. The Nasdaq was off 0.8% to 22708. The Russell 2000 was worse, down nearly 2%. There was no hiding in Big Tech, with Nvidia off 1.9% as its results on Wednesday loom ever closer over the market. Apple, Meta and Amazon were all down. The only winner was Alphabet, up 3% as news came out that Berkshire Hathaway has been accumulating the stock. Only the Utilities sector across the SP500 was green.  Again we saw bitcoin lower, down toward $91,000 as risk sentiment in crypto really comes off the boil.  SPI futures are down 52 points. The ASX set to open lower. JHX ALS Results. RBA Minutes.Most commodities were down overnight too. Oil was mildly down as supply concerns still weigh on the trading outlook. Gold slipped 1% as it continues to consolidate the recent surge.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 closed up 2 points to 8636 in a quiet session ahead of a big week in the US. Good comeback after a near 50 point fall this morning.  Some signs of confidence returning with banks seeing a resumption of the sell CBA, buy the other three switch. The Big Bank Basket fell to $272.47 (-0.4%) as CBA dropped 1.0%. MQG ex-dividend today, down 2.3% with financials slightly firmer, QBE up 0.5% and HUB up 2.7% with NWL gaining. REITs firmed, GMG up 0.5% and CHC up 1.7% with industrials finding their feet, LNW up 3.3% with WTC up 1.2% although XRO fell another 0.1%. Retailers firmed, UNI up 1.7% and PMV up 2.1% with DMP gaining another 5.1%. GYG continue to fall, down 1.8%. Healthcare eased back, RMD under pressure off 2.1%, CSL down 0.8% and SHL slipping 1.5%. Resources were mixed, BHP fell 0.6% on the UK court ruling, RIO and FMG both better on higher iron ore prices in Asia, lithium staged a comeback, PLS up 3.7% and IGO rising 0.9%. LYC also bounced 5.5% with gold miners mixed. No significant damage done. GMD up 2.5% on a broker upgrade. Energy stocks all better, WDS up 0.9% and ALD rising 3.8%. IPX fell 3.0% after a return to trade following a report from Spruce Capital.PME jumped 4.2% on another $44m deal with Advanced Radiology. Some management changes, RHC rose 1.8% on a new CFO, MSB rallied 5.0% on a new CFO too with FPR better on an acquisition. ELD gained 6.3% on better than expected results.Nothing locally on the economic front. RBA board member wrote a column on the RBA mandate. In Japan, GDP came in better than expected.Asian markets weaker with Japan down 0.4%, China down 0.4% and HK off 0.6%.European markets set to open slightly weaker.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Wall St staged a recovery from opening lows to finish near flat in another volatile session. S&P 500 flat on average volume. Nasdaq up 0.13%. Dow underperformed. Down 310 points and down 1100 in two sessions after hitting record highs earlier in the week. Short-term rotation from growth to value didn't last long. The weak open coming from the same narrative as yesterday – odds of a Fed December rate cut falling due to inflation concerns (no official economic data released). 50% to 45% this time (again, yawn). The drop was attributed to Jeffrey Schmid, saying inflation was too hot and is being driven by broader factors other than tariffs. Schmid was the only Fed member to dissent in favour of no change in October (Miran was the only one to dissent in favour of a 50bp cut). Nasdaq was down 1.9% at worst before the precipitous moment was again avoided and the dip bought. Volatility remains high. Above 20 points.SPI down 17 - ELD results.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you.If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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The ASX is set for a very tough open after Wall Street went down heavily and dragged the ASX futures down with it. It was the biggest one day fall for the SP500 and Nasdaq for over a month. It's a similar story to the ASX yesterday with the prospect of rate cuts becoming fainter. In the US, the odds of a cut were 70% last week. Their only 47% now. The Nasdaq was down 2.2% and the SP500 1.66%. Volume lifted back to 20.8 bn shares after the recent lull, and the VIX jumped 16% to hit 20 again. Some notable movers were Nvidia, which fell 3.6%, Telsa off 6.6% and Intel down 5.2%. Bitcoin was down 3% too.  