Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 8th December

­US markets fell for the fifth straight session with recession fears weighing heavily. It was a choppy session, with multiple swings either way, as the Dow Jones closed up two points. At best it was up 178 points, and at worst it was down 93 points. The NASDAQ fell another 0.51% and the S&P 500 finished 0.19% lower. In Europe, STOXX 50 -0.5%, FTSE -0.4%, CAC -0.4%, DAX -0.6%. SPI Futures are down 16 points (-0.22%).

• Wall St ends lower after choppy trading from rising recession worries
• 'We're going to be free': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
• Putin says Russia could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time
• Bank of Canada makes big rate hike, hints it may the last one
• U.S. third-quarter productivity raised; labor costs still running high
• Western officials in talks with Turkey over oil tanker delays
• Brazil's Vale forecasts flat iron ore output, shares dive 4.4%
• Oil gives up the year's gains, closing at 2022 low
• U.S. crude stocks drop; fuel stocks post large builds

Tune in to Henry Jennings’ Pre-Market Podcast to get in the know for the day ahead.

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