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...

It was a positive day for global fixed income, led by European sovereign bonds, whose yields fell by 5–7 basis points, while the Treasury yield curve also steepened across the board, with yields falling by 2 basis points. In equities, Asia closed mixed, Europe posted gains of 0.5–1%, and the U.S. closed up 0.25–0.5% in a...

Although allied countries are not providing the support requested by Trump to normalize the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the market is pricing in a higher probability that the war will end soon, with oil prices falling 5% and Treasury yields and equities rising. WTI closed at $94 and Brent at $101, leaving...

Stocks Fall and Brent Crude Surpasses $100 as the War Intensifies: Volatility gripped Wall Street, with the market falling and oil reaching its highest level in more than three years, as the war in Iran continued. Concerns eased as rising prices...

Mojtaba Khamenei’s aggressive tone—in which he stated that he would seek to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed as long as the war continues—once again put pressure on the oil market, where prices rose 10% to $96 for WTI and $101 for Brent, negatively impacting both equities and fixed income at the...

Crude oil volatility continues to set the tone in the market, rising 6% today amid reports that Iran is mining the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could not be offset by reports that several countries, including the U.S. and Japan, would release crude oil from their strategic reserves. Equities rose in Asia but fell in the U.S...

More volatility today, with WTI trading below $78 following reports that the U.S. had escorted a ship through the Strait of Hormuz—a claim that was later denied, triggering a rebound to $87 and a subsequent drop in equities, which had been trading in positive territory throughout the day. Earlier in the session, Asian stocks...