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The ceasefire holds, with infractions, but market confidence is returning and oil prices are settling. If the resolution to the conflict becomes more permanent, then expect equities to return to pre-conflict levels and inflation to settle.
Read more →Global markets continued to stabilise overnight, with US equities consolidating further, following the massive gains achieved as a result of the ceasefire. The agreement appears to be holding, despite some reported breaches, allowing the US to plan their exit strategy.
Read more →Market confidence surged following the agreement of a two-week ceasefire, which included the opening of the Straits of Hormuz. Oil prices collapsed nearly US$20pb, while equities surged and bond yields tumbled.
Read more →The shadow of the Iran war hangs over markets. The US has imposed a deadline on Iran, coming later today, threatening unimaginable destruction upon the nation. Markets continue to trade nervously, ahead of the deadline, with equities in the negative and bond yields creeping higher.
Read more →A fiery speech by President Trump, threatening destruction upon Iran if they failed to reopen the Straits of Hormuz, was enough to surge oil prices and hit market confidence, once again.
Read more →A massive surge in US equities flowed through into Asian and European markets and was followed up with further gains in US markets overnight. Two consecutive days of big gains in equities was accompanied by cooling bond yields and the US Dollar.
Read more →US markets surged with confidence overnight, triggered by strong numbers released from market giants Alphabet and Caterpillar. This was enough to lead to a surge in sentiment, with equities hitting record highs and bond yields reversing recent spikes.
Read more →US equity markets surged overnight, with the prospect of an end to the Middle East war. Positive signs from both sides of the conflict are emerging, with Trump calling for a close to the military conflict and Iran seemingly open to an end to hostilities.
Read more →Yemen joined the war on the Iranians behalf, over the weekend, launching missile attacks on Israel. This has been further escalation of the war and oil prices moved upwards accordingly to over US$100pb. The energy crises is a by-product of the war and is feeding though into global inflation.
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