SPI futures down 136 points. ASX set to open lower. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to new heights on Wednesday, extending its gains from the previous session, as Wall Street looked ahead to a potential end to the record-breaking U.S. government shutdown.The 30-stock Dow was last up 334 points, or 0.7%, and hit a fresh intraday high in the session. The S&P 500 traded around the flatline, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.3%. SPI up 11 - Australia's October labour force report is due at 11.30am. Results expected on Thursday from Graincorp, Orica, Xero, Catapult Sports and Infratil.Companies scheduled to host annual meetings include Arena REIT, AUB Group, Computershare, Catalyst Metals, Greatland Resources, Guzman Y Gomez, Ingenia Communities Group, Inghams Group, Nextdc, Pexa Group, SGH, Superloop, Servcorp and Strike Energy.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 slipped again by 19 points to 8800 (0.2%) as CBA continued to weigh, off another 3.1% with the Big Bank Basket down to $279.76 (-1.6%). Joining in the casualty list were 360 off 13.1% on disappointing numbers and ALL down 7.5% as it came up lemons. Our dismal tech sector continues to slide as XRO head lower still, off 2.2% and WTC down 0.8%. REA fell 2.5% and CAR down 1.0%. Industrials were ok, TCL up 0.5% and WES gaining 0.7% with COL and WOW better, TLS gained another 0.4%. GYG continue to be wrapped lower, down 2.0% and TPW also fell hard today, off 4.4%.In resource land, iron ore improved in Asian trade, BHP up 0.6% and RIO sprinting 2.3% ahead. Gold miners were modestly better, NST up 1.4% and EVN up 2.0%. Lithium stocks better, LTR up 6.1% on its new auction platform, MIN roared 9.2% ahead on selling part of its lithium business to POSCO. LYC slid 2.7% with uranium stocks weaker. Oil and gas stocks better with WDS up 1.4%. Coal stocks weaker. In corporate news, FLT rose 1% on an earnings update, NWL fell 0.4% after surviving a protest vote at the AGM, MP1 resumed trade after capital raising. A1N dropped 9.7% on much weaker ad revenue. DMP rose 1.8% after an AGM update.In economic news, investor loan numbers, in Asia hopes for more Chinese stimulus helped iron ore prices higher.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

A quiet session for US markets overnight. The bond market was closed for Veteran's Day. There was also light volume on the share market, with only 15.3bn shares traded. The average over the last month is 20bn. That said, the Dow Jones index closed at a record high, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.25% with Nivida and other AI related firms closing lower. CoreWeave took a big 16% hit after it lowered its revenue forecast. The VIX continued to moderate down. Positive sentiment continues to flow from a likely resolution to the US government shutdown. US government officials from across the country are heading to Washington to vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. A deal will extend funding through to January 30.SPI futures are up 15 points. ASX set to open higher. FLT update - ALL resultsWant to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 fell 17 points to 8824 (0.2%) as CBA stumbled 6.6% lower on trading update.  Every 1% is a 10-point fall. This wiped any thoughts of gains off the table. The Big Bank Basket fell to $284.31 (-3.8%). WBC bucked the trend in the banks, up 1.3%. Financial generally flat, MQG up 0.7% and QBE rising 0.6%. Industrials generally firmer, TCL up 1.0%, WES up 0.6% and WOW and COL slightly firmer. REITs firmed, GMG up 1.5% and SGP rising 1.3%. TLS also had a good day up 1.0%. Tech remained becalmed,.XRO flat and WTC off 0.3%. The All -Tech Index flat. Resources were firm. BHP, RIO and FMG were steady, but gold miners showed strength, NST up 3.2%, NEM up 4.3% and GMD rising 2.8%. Lithium stocks were also very strong, PLS up 7.5% and MIN up 6.0%. Oil and gas better, WDS up 1.6% and uranium stocks steady. In corporate news, CBA was the focus. Comments from Matt Comyn on competition and a reduction in NIM sent the stock down %. SCG rose 0.7% on a trading update. BEN also falling hard on cash earnings of $120,7m down 8.5%.  COL flat on CEO comments at the AGM. EDV announced a new head of Dan Murphy's.Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index surged 12.8% to 103.8 points in the past month. Asian markets easing back slightly. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

