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December 24, 2025

Global Markets Rally on Year-End Momentum as Central Banks Cap Easing Cycle

Global financial markets finished the year on a strong note, with U.S. and Asian equities climbing, commodities such as gold and silver hitting historic highs, and major central banks completing their most

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March 17, 2026

Oil Shock Rewrites the Global Economic Script

A widening Middle East energy disruption is rippling through inflation, monetary policy and household budgets, forcing investors to rethink how quickly the world can return to a lower-rate, lower-volatility environment. The global

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May 22, 2026

Oil Shock Keeps Global Rally on Uneasy Footing

Global stocks advanced as investors weighed tentative U.S.-Iran diplomacy against the inflationary threat of elevated crude prices and fragile growth across Europe and Asia. Global markets ended the week with a familiar

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Oil Retreat Eases Pressure on Fragile Global Recovery

A sharp fall in crude prices is giving governments, central banks and investors breathing room, but the Middle East truce remains too fragile to erase inflation and growth risks. Oil’s retreat to

June 25, 2026

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Oil Relief Gives Global Markets a Fragile Reprieve

A tentative U.S.-Iran agreement has eased immediate energy-market pressure, but investors remain focused on whether lower oil prices can cool inflation without masking deeper global-growth risks. Global markets entered Wednesday with a

June 17, 2026

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