What moved overnight and why it matters, published before each market opens. Regional briefs cover the markets, sectors and movers for each exchange; theme trackers follow one structural story across every market.
Australia
ASX morning brief · overnight global markets, commodities, RBA watch
Latest · Friday 6 November 2026
The Bank of England delivered its first rate hike in more than three years on November 5, lifting its policy rate to 4.0% with a unanimous MPC vote, citing Middle East conflict risks and a forecast for UK inflation approaching 5% by…
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Wall Street preview · delivered before the NYSE open
Latest · Thursday 5 November 2026
The dominant macro driver overnight was the US midterm election result, which delivered a Democratic sweep of both the House and Senate, reducing the most extreme policy tail-risks while introducing new regulatory headwinds for AI and…
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European markets preview · delivered before the LSE open
Latest · Thursday 5 November 2026
The dominant macro driver overnight is the sharp fall in crude oil — Brent down 8.67% to $94.62/bbl and WTI down 8.29% to $88.12/bbl — following the US midterm elections in which Democrats secured control of both the House and Senate…
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Asian markets preview · delivered before the Tokyo open
Latest · Friday 6 November 2026
The dominant macro driver overnight is the US midterm election result — a Democratic sweep of both the House and Senate on November 4 — which catalysed a sharp rotation out of AI and semiconductor names on November 5, even as broader…
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