Friday, 30 October 2026
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The United States Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, consolidates during the Asian session on Friday as traders keenly await the release of the closely-watched US monthly jobs…
Options Blueprint [Adv]: Financing a Convex Asymmetric HedgeMarket Context The setup on the chart is not just about momentum. It is about what happens when a market clears an important prior high through a gap and then …
August 6, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT. Live cattle futures added 42 cents to $2.22, while Aug 26 Live Cattle settled at $234.175, a gain of $2.225. Feeder cattle contracts advanced 72 cents to $2.27, as the CME Feeder Cattle Ind…
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Axios says a proposed US-Iran deal covers the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and enriched uranium limits.
August 5, 2026, 11:23 PM EDT. Asian equities slid 0.69%, weighed down by a drop in tech shares, including Samsung Electronics (-2.44%), SK Hynix (-6.95%), Kioxia (-9.61%) and Tokyo Electron (-4.61%). Oil prices hovered …
Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are on track to hit a four-month high in June, yet crude prices have tumbled to their lowest levels in months as the Strait of Hormuz tentatively reopens, exposing a fragile and uneven re…
Sam Azzarello: Welcome to J.P. Morgan's Making Sense. My name is Sam Azzarello, and I lead content strategy for global research. And today, we're going to have a fascinating discussion on silver with Gregory Shearer, he…
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Oil prices fell on Friday as shipping flows through key Middle East chokepoints helped offset supply fears tied to the US-Iran war. Brent and WTI were both still set for monthly gains of about 20%.
Good Day... And a Tub Thumpin' Thursday to one and all! Well, it took 11 innings to get the win, but my beloved Cardinals did it and beat the Mets 2-1...Of course the game could have gone on and on if MLB hadn't come up…
CORRIGENDUM, 16 March 2026 – The initial March 2026 monthly analysis stated that, ‘Twenty-three vessels delivered EUR 800 bn of Russian crude oil and oil products while flying a false flag‘, and it should read, ‘Twenty-…
Gold fell 1% to $4,289.87 on Monday, June 8, 2026, a two-month low, closing below its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2023.
August 5, 2026, 3:12 AM EDT. President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen “very soon,” cautioning Iran about potential strikes if they reverse course. The US, Iran, and Oman are close to a 60-day temporary agre…
August 4, 2026, 3:46 AM EDT. LIC shares dropped almost 9% after the government launched an offer for sale (OFS) of up to a 6.5% stake, setting a floor price of Rs 382, representing an 11% discount from the prior closing…
Asia-Pacific stock markets continued to face selling pressure after opening on Thursday (the 30th), with the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision and Middle East geopolitical risks serving as the twin drivers…
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Monday, Aug. 3, here. See earlier developments below.
West Texas Intermediate snapped 6.21% lower to $79.41 a barrel Monday morning, printed a session low of $78.93 for a near-7% loss, and settled the September contract at $79.46, down $5.21 on the day. Brent shed 5.11% to…
December gold futures opened at $4,135.20 per troy ounce Monday, up 0.7% from Friday’s settlement, then rolled over inside two hours. By 7:58 a.m. ET the contract had slipped to $4,111.50. Spot metal traded $4,045.55 at…
On Monday, as the conflict between the United States and Iran reached its 157th day, Iran denied Donald Trump’s claim that new talks on ending the conflict would begin on Monday, after the US president called off what h…
When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia quickly redirected its oil flows to the Red Sea. Now, that route has become dangerous because of the Houthi blockade, so Saudi is rerouting to Egypt—and two LNG tan…
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Specifically, Chair Warsh said that “financial markets perform best when they react to incoming data. I think the financial markets work less efficiently when they ask a question. How will the Federal Reserve react to t…
Futures are trading lower after a big start to the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw every index trade higher, after the small-cap Russell 2000 eked out a tiny gain on the close, finishing up 0.01% at $3010, and…