A good night for markets in the first session for the week. Both the SP500 (+1.5%) and the Nasdaq (2.4%) rose. Nvidia punched back 6% after its recent wobble. Tesla lifted 3.7%, with investors apparently not concerned about Elon Musk's new pay deal.  The Dow lifted 389 points. It's a risk on move. Stronger conviction around the end of the US government shutdown this week helped sentiment as we await the delayed US data due. Bitcoin's now rallied back to US$106,000 per BTC. Gold lifted a strong 2.7%.SPI futures are up 43 points. The ASX is set to open higher. Gold and commodities up strongly.Metals in London were solid too with copper and the rest of the industrial metals all up. Lithium and gold stocks rallied strong. BHP and RIO were up 1.4% respectively. The VIX retreated 7.7%. Volume across the US exchanges was 17.9bn shares, relatively light compared to the average in recent trading.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 kicked 66 points higher to 8836 (0.8%) as news of a Senate vote to end the shutdown brought risk appetite back. ANZ results helped the banking sector as the market warmed to the transformation story, with the stock hitting record highs, up 3.2%. The Big Bank Basket rose to $295.69 (0.2%) with CBA slipping slightly.Financials were better, as MQG found some analyst love and ZIP rose 4.5% on Nasdaq listing news. NWL rallied 2.4%, with XYZ bouncing hard, up 6.9%. Insurers firmed; REITs were mixed, with GMG down 1.3% and SCG up 0.7%.Healthcare was also mixed as CSL fell 0.1% and RMD rose 0.6%. Industrials perked up after a lacklustre start, TLS up 0.6% with QAN rallying 2.3%, and the tech space doing well — WTC gained6.2 % and XRO rose 1.0%, with the All-Tech Index up %.Resources were also in demand — gold miners kicked higher, NST up 3.5% and EVN up 3.9%. Lithium stocks enjoyed a day out, PLS up 9.2% and MIN gaining 4.0%. Rare earth stocks were back in favour, LYC up 4.8% and ARU rallying 7.8% to its SPP price. Energy stocks were also in demand, WDS up 1.2% and PDN rose 7.9%, with LOT up 5.9% as uranium found favour.In corporate news, MND rose 11.0% on a trading update, DOW hit a five-year high on a solid opening higher $750m Chevron deal, and DNL exploded 7.8% higher on improved results. AUB flat on news that CVC Asia joined the fray. AGL rose 1.6% after it agreed to divest its stake in Tilt Renewables. MYX fell 5.9% on news Cosette will appeal the court decision.Asian markets – HK up 0.9%, China off 0.1% and Japan up 1.3%.  US futures strong on shutdown hopes. Nasdaq up 307 Dow up 98. European markets set for a strong opening. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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The ASX smashed lower to finish the week off 59 points at 8770 (0.7%), with the week down 1.2%. Felt like a lot more really!  Banks came under pressure, coming off all-time highs as MQG was dumped 5.7% and WBC and CBA fell hard. The Big Bank Basket dropped to $295.13 (-1.1%). Financials and wealth managers continued to fall, with NWL off 2.6% and AMP down 2.9%. REITs were a mixed bag — GMG steady, while CHC slipped 1.2%. Industrials slid, with SGH down 1.6% and ALL off 2.0%, while the tech sector came under serious pressure — WTC down 2.7% and XRO off 2.5%. The All-Tech Index fell 2.2%.TLS bucked the trend on defensive buying, up 1.2%, while QAN landed 6.6% lower after an update. Resources were weaker too, as the big miners sold off — BHP down 0.8% and RIO off 1.3%. Gold miners