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Markets Shrug Off Geopolitics As AI Rally Drives Record Highs Ahead Of Central Bank Super Week

Asian equities surged to fresh record highs, with KOSPI jumping more than 2.5% and Nikkei advancing over 1.5%, extendi... Read more

Dual Pressure On Dollar: Fading US–Iran Risks And The Warsh Fed Factor

Dollar’s inability to hold onto last week’s gains is emerging as a key signal that the broader trend may be turnin... Read more

Dollar Eases As US–Iran Talk Hopes Rise, Markets On Guard For Weekend Risk

Dollar is paring back some of this week’s gains as tentative optimism emerges around a possible revival in US–Iran... Read more

Gyrostat May Market Outlook: When The Cost Of Protection Falls - Signals For Portfolio Positioning

This monthly Gyrostat Risk-Managed Market Outlook does not attempt to forecast market direction. It... Read more

Dollar Rises As US–Iran Stalemate Lift Oil Prices, Euro Hit By Weak Outlook

Dollar and oil are rising together today as ceasefires extend—but conflict persists. Despite a three-week extension ... Read more

Global PMIs Diverge As Iran War Shock Spreads: Europe Contracts, UK Front-Loads, Australia Trapped, Japan Absorbs Costs

Global PMI data for April paints a clear picture: the Iran war shock is now feeding through the world economy, but not... Read more

Stocks Stall As US–Iran Maritime Conflict Broadens, Oil Tests Limits Of Rally

The record equity rally is probably starting to lose momentum as oil prices push higher again and the US–Iran confli... Read more

Split Personality Markets: Stocks Up, Oil Warns, Dollar Torn

Markets are showing a clear “split personality” right now. Equities are pushing higher on the back of the extended... Read more

Oil Near $100 As Ceasefire Extension Prolongs Uncertainty Indefinitely

The ceasefire has been extended—but so has the uncertainty. Markets initially braced for escalation after US–Iran ... Read more

Focus Shifts To Warshs Fed Testimony And Policy Pillars As Markets Await US–Iran Clarity

No confirmation on US–Iran talks means no conviction in markets—for now. The focus shifts to Kevin Warsh’s testi... Read more

Markets Hold Near Highs As Traders Avoid Fading Potential US–Iran De-Escalation

The US markets are holding near record highs, not because conviction in de-escalation is strong, but because traders a... Read more

Markets On Hold Pending US–Iran Talks, Warsh Fed Chair Hearing Next Catalyst

Markets are broadly steady today as traders hold back from taking directional positions, waiting for clarity on whethe... Read more

US-Iran Ceasefire Frays As Tensions Rise; Dollar Firms While Markets Hold Steady

Markets began the week with a measured response to intensifying US–Iran tensions, even as the ceasefire showed visib... Read more

Diplomacy Or Return To Conflict? Hormuz Closes Again, Oil Signals Path Into Ceasefire Cliff

The market narrative has flipped again—and the stakes are rising. The abrupt shift in the Strait of Hormuz—from br... Read more

Markets Aggressively Price US-Iran Deal As Hormuz Reopens, Oil And Dollar Fall

Dollar tumbles again in early US session as oil prices dive on fresh geopolitical progress. A sharp selloff has pushed... Read more