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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday as sentiment improved on hopes of progress in US-Iran negotiations, driving a risk-on tone across assets. Equities gained, led by tech, while crude prices fell on reports suggesting a potential breakthrough in talks. Moves were...
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U.S. Indexes were broadly firmer as risk sentiment improved on the extension of the US/Iran ceasefire, although underlying uncertainty kept oil prices supported. Equities were bid, while crude prices also moved higher, highlighting the conflicting forces of easing...
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U.S. Indexes were lower while Oil prices remained supported amid ongoing uncertainty around US/Iran talks, with both assets paring earlier extremes before renewed late-session volatility. Crude initially eased on reports the US may be willing to lift its blockade but...
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U.S. Indexes were mixed on Monday as renewed geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment, after Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. The move pushed oil prices higher at the reopen, while Equity and Treasury Futures sold off, although these moves pared through the...
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U.S. Indexes rallied to fresh record highs while oil prices plunged after Iran announced it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial traffic. Brent fell below USD 90/bbl, easing supply concerns and driving a broad risk-on move across markets. Despite the...
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It was a risk-on trade on Wednesday with the S&P 500 going on to print a fresh record high, with markets completely unwinding the downside seen since the start of the US/Iran war. Optimism remains around an end to the war with US President Trump reiterating...
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Risk-on trade was seen across markets on Tuesday amid greater optimism regarding US/Iran talks, as TASS said the two countries have shown readiness for further negotiations, after President Trump told the New York Post that talks with Iran could be happening over the...
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Markets returned from the weekend in escalation mode after the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement, with Equity Futures lower, oil surging, and Treasuries under pressure. However, sentiment improved throughout the session on reports that talks remain ongoing and...
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U.S. Indexes closed the final session of the week mixed, but rangebound, as the NASDAQ 100 edged out slight gains while the S&P closed lower by 0.2%. Sectors were predominantly in the red, with only Tech, Materials, and Discretionary in the green, while Consumer...
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U.S. Indexes surged and oil prices tumbled after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, alongside Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing immediate supply concerns. The sharp decline in crude drove a broad cross-asset reaction, with equities rallying, the...
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U.S. Indexes were choppy amid broader risk-off sentiment for the majority of the session as participants await US President Trump’s 20:00EDT Iran deadline, as his punchy rhetoric continued as he noted “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be...
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