were mixed, with NEM up 1.8% and EVN down 0.7%. Some buying appeared in rare earths, but uranium came under a little pressure.In corporate news, XYZ dropped 15.8% on a Q3 revenue miss, QAN fell again on a trading update, and OML slipped 6.0% after warning of a weaker finish to the year. REA came under pressure on results, but NWS rallied slightly on its own. AQZ crash-landed 42.7% after a voluntary suspension ended with a large profit drop and the MD stepping down. MQG became the latest blue-chip loser to be skewered, on disappointing results.On the economic front, nothing locally, but Chinese trade numbers disappointed and iron ore dropped again in Singapore trade.Asian markets - HK down 1.1%, China off 0.2% and Japan down 2%.  US Futures off lows, Nasdaq up 40 Dow up 50. European markets set for a slightly lower opening. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

US stocks down overnight, with SP500 down 1.1% and the Nasdaq off 1.85%. The VIX sprang back 11% to close just under 20. Bitcoin can't lift strongly either.  Big Tech under some pressure, with TSLA -3% as shareholders sweat the Musk pay deal. Meta and Amazon were both off over 2%, and Nvidia is now down 9% in 3 sessions. Apple managed to weather the selling and stay flat. Some recent (private) data shows a grim statistic for American workers. October saw the most job cuts for that month in two decades. Technology and warehousing were the leading sectors shedding jobs. The AI impact continues. SPI futures are down 14 points. ASX set to open lower. MQG results - Gold steady - Bitcoin falls.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 managed to cling to small gains today, up 26 points to 8828 (0.3%).NAB fell 3.3% after results saw some profit-taking on low growth, WBC down 1.2% as it went ex-dividend. Insurers were better, with QBE up 1.7% and MPL up 0.8%, while other financials remained sloppy and weak.Industrials generally mixed — TLS up 0.6%, TCL up 0.8%, and ALL rising 1.3%, with WES slipping 1.2% again, and JBH falling 3.1%. Travel stocks also fell, WEB down 2.7% and FLT losing altitude, off 1.4%.One bright spot was LNW, up 8.2% on a better-than-expected quarterly. DMP also gained 4.7% as shorts covered, just in case. Tech was slightly firmer as WTC rallied 0.6% and XRO up 0.5%, with the All-Tech Index up %.Resources firmed — BHP up 1.6% despite iron ore falling again, RIO also doing well. Gold miners were better on a bullion price increase, NST up 2.8% and NEM rising 2.8%. Rare earths were still under some pressure, as was the uranium space, while oil and gas firmed, WDS up 1.6%.In corporate news, ZIP fell 4.2% after its AGM reaffirmed guidance — perhaps the market was looking for another upgrade. JHX tumbled again, down 12.7%, as it went into a trading halt and blamed index rebalancing for the earlier sell-off. TAH dropped 3.0% as Aware Super sold down, and AMC rallied 5.0% on first-quarter results.On the economic front, Balance of Payments data was released today, showing the seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased by $2.827bn in September.Asian markets - HK up 1.6% China up 1.3% and Japan bouncing 1.6% 10-year yields squeezed to 4.36%.US Futures, Nasdaq down 19. Dow up 13. Tesla vote tonight.European markets set for a flat opening.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 225.76 points, or 0.48%, to close at 47,311.00. The S&P 500 rose 0.37% to finish at 6,796.29, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.65% to settle at 23,499.80. Investors were paying attention to the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday regarding President Donald Trump's tariffs. Some encouraging data on the economy Wednesday with better-than-expected ADP payrolls data and a stronger-than-expected ISM services economy reading. However, the strong data did give a boost to yields, something that some investors may not like to see with expectations growing for a third Federal Reserve rate cut in December.COMMODITIESBeijing lifts some tariffs on US farm goods but soybeans stay costlyUnprecedented volume of oil stored on ships due to Western sanctions, Gunvor CEO saysGold gains on risk aversion despite strong US payrolls dataDalian iron ore extends falls on China demand concernsCopper rises after four days of falls, but China demand worries cap gainsSPI up 66 - NAB results and AGM season continues.