Sunday, 13 September 2026
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The collapse in oil prices makes the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s 8 July decision more finely balanced. Even so, we expect policymakers to avoid disappointing hawkish pricing and deliver a 25bp ECB-style ‘insurance’ hi…
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Two things have kept our glass-half-full view of stocks in check of late. We’ve seen less room for US interest rate cuts; and we think an AI-led stock market may have gotten ahead of itself, pushing valuations to levels…
At the turn of the year 2025-26, economic growth surprised on the upside while financial market sentiment remained strong despite high uncertainty. The war in the Middle East is now putting this resilience to the test. …
If you filled up your tank this Labor Day weekend, you ended up paying the highest gas prices ever for this time of year.
U.S. inflation risks are back in focus just as financial markets were hoping the Federal Reserve might avoid another round of monetary tightening. The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.4% in August 2026 and 5…
AI boom and geopolitical tensions strain energy systems; a 30% increase in annual investment to US$4.3 trillion needed to limit warming to 2°C; China takes global leadership in energy transition
Copper’s surge is being driven by a powerful combination of increasing structural demand, constrained supply and speculative market flows.
August 10, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT. U.S. stock futures point to modest gains with investors assessing a strong weekly rally while monitoring geopolitical risks in the Middle East. According to Polymarket data, there is a 62% …
Major banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America forecast gold reaching $4,900-5,300 by late 2026.
Editor’s Note: The ETFs tracking benchmark indices, lede, economic data, and the headline were updated in the story.
Oil prices have held steady below $100 per barrel since the U.S. on Monday initiated a naval blockade to deter Iran-linked ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Gold sitting almost unchanged near $4,400 reflects a market unwilling to commit ahead of two closely watched inflation prints, rather than any strong directional conviction. The more interesting signal is the gap betwee…
Precious metals are entering the final stretch of 2026 at a crossroads. After a year defined by record-breaking rallies and punishing reversals, both gold and silver now sit near technical levels that could determine wh…
PERSONAL JOURNAL: OIL 3 YEARS AHEAD - THE BIG BOO?For the love of God, divide by half and do your own analysis. This is a personal journal War begins, oil infrastructure kaboom, social infrastructure gone sadly, GCC com…
Royal Bank of Canada(NYSE:RY) reported significant adjusted EPS growth and robust net income, bolstered by exceptional results in Capital Markets and Wealth Management. Strategic allocation of capital supported both div…
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
Global oil markets crossed a threshold that had loomed over trading desks for weeks. Brent crude futures pushed past $100 a barrel in Asian trading on Wednesday, the first time the international benchmark has traded abo…
SMC + Fibonacci Trading Framework BUY SETUP Liquidity: Sell-side liquidity sweep. Structure: Bullish MSS/BOS confirmed. Fibonacci: Swing Low → Swing High. Entry Zone: 0.618–0.786 retracement. Confluence: Bullish OB + FV…
Trump just claimed rights to more oil than exists beneath all 50 states combined, but the Gulf Coast refiners responsible for turning that crude into gasoline have a very different reaction than the White House expected.
For over a year now the rupee has seen high volatility. Even so, on March 30, the rupee slipped below 95 against the US dollar for the first time; the fall comes to 5.8% from January 1. While there has been some recover…
Since hostilities began in the Middle East three weeks ago, I’ve urged investors to stay calm and resist the temptation to panic-sell.
It's an outlier thought. Maybe it's crazy. While we can't all agree on much, can we at least agree that maybe now is the exact right time for crazy, outlier thoughts?
Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday as markets waited for the upcoming meeting between the US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.