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Morgans AM - Wednesday, 2 September 2026 by Morgans Financial

• US equity markets weaker, erasing earlier gains as investors digested Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in which he continued to express concern about inflation – Dow dipped -9-points or -0.02%. Nvidia Corp shed -4.57%, handing back some of the previous session’s +8.74% rally in the wake of the chip giant’s second quarter result. 3M Company...

Technology stocks powered the latest gains on US equity markets, with Nvidia Corp’s second quarter result – Dow added +106-points or +0.20% although just six (6) of the index’s 30 components advanced. Nvidia Corp +8.74% after the chip giant released its second quarter result after the close of the previous session with robust forecasts that illustrated the relentless demand ‌for artificial intelli...

• US equity markets logged modest declines as investors digested the latest inflation data and eyed Nvidia Corp’s second quarter result after the closing bell – Dow fell -114-points or -0.21%, snapping a three-session winning streak. Merck & Co Inc (down -2.14%) and Nike Inc (-2.25%) fell over >2%. Apple Inc will hold its biggest product introduction of the year on 9 September, kicking off the ten...

• US equity markets advanced as bond yields and oil prices retreated, with technology stocks trading strongly ahead of Nvidia Corp’s second quarter result after the closing bell of tonight’s AEST – Dow added +160-points or +0.30%. Merck & Co Inc (up +3.84%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.18%) and NVIDIA Corp (+2.19%) rose over >2%, with the latter snap...

Morning Meeting - Tuesday, 25 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets advanced on Friday (21 August) but booked declines for the week, which was marked by investor jitters over fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East. Dow gained +518-points or +0.98%. The broader S&P500 added +0.43%.

US equity markets declined as Treasury yields continued their march higher despite the Treasury Department’s extraordinary debt buyback operation. Dow fell -703 points or -1.32%.

• US equity markets logged modest gains, snapping a three-session losing streak as bond yields retreated from multi-year peaks following the Treasury Department’s announcement of an increased buyback operation for longer-term debt – Dow rose +120-points or +0.22%, paring an earlier rally of as much as +360-points. Salesforce Inc rallied +5.07% and biopharmaceutical major Amgen Inc +4.02%, while Am...

US equity markets weaker for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq booking their largest daily percentage declines since 29 July as fading hopes for a US-Iran peace deal continued to pushed oil prices higher, while investors also continued to eye bond yields that are at multi-year peaks – Dow eased -116-points or 0.22%. Caterpillar Inc (down -4.63%) was the worst performer in the 3...

US equity markets weaker as oil prices climbed and investors eyed quarterly results from some key retailers later in the week in the wake of soft July retail sales figures last Friday (14 August) – Dow fell -273-points or -0.51%. Nike Inc (down -4.03%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index and is trading at levels not seen since September 2014. Microsoft Corp (down -3.04%) and The Walt Dis...

Morgans AM - Monday, 17 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

Morgans AM - Friday, 14 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets advanced following a tame inflation report that tempered expectations of a September interest rate hike, with technology stocks leading gains – Dow dipped -22-points or 0.04%. Home Depot Inc -3.12% after the home improvement retailing giant announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave of absence (and is expected to return within the...

US equity markets declined ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST and as optimism around a US-Iran peace deal faded once more – Dow lost -184-points or -0.34%. Honeywell Technologies Inc dropped -5.27% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index Nvidia Corp (down -0.02%) relinquished earlier gains after announcing strategic partnerships with major Wall Street private-equity and asset-mana...

Morgans AM - Tuesday, 11 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US Equity markets rallied on Friday to cap a strong week as weaker than expected jobs data tempered expectations of rate hikes. Dow up 152 points or 0.3 of a percent. Salesforce up 3.2% while Honeywell Technologies and Nvidia both climbed 2.3%. Broader S&P 500 with a 0.6 of a percent gain

All three major US equity indices retreated overnight, with the Dow Jones snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors paused to consolidate gains following a strong rally that had propelled markets to fresh record highs.

US equity markets were mixed overnight, despite the Dow Jones rallying to a third consecutive record close. The Dow gained +263.24 points (+0.49%), supported by strong corporate earnings, with Amgen (+4.57%) and Walt Disney (+3.65%) leading gains. Other notable performers included Nvidia (+3.43%), Sherwin-Williams (+2.24%) and Nike (+2.22%), while Alphabet (-4.03%) and Chevron (-2.10%) were among...

US equity markets rallied strongly, lifting both the Dow and S&P 500 to record closing highs – Dow climbed +907-points or +1.71% to a fresh record closing high of 26,584.99, with Cisco Systems Inc (+5.08%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (+3.91%) among the leading performers in the 30-stock index. Nike Inc (down -2.60%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.32%) fell over >2% and were two of just...

US equity markets opened August with strong gains as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged crude prices sharply lower ahead of another busy week on the corporate earnings calendar – Dow rallied +693-points or +1.32% to a fresh record closing high of 53,178.41. Boeing Co jumped +8.03% after the aerospace and defence company cleared an important regulatory hurdle, with the Feder...

• US equity markets advanced on Friday (31 July) to cap a volatile week – Dow rose +277-points or +0.53%. Amazon.com Inc soared +15.32% after posting ‌its biggest quarterly revenue growth in over four years that helped alleviate investor concerns about potential overspending on artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. ‘Magnificent Seven’ mega capitalisation technology peers Alphabet Inc (+6.73%)...

• US equity markets rebounded strongly from a sharp sell-off a day earlier following the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, with a broader pivot back to risk – Dow +614-points or +1.19% a day after booking worst one-day decline since April 2025. Microsoft Corp soared +15.51% to book its biggest daily percentage gain in 18-years, adding +US$450B to its market capitalisation after man...

• US equity markets fell sharply as investors digested the latest monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve, while artificial intelligence (AI)-related semiconductor stocks extended declines – Dow tumbled -1,153-points or -2.19%, marking the 30-stock index’s worst one-day decline since April 2025 when the Trump administration announced tariffs. Caterpillar Inc (down -6.91%) and investment...

US equity markets mostly firmer, underpinned by several strong corporate earnings releases, although semiconductor stocks remained under pressure. Dow up 537 points or just over 1%, booking its biggest single session gain in four weeks. IBM up 5.2% and Salesforce up 4.6% among the leading performers in the 30 stock index.