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX fell another 12 points to 8802, well off lows, as resources were slammed hard. The market finished well off the lows of the day as US futures recovered from heavy early losses. Banks held up again, CBA up 1.3% and the Big Bank Basket up to $297.93 (+0.9 % ). MQG dropped 0.4%, and financials were mixed — ASX up 1.6% and GQG off 1.7% again. Insurers saw small gains, SUN up 0.6% and MPL up 1.2% on an acquisition. Industrials were mixed, TLS rose 1.5% with BXB recovering slightly, WOW and COL rose, and TCL up 0.8%. Tech stocks fell, XRO off 0.9% and WTC continuing to fall off 1.4%. The All-Tech Index was down 1.7%. Healthcare stocks were mixed — CSL fell 0.4% despite a briefing on vaccines this morning, RMD up 0.6%, and PME slipping 1.4%.Resources tumbled, BHP off 0.5% with FMG down 2.5%, though well off the lows. Gold miners saw small losses even as bullion pushed higher. Lithium stocks fell hard, PLS down 3.3% and MIN off 3.4%. Rare earths saw heavy losses, LYC off 3.3% and ILU down 3.6%. Second-liners like ARU fell 5.7%, well below the SPP placement price of 28c.In corporate news, TYR appointed Nigel Lee as new CEO, GMG fell 3.4% on an AGM update. WDS looking to boost cashflow.Nothing on the economic front here. Asian markets crumbled in places — the Nikkei 225 dropped the most since April, as tech valuations came under scrutiny.Asian markets - HK up 0.1% China up 0.1% and Japan down 1.5% 10-year yields 4.31%. US Futures off lows, Nasdaq down 52. Dow up 56.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Stocks fell on Tuesday, pressured by declines in artificial intelligence-related names like Palantir, as investors grew increasingly concerned about valuations in the bull market-leading shares.The S&P 500 declined 1.17% to close at 6,771.55, while the Nasdaq Composite traded down 2.04% to finish at 23,348.64. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 251.44 points, or 0.53%, to 47,085.24.Wall St falls as bank CEOs warn of possible pullback, sparking tech bubble jittersNorwegian opposition complicates Musk's path to $1 trillion pay dealUK's Reeves paves way for tax rises in her next budgetWall Street heavyweights flag risk of pullback in equity marketsCOMPANIESAmazon's $38 billion OpenAI deal shows it is no longer an AI laggardPfizer, Novo Nordisk escalate bidding war for obesity drug developer MetseraStarbucks' bet on local expertise could help it regain ground in ChinaUber operating profit hit by legal expenses, shares fallCommodities slip - Gold sold down again - Bitcoin down below $100k - SPI up 18!Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 dropped another 81 points to 8814 (0.9%) as the RBA kept rates unchanged as expected. Banks and iron ore miners synchronised falls, with the Big Bank Basket down to $295.15 (-0.4%). WBC saw buyers up 1.5% on broker comments post the result. CBA down 0.8%. Insurers and financials slid, MQG down 0.8% and QBE off 0.7%, with SOL continuing to flounder off another 1.7%. REITs under pressure again, GMG off 1.9% and SGP falling 1.1%. Industrials weaker with some exceptions, DMP, LNW and PWH in the green. WES lost another 0.8% with JBH off 1.9% and SUL falling 2.8%. Tech eased back again, XRO down another 1.6% and WTC falling 1.5%.In resources, iron ore miners under pressure with prices off in Asia. BHP down 1.9% and FMG dropping 2.7%. Lithium and rare earths seeing profit taking, LYC down 1.2% and MIN off 2.3%. Gold miners were generally steady. Oil and gas eased, WDS down 0.7%, and uranium stocks fell back to earth.In corporate news, GEM fell 13.0% on an earnings update, LNW to delist from Nasdaq, CCX jumped 8.8% on positive momentum in trade. NVX crashed 10.6% as Stellantis pulled out of its agreement.On the economic front, the RBA left rates unchanged. Capital Economics believes the Reserve Bank will still lower interest rates twice next year, with the first reduction coming in the third quarter.Asian markets mixed, HK up 0.2%, China down 0.4% and Japan down 0.5%. 