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Date: 12th May 2026. AI Rally Faces Its Biggest Test as Inflation and Oil Risks Rise. US stock futures traded lower Tuesday morning as traders prepared for one of the most important inflation reports of the year, while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued adding pressure across...

Date: 11th May 2026. AI, Inflation & Volatility: What Traders Should Watch This Week. The market rally driven by semiconductor and AI-related stocks is no longer just a momentum story. It is now colliding directly with macroeconomic risks, inflation expectations, Federal Reserve policy...

Date: 5th May 2026. Gold Remains Under Pressure Despite Middle East Escalations. Gold continues to remain under pressure from selling driven by the US Dollar and the Federal Reserve. The US Dollar is increasing in value as the Middle East continues to remain on edge. Since the start of May...

Date: 4th May 2026. RBA Rate Hike Bets Support the Australian Dollar. Markets take a slightly stronger ‘risk-on’ sentiment on Monday, mainly due to lower oil prices and earnings data. Oil prices have fallen from above $110 per barrel to $101, driven mainly by the US pledge to assist ships to...

Date: 1st May 2026. NASDAQ Record High as Apple and Alphabet Surge, While Japan Shakes FX Markets. A volatile week amongst most markets including the currency market, stocks and commodities. New developments are strongly influencing market decisions such as Japan’s currency intervention...

Date: 30th April 2026. Oil Prices Hit Four-Year High as Fed Turns Hawkish | Market Outlook. Global markets are entering a more fragile phase as traders navigate a powerful combination of surging oil prices, escalating Middle East tensions, and a more hawkish Federal Reserve. The dominant...

Date: 29th April 2026. UAE Exits OPEC: Oil Falls, Markets Brace for the Federal Reserve. Introduction: A Market at a Crossroads Global financial markets are navigating a complex mix of geopolitical tension, shifting energy dynamics, and critical macroeconomic events. Oil prices have come...

Date: 28th April 2026. JPY Rises as BoJ Delivers Hawkish Pause. The Japanese Yen is the day’s best-performing currency despite the Bank of Japan keeping rates at 0.75%. Many members of the committee voting on Japan’s monetary policy voted for a rate hike despite the pause ultimately coming...

Date: 27th April 2026. This Week’s Big Tech Earnings Could Decide the Market’s Next Move. President Trump’s Secret Service agent may have had their eyes on a violent intruder, but investors have theirs on major earnings reports. The upcoming week will see Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta...

Date: 24th April 2026. Markets Caught Between War Risks and Strong Earnings. Global markets are closing the week in a fragile balance, caught between escalating geopolitical tensions and resilient corporate performance. While the conflict between the United States and Iran continues to...

Date: 23rd April 2026. Iran Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz Drives Oil Surge and Risk-Off Markets The double blockade and the Middle East crisis have escalated in the past 12 hours as Iran attacks three ships. Earlier this week, the US seized ships bound for Iranian ports. Tehran now looks...

Date: 22nd April 2026. Middle East De-escalation Pressures the Dollar Despite Warsh Hearing. The US Dollar is seeing notable price swings and heightened volatility. Investors are closely watching Kevin Warsh’s hearing, while also reacting to fresh developments in the Middle East. Yesterday...

Date: 21st April 2026. S&P 500 Surge: What Could Break or Make the Rally Next? The S&P 500 continues to finish higher, driven by growing investor confidence that the US–Iran conflict will not intensify. In the span of just three weeks, the index has reversed a 10% stock market crash and...

Date: 20th April 2026. Oil Prices Surge After the Strait of Hormuz Closure | Markets Brace for Volatility. Oil Prices Surge as the Strait of Hormuz Closes Again, Boosting Market Volatility Global financial markets opened the week under pressure as oil prices surged following renewed tensions...

Date: 16th April 2026. EURGBP Outlook: Orbán Exit vs Hormuz Crisis - What’s Next for the Euro? The European currency market is currently at a crucial crossroads. On the one hand, a political wind is blowing from Budapest, but on the other, the shadow of the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is...