After all, without a concrete resolution to the still-blockaded Strait of Hormuz and a real, long-term guarantee that the conflict won’t escalate further, Markets cannot rally. Traders need trust to return to persistent buying of already elevated valuations. Particularly given that Wall Street fiercely held the initial rise in WTI and the US Dollar, it…
UOB’s Global Economics & Markets Research, via Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting, notes that the central bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kept the RRP (Reverse Repurchase Rate) rate at 4.25% in an off-cycle meeting as supply-driven inflation and Middle East risks intensify. The bank expects a prolonged policy pause, with…
FluxPoint Energy has introduced another initiative to restore an important missing node in the US nuclear fuel chain. The company has used CERAWeek 2026 to announce its intention to establish what it considers the initial uranium conversion facility in the United States after over 70 years. That step is taken since the price of uranium…
Markets: WTI crude oil up $5.59 to $100.07 S&P 500 down 1.7% to 6368 Gold up $135 to $4513 US 10-year yields up 3.6 bps to 5.00% Bitcoin down 4.2% USD leads, GBP lags It was an ugly one for most markets today, with the exception of gold and oil. The Nasdaq fell to a…
The major US stock indices are closing lower for the day and lower for the week. The decline this week is the 5th consecutive weekly decline. The S&P decline is the worst string in 4 years. A look at the closing levels shows: Dow industrial average-793.78 or -1.73% at 45166.33. S&P index fell -108.49 or…
Sound bite for Twitter is: Dividend Growth Utility. Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably on the expensive side. Debt Ratios need improving and debt is too high. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are too high. The current dividend yield is moderate with dividend growth low. See my spreadsheet on…
Silver (XAG/USD) price turns positive on Friday after posting back-to-back bearish sessions, as heightened tensions in the Middle East decreased the white metal’s safe-haven appeal, prompting traders to turn to the US Dollar (USD). Nevertheless, buyers emerged, pushing XAG/USD higher and driving it near the $70.00 figure, up 2.70%. XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical Outlook Silver…
Commerzbank economists Dr. Henry Hao and Volkmar Baur say China’s industrial profits surged early in 2026, led by AI-related electronics, but this strength predates the recent energy shock. With higher Oil prices now squeezing downstream margins and ending producer-price deflation via cost-push inflation, they argue the PBoC is unlikely to allow a strong CNY appreciation…
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images QuantumScape’s (QS) recent board appointment may prove more important than the headline suggests. According to the company’s March 5 announcement, QuantumScape added Ross Niebergall to its board, an executive with deep ties across the defense industrial Source link
Volume breakout XRP market performance An unknown entity scooped up more than $35 million worth of XRP in less than an hour. According to market analyst Dom (@traderview2), the mystery buyer has used a peculiarly specific algorithmic strategy in order to disguise the massive entry. “This isn’t something you see often,” the analyst noted. The…