10-year yields 4.34%. US Futures easing back, Dow off 189 and Nasdaq falling 218.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The big deals just keep coming over in the USA. Amazon hit all time highs on the news that OpenAI has signed a seven year deal to buy services from Amazon's cloud division AWS. It's worth $38bn. Amazon rose 4%, lifting again after its quarterly report last week. That helped the Nasdaq rise 0.45%. Tesla also rose 2%, momentum starting to form after the wobble around it quarterly update back on October 22. Nvidia also rose 2%. Its most advanced AI chips remain reserved for US companies. That's not all. The firm behind consumer brands Huggies and Kleenex, Kimberly-Clark, is going to spend $40bn to buy a company called Kenvue, makers of Tylenol. This kind of action tends to come after a strong bull run. The SP500 finished up 0.16%.  SPI futures are down 9 points. The ASX set to open lower. RBA and Cup in focus. Victorian holiday.Not much fun for resource investors overnight. Spot uranium fell and dragged down the sector, with Cameco off 1.2% and NexGen Energy -6.3%. Copper stocks were weak as the copper bull run takes a breather. Lithium shares were generally down too. US financials and the VIX were flat.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 started badly down some 40 points but rallied to close up 13 at 8892 (0.2%). Once again it was the banks that led the turnaround with WBC numbers pleasing and the sale of the RAMS Home Loan book also a positive. The bank closed up 2.8% with the Big Bank Basket at $297.33 (+2%). CBA kicked up 2.3% and other financials were mixed. REITs slid with GMG down 0.2% and SGP off 0.8% and insurers also fell, QBE down 1.2%. Industrials ended up mixed, after a sluggish start, WES up 0.3% and REA bouncing 1.1%. Tech stocks did better, WTC up 0.6% and XRO rallying 2.3%. In the healthcare space, RMD fell 4.3% on its results, CSL continued to drag the sector down, off another 1.7%.Resources were weaker on Chinese data, BHP down 0.2% and rare earths spluttered lower, LYC off 8.1% and lithium depressed, PLS down 5.2% and LTR off 0.4%. Gold miners eased back as bullion tested $4000, NST down 2.0% and EVN off 2.5%. Oil and gas stocks rose as crude pushed ahead, WDS up 1.3% and STO up 1.1%, uranium drifted lower, PDN down 2.0%.In corporate news, DRO steady on a Latin American order, DMP rose 0.2% after selling its printing business.Asian markets mixed, HK up 0.1%, China up 0.2% and Japan up 0.9%.10-year yields 4.35%. US futures slightly higher.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Wall St ended slightly higher as positive Amazon results outweighed falling odds for a rate cut in December. Tech sector down overall yet the Nasdaq performed best up 0.61%. S&P 500 up 0.27%. Closing off highs on average volume. Dow up 41 points. Amazon up 9.6% (had been +13% after hours) took not just the Cyclicals sector up but the entire S&P by ~0.45%. Apple lost all its after hours gain to finish down 0.4%. Meta continued its slide. Now down nearly 14% since reporting. S&P (ex-Amazon) finishing in the red after Fed heads reinforced Powell's hawkish commentary. Bostic saying another rate cut not locked in and Hammack saying she opposed Thursday's cut because inflation is too high. Markets still pricing in a 70% chance of a cut before year's end. Down from 90% at the start of the week. Bond yields down overnight but recorded a large weekly gain. US10Y up 8bp. 2Y up 9bp. Australian yields with even bigger moves post the Wednesday inflation print. AU10Y up 18bp. 2Y up 20.5bp.SPI down 5 - WBC Results - RBA in focus tomorrow.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

