About
About Diurna Finance
A calm, data-first daily record of markets and money.
In ancient Rome, the Acta Diurna — literally, the "daily acts" — recorded the public business of the day. Begun in 59 BC on the orders of Julius Caesar, the notices were posted on a whitened board in the Forum, where anyone could read them, and afterward kept in the public archives. They are often described as the world's first daily gazette.
Diurna Finance borrows the idea: a clear, dependable record of what happened in markets and the economy, published every day and kept in a permanent archive. We write for people who want to understand the numbers behind the headlines — savers, students, professionals and anyone curious about how money works — without hype, predictions or jargon.
What we publish
- The Morning Brief (Tuesday through Saturday): a plain-English account of the previous U.S. trading session across stocks, Treasury yields, currencies, commodities and bitcoin, with a chart of the day and the day's economic calendar.
- Week in Review (Sunday): the week's moves in context, plus the economic releases and Federal Reserve events scheduled for the week ahead.
- The Long View (Monday): one important market or economic series set against its full official history, going back decades.
- Chart Book (market holidays): three charts worth a closer look when there is no session to recap.
- Markets, an economic calendar, in-depth guides and a glossary of financial terms.
How it is made
Every figure we publish comes from official or exchange sources: the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the European Central Bank, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Federal Reserve Board, and exchange settlement prices. Our daily editions are assembled by our publishing system from that data according to fixed editorial rules, which you can read on our editorial standards page. The system describes what moved and puts it in historical context; it does not guess at causes or make forecasts.
Independence
Diurna Finance is an independent publication supported by advertising. We are not a broker, bank or investment adviser, we do not sell financial products, and nothing we publish is a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Advertising is clearly labeled and kept separate from our content.
Get in touch
Corrections, questions and suggestions are welcome at garrotchever@gmail.com. See our contact page for details.