Markets: Gold up $87 to $5085 WTI crude oil flat at $66.39 US 10-year yields up 0.8 bps to 4.08% S&P 500 up 0.5% AUD leads, CAD lags It was a news-filled day that started with a big miss on GDP. You could sniff that downside surprise out (and we did) after yesterday’s trade data…
I would have expected the Supreme Court decision to be a negative for gold, as it opens the pathway to a reversal of tariffs and a re-affirmation of the dollar-based system. Instead, the market seems to be taking it as a sign of further turmoil and uncertainty, which is gold bullish. The ongoing worries about…
Britain and the EU said they were assessing the implications of the US supreme court ruling against Donald Trump’s global tariffs, while business groups reacted to the court’s announcement with caution. A spokesperson for Downing Street said: “The UK government is working with the US to understand how the overturning of Donald Trump’s tariffs by…
Five former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system. The open letter is signed by David Blunkett, Estelle Morris, Charles Clarke, Ruth Kelly and Alan Johnson, who between…
Market Insights Podcast (20/02/2026): To conclude the eighth week of trading in 2026, TraderNick and podcast host Jonny Hart discuss shock news regarding the Supreme Court tariff ruling and its effect on financial markets. Otherwise, we discuss the latest US PCE & GDP numbers. Join Nick Syiek (TraderNick) and podcast host Jonny Hart as they…
US President Donald Trump announced he will invoke a 10% global tariff via Section 122. This is generally what was expected but it’s limited to 150 days unless extended by Congress. It also has some of its own legal challenges and is supposed to be invoked after consulting Congress but it looks like we’re going…
The NYT reports: President Trump is planning to invoke new trade authorities in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning his sweeping tariffs, according to two people familiar with his plans, potentially including a new, across-the-board tariff on U.S. trading partners. This is no surprise, many government officials have said this was coming. The report…
US Stock Benchmarks are fairly muted after the announcement except for Tech, rallying strong Traders are still questioning the impact of the tariffs cancelling ahead of a heavy risk-weekend Exploring Technical Levels for the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 Tariffs have been a large cloud over Markets for the past 15 months, and they…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has officially struck down the Trump administration’s global tariffs, ruling that the executive branch exceeded its authority under the IEEPA. For now, the action remains very muted across FX, Stocks, and Crypto Markets, which are all close to unchanged on the session. Only Metals are rallying, but that would mainly reflect…