Stock Market Appears To Be Bottoming, Says Morgan Stanley’s Dan Skelly – Here’s Why

Stock Market Appears To Be Bottoming, Says Morgan Stanley’s Dan Skelly – Here’s Why – The Daily Hodl ...

Trump says Iran wants a deal as Hormuz blockade officially begins

US President Donald Trump spoke at a press conference at the Oval Office and praised Vice-President JD Vance’s work on Iran, saying that he “has done a very good job on Iran.” Amongst that, he s...

Dow Jones edges lower as Goldman drags, Oil surges above $100

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) edged lower on Monday, slipping around 50 points to trade near 47,900 after recovering from a much steeper drop at the open. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to trade ...

Silver price falls as failed US-Iran talks boost US Dollar

Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $74.10 on Monday at the time of writing, down 2.23% on the day after briefly dropping to an intraday low near $72.61. The white metal is attempting to stabilize its loss...

Germany: Recovery delayed by energy shock – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank economists say Germany’s recovery is being pushed back by higher energy costs and uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict. They cut their 2026 growth forecast to 1.0% while keepin...

Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders

GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders The Pound Sterling remains firm on Monday as talks between Iran and the US disappointed investors, triggering a reaction from the White House...

USD/CHF Price Forecast: Bearish risks rise below 0.8000 as momentum weakens

USD/CHF edges lower on Monday but lacks follow-through selling as escalating US-Iran tensions and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates higher for longer, driven...

GBP/USD holds near 1.3460 as Iran talks disappoint traders

The Pound Sterling remains firm on Monday as talks between Iran and the US disappointed investors, triggering a reaction from the White House, while recent news suggested that Tehran could be consider...

USD/JPY holds onto light gain as Hormuz closure fuels safe-haven demand

The USD/JPY pair is trading with a neutral tone near 159.70 on Tuesday, up 0.27%, as markets react to a dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions following headlines that the United States (US) has...

WTI Oil jumps on Iran tensions as US blockade threat boosts gains

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $95.70 per barrel on Monday at the time of writing, rising 5.90% on the day but still struggling to regain the $100 threshold after last week’s sharp...

Senior macro expert names investment asset that will collapse next

A senior macro strategist has warned that fixed income markets are the most vulnerable asset class in the current economic cycle amid uncertainty triggered by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East....

GBP/JPY extends rally to six days as rising Oil prices weigh on Yen

The British Pound (GBP) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday, with GBP/JPY extending its rally for a sixth consecutive day as rising Oil prices continue to weigh on the Yen. At the tim...

USD: Blockade supports cautious rebound – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is firmer after President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports, with US Dollar Index (DXY) off its Asian highs and...

NZD: Hawkish pricing faces growth reality – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that recent New Zealand Dollar (NZD) gains on hawkish Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) rhetoric look vulnerable. Markets now price nearl...

Oil: Supply shock risks and inflation focus – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Bader Al Sarraf highlights that the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut since late February, driving a sharp drop in Gulf crude exports and taking a large volume of product...

USD: Safe haven flows and de-dollarisation debate – Rabobank

Rabobank’s Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley observes that speculators have been rebuilding long Dollar positions as the US currency acts as the preferred safe haven during the Middle East conflict. She...

Euro area: Activity soft but risks stabilizing – Societe Generale

Societe Generale economists highlight that Euro area activity data in Q1 have been somewhat disappointing, especially German industry, but they see limited upside risk to their cautious 0.1% qoq Germa...

Clarity Act Debate Heats Up as Banks Pushes Back CEA Report

The American Bankers Association (ABA) responds to White House Council of Economic Advisers’ (CEA) report on payment stablecoins. The statement from AMA criticizes CEA for underestimating large-scale ...

Circle may refuse to freeze USDC without a court order, Jeremy Allaire states

Circle’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, warned that USDC will not be frozen outside legal cases. The decision comes amid warnings that Circle could be more active in preventing hacking losses.  Circle will not ...

ECB: Higher inflation and more rate hikes – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank economists note the European Central Bank (ECB) kept rates unchanged in March but now expects two 25 bp hikes in June and September, already fully priced by markets. The deposit rate sit...

Hungary: Policy reset and euro path – ING

ING economists Peter Virovacz and Frantisek Taborsky say Hungary’s new Tisza-led supermajority reduces short-term policy uncertainty and raises expectations for institutional repair, EU relations and ...

USD: Oil-linked scenarios shape Dollar outlook – HSBC

HSBC’s report on G8 currencies argues that Middle East geopolitics and Oil remain the dominant drivers for the Dollar and major FX. The bank highlights a recently strengthened USD–Oil correlatio...

Wall Street analyst updates Intel stock price target 

A Wall Street analyst has raised the price target for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) as the stock looks to sustain its explosive rally over the past year, driven by advances in the global semiconductor industry...

NZD/USD slips as US-Iran talks fail, Oil spike backs Fed hawks

NZD/USD moves lower at the start of the week and trades around 0.5830 on Monday at the time of writing, down 0.15% on the day after the failure of negotiations between the United States (US) and Iran ...

Global outlook: IMF set to cut growth forecasts – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad points to upcoming IMF publications as key for assessing global risks. The World Economic Outlook is expected to show downgraded growth projections, while ...

USD: Fed patience and Iran risks shape outlook – TD Securities

TD Securities strategists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir argue that US macro dynamics and Federal Reserve (Fed) policy expectations will be driven by developments in Iran, recent inflation data and incoming ...

Gold holds firm but lacks momentum as US-Iran tensions and Fed outlook weigh

Gold (XAU/USD) regains ground on Monday after a gap-down open, though it lacks strong upside momentum amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is tr...

Fastenal (FAST) meets Q1 earnings estimates

Fastenal (FAST – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.3 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.26 per share a year ago. These figur...

TSM stock: The trendline is in charge and the bulls know it

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) is the foundry at the center of the global chip industry, producing the processors that power artificial intelligence, smartphones, and data centers wo...

Dow Futures sharp rise followed by big tumble, next areas of support below

The E-mini Dow Jones Futures (YM1!) spent the better part of a year inside a clean upsloping parallel channel, grinding from the April 2024 lows all the way up toward the 50,000–51,000 area. That was ...

HUF: Political shift boosts forint and EU ties – MUFG

MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lee Hardman reports that Hungary’s election ended Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule, with Peter Magyar’s Tisza party on course for a supermajority. Planned institutional and c...

CONX, ARB and RAIN lead token unlocks as $221M enters circulation this week

Connex and Arbitrum top token unlocks in $221M week, with the sum coming from a combination of one-time cliff unlocks and linear vesting programs. RAIN alone contributes more than a third of this week...