April 7, 2026
Stocks pare losses on hopes of a deadline extension
Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the war in the Middle East lifted stocks from their session lows before the deadline set by...
April 6, 2026
The week is off to a slow start globally due to holidays in Asia and, in particular, Europe, but the U.S. market closed on a positive note despite the continued tough rhetoric toward Iran and comments from Iranian officials that no agreement is in sight. Treasuries were flat...
April 6, 2026
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, well above economists' consensus estimates and rebounding from the previous month's revised net loss of 133,000 jobs. The report, released on Friday while markets were closed for a holiday, also showed that the unemployment rate...
April 6, 2026
The month was marked by a V-shaped rebound in the stock markets—the fastest recovery following a drop of more than 8% in the past 50 years. After a quarter dominated by fears
of stagflation and the most severe disruption to oil supplies in history, the major indices recovered...
March 31, 2026
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged for the second consecutive meeting, maintaining it in the 3.50%–3.75% range, in line with market expectations. Oil price shocks pose
complex dilemmas for central banks. On the one hand, they create temporary inflationary pressures, and the more...
March 24, 2026
U.S. Treasury yields continued their upward trend throughout the week, amid
an environment marked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, volatility in oil prices, and diminishing
expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve...
March 24, 2026
Reports that Saudi Arabia plans to escalate the conflict with Iran triggered a new wave of risk-off sentiment, though this ultimately proved limited, as afternoon buying offset the initial impact of the news. This was compounded by the announcement that the U.S. will deploy 3,000 troops to the Middle East, pushing global interest rates up by 4–7 basis points and leaving most stock indices in positive territory...
March 23, 2026
The market continues to move to Trump’s tune, buoyed today by a statement he released this morning in which he said he is negotiating with Iran and that there will be no attacks for the next five days—after he said over the weekend that he would strike Iran even harder if they did not open the Strait of Hormuz within the next 48 hours...
March 20, 2026
The week ends with one of the worst days of the year on the market, as Iran maintains its stance that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and CBS reports that the U.S. is reportedly making preparations for a possible ground attack on Iran. Equities fell 1.5–2.5% globally, with the technology sector performing the worst, amid...