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US shares were down overnight, with the NASDAQ off 1.57% and SP500 (-0.99%) also weakening. Meta fell 11.3% as the market reacted further to their earnings update yesterday. Most of the other big players also down, with Tesla -4.6%, Microsoft -2.9% and Nvidia -2%. Two brighter spots were Amazon, which is up a powerful 11.6% in the after market after its update showed its AWS division had the strongest growth in three years. Apple's quarterly revenue also came in higher than expectations, with new iPhone models and AI enabled hardware like AirPods giving the sales outlook a strong boost.Apple and Amazon up substantially after hours on results.SPI futures up 13 points. The ASX to open higher. EDV update - AGMs and Quarterlies.Gold lifted 2% after its recent weakness, likely helped from the recent rate cut from the Fed and ongoing demand. Gold stocks responded, with Newmont up 3.3%.  Industrial metals in London were generally down. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 dropped another 41 points to 8886 as interest rate sensitive stocks fell and WES dropped 7.1% on AGM comments. Banks held firm as we await details from APEC on the Trump/Xi Meeting which was all over in 90 minutes. The Big Bank Basket held at $289.37 (+0.1%), with insurers slipping and financials a little wishy washy. REITs tumbled as rates rose, GMG down 1.3% and SCG off 2.9% on rate rethink. Industrials were also weaker, ALL fell 2.2% with WOW gaining 3.3% at the expense COL down 2.6%. REA continued to fall, down 2.6%. TLS off 1.4% and tech stocks fell again, XRO down 2.6% and WTC down another 2.6%. TCL slid 2.4% with JBH under pressure following a trading update. CSL found some friends, up 5.2% but RMD and COH fell.In resources, a mixed picture, gold miners were spotty. Some ok, some not, NEM gained 1.3% and RRL up 1.2% with uranium stocks still in fashion (for now). PDN up 5.9% and lithium stocks benefitting from broker upgrades to the lithium price. PLS up 5.4% and LTR gaining 11.2%.In corporate news, MIN soared 13.7% on much better-than-expected results, UNI fell 4.3% after an update and L1G returned to trade after capital raise and soared 11.7%. CIA also doing well on a quarterly in the iron ore space, up 9.9%. JHX fell 3.1% after losing the chair to a vote.In economic news, the BoJ held rates unchanged, Trump met Xi for 90 minutes to talk trade. Not sure that is long enough to really get into the ‘nitty gritty', but China seems to be happy to buy soybeans. Tariffs reduced from 57% to 47%. Not a huge deal really.Asian markets mixed, HK up 0.1% China down 0.3% and Japan up 0.5%10-year yields 4.23%. US Futures not doing much really. Yet.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

Big night for Wall Street as the SP500 finished flat but the Nasdaq rose 0.5%. Focus on US company earnings and the Fed meeting. Rates cut 0.25% but pushed back against any assumption of another one in December. Bond yields and USD up. US10Y up 10bp. Gold initially up over 1.5% before losing all gains. Equities took an initial hit before recovering. The odds of a December cut dropped from 90% to 71%. The Fed also announced an end to its “QT” policy. Aimed at easing pressure in the short term lending market.Mega cap tech stocks reported after the bell. Meta down 6.7% after market despite posting record revenue in the third quarter. Net income was below expectations because of a one off, $16bn tax hit. Alphabet rose 5% after posting sales at a record $102 billion. Net income was up 33% on the previous year. Microsoft down 3% despite its Azure cloud division growing by 40% and operating income increasing 24%. Caterpillar shares went up 12% in their steepest rise since 2009, driven from power generator demand from data centres. Nvidia also topped $5 trillion in value – the first company to do so. Other notables included ServiceNow (in FANG) up 3% after hours, UBS down 1%, KLA Corp (Chip stock) up 2.4% and Boeing down 4.4%.The SPI is down 32 points. ASX set to open lower. