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Send us Fan MailMuted dollar gains as investors await key meetings at the UN. Oil slips on the lack of military operations and fresh US-Iran talks. Political developments weigh on the euro despite ECB rate hike bets. Dollar/yen climbs, bitcoin rally stalls, gold in retreat.Risk W ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailDollar gains linger as hawkish Fed keeps FX in check. Oil prices remain elevated; headline risk to influence risk appetite. Hawkish BoJ hike fails to satisfy yen investors; dollar/yen climbs. Equities rebound on the back of lower oil prices and sovereign yields.Ri ...  Show more

The week starts moody in Asia, as economic data from China and Japan missed estimates early this Monday. Crude oil begins the week under selling pressure around the $91 per barrel. US index futures are down, but interestingly, the European futures were better bid in Asia; but new ...  Show more

Prices for assets of all kinds were up Wednesday, including stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen, and global bond yields marched higher. That’s despite the emergence of still more signs of underlying weakness, including Robinhood layi ...  Show more

Overseas stock markets and U.S. stock index futures are showing an upward move in prices today, and volatility is down in sharp contrast to yesterday morning. Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride resulted from false information about a potential tariff pause. Some $2.5 trillion went in ...  Show more

Sentiment is mixed. The S&P500 eked out small gains after a volatile session. The FOMC minutes, released yesterday, came as a confirmation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) remains fully committed to bringing inflation down, even if it means slower growth. But, the recession talk, l ...  Show more