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Send us Fan MailApple price hike triggers renewed AI jitters; chip stocks lead slump. Oil falls back following gains from Iranian strike on Hormuz vessel. Fed rate hike bets scaled back after PCE inflation data and Fedspeak. US dollar retreats further, gold stabilizes around $4,0 ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailThe US Non-Farm Payrolls report arrives a day early this week, taking centre stage as traders look for fresh clues on the Fed's next move. Markets will also be watching key inflation and manufacturing data, alongside central bank commentary from the ECB's Sintra F ...  Show more

August saw strong gains in global equities, particularly in the Dow Jones, as well as indices in both China, and Japan. Gold has hit a four-month high nearing USD 3,500 per ounce this morning, driven by concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence and uncertainty around US ta ...  Show more

Asian stock markets kicked off the week on a positive note, although the US indices had nothing more exciting than mixed performance after the announcement of strong jobs data on Friday. The US jobs data gave a small boost to the Dow and the S&P500 which closed Friday’s session 0 ...  Show more

This week, we discuss the biggest risks to the economy, whether Mag7 is a bubble, surprisingly strong consumer data, the increasingly noisy housing and labor markets, risks around Fed policy and dollar liquidity, and why gold has been a cleaner macro hedge than Bitcoin. Enjoy! — ...  Show more

Markets faced a turbulent week, starting with caution amid hawkish Fed commentary and trade tensions, but ending on a more optimistic note thanks to a solid US inflation report. Global equities rebounded on Friday, though US equities still closed the week in negative territory. I ...  Show more