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 dropped 86 points to 8926 (-1.0%) as inflation came in hotter than expected and snuffed out any rate cut hopes for next week. The banks bore the brunt, CBA down 2.1% and WBC falling 3.1% with the Big Bank Basket falling to $289.08 (-2.1%). Insurers fell, QBE down 1.6% and SUN off 2.0%. Other interest rate stocks fell, TCL down 1.9% and REITs under pressure, GMG down 1.4% and SGP off 3.9%. Industrials eased back, WES dropped 1.7% and ALL off 1.6% with WOW up 2.4% as COL fell 1.9%. CSL continued to decline down 4.0% and XRO falling 2.0% with the All-Tech Index off 1.4%. In resources, iron ore rallied, BHP up 1.3% and FMG up 1.0% and the gold sector doing much better, EVN up 2.4% and NST up 2.4%. Rare earths still under some pressure, ARU off 20.0% as the capital raise weighed, lithium stocks trying to push higher, PLS up 1.6% and the uranium sector soaring on a Cameco deal in the US and BOE jumped 19.8% on quarterly numbers, PDN up 11.3% and oil and gas flat.In corporate news, NCK gained 12.7% on strong Q1 ANZ sales. WOW up 2.4% on quarterly sales, SDR rose 2.5% on a trading update. On the economic front, underlying inflation came in stronger than expected at 3%. Rate cuts are off for 2025. Trimmed mean of 1% QoQ. Well above the forecast 0.6%.Asian markets generally firm, Nikkei 225 up 1.9%, HK up 0.1% and China up 0.4%. 10-year yields 4.23%. US Futures mixed. Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

US stocks finished higher overnight. The Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the SP500 0.2%. US stocks remain in record highs on average volume of 20bn shares. Employment figures released were encouraging, and NVDA made a big 5% move up after announcing a deal to build seven AI supercomputers for the US energy department. CEO Huang also said they had US$500bn in bookings for its AI chips – and that's even without access to the Chinese market. It's possible NVDA becomes the first public company to hit US$5 trillion in value. SPI futures are up 11 points. ASX set to open higher. WOW quarterly and CPI Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.

The ASX 200 fell 43 points to 9012 (0.5%) as resources were sold off heavily. Two blue chip casualties today too in CSL on a downgrade and delays to its demerger plans and WTC on ASIC raid on offices. Both falling heavily, CSL off 15.9% and WTC down 15.9% too. The All-Tech Index fell 1.1%. Gold miners under serious [pressure again today with NEM down 4.1% and NST falling 3.1% as bullion fell below US$4000. The Iron ore majors fared better with small losses, but rare earths dropped in a brutal sell down, LYC fell 13.9% and ILU down 5.2% with lithium stocks back on the chopping board as LTR dropped 12.8% and PLS fell 6.1%. Oil and gas stocks eased, WDS down 1.7% and uranium stocks fell, PDN down 4.4% and DYL off 2.5%. Banks though and other defensives were in demand. CBA up 1.4% and NAB rising 2.5% with the Big Bank Basket back up to $295.24 (+1.4%). Insurers gained too. QBE up1.5 % and SUN up 2.2%. Broker AUB got a NBIO from Swedish private equity, up 5.9% and SDF rose in sympathy. Industrials firmed, WES pushing ahead again, up 2.8% TLS up1.0 % and COL gaining 1.6%. In healthcare CSL weighed and tech stocks fell, WTC being responsible. In corporate news, media speculation on Bain Capital bidding for all or some of DMP saw the stock rocket before denial and profit taking killed it, still up 7.2%. FLT fell 0.9% as it sold its Cross Hotels business. On the economic front, Trump was in Japan meeting new PM Takaichi as the Fed kicks off its meeting tonight.Asian markets mixed ahead of framework trade deal, Japan down 0.8%, with HK and China mildly positive.Want to invest with Marcus Today? Our MT20 portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strategy while we do the hard work for you. If you're looking for personal financial advice, our friends at Clime Investment Management can help. Their team of licensed advisers operates across most states, offering tailored financial planning services.  Why not sign up for a free trial? Gain access to expert insights, research, and analysis to become a better investor.