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A resilient U.S. economy and stubborn inflation are forcing markets to rethink rate cuts, keeping bond yields elevated while making equity leadership increasingly selective.
President Trump said he will raise tariffs on EU auto imports to 25%, exacerbating a tough external environment already strained by the Middle East conflict and mounting competition from Chinese rivals.
The UAE’s exit highlights weakening OPEC unity, reducing its control over oil supply and pointing to a more volatile market where geopolitics, not coordination, increasingly drives prices.
The Bank of Japan held rates in a divided decision and raised its inflation forecasts, pushing the pair lower, but the upside bias remains intact.
XAU/USD rises as the risk of immediate escalation is removed after President Trump extended the ceasefire, renewing hopes for an eventual deal.
The two countries resorted to gunboat diplomacy, souring sentiment over the ceasefire, prospects of an agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tracking important market threads across currencies, commodities, and indices.
USOIL rises and XAU/USD drops after President Trump said military objectives are near completion, but the US will hit Iran hard over the next two to three weeks.
Against a backdrop of Middle East conflict, stagflation fears and shifting monetary policy, we assess opportunities and risks across energy, defence, aviation and tech. Exxon, Lockheed, Delta, Netflix and Tesla, are in our radar.
Markets are rallying on easing war fears and falling oil prices, but the move remains fragile as geopolitical uncertainty and energy risks continue to threaten stability
The pair tries to surpass pivotal resistance as the Bank of England struck a more hawkish tone than its US peer amid inflationary risks from the Middle East conflict.
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