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December 29, 2025

Global Markets Steady as Central Banks and Geopolitics Compete for Attention

Investors weighed easing inflation signals against persistent geopolitical risks, keeping global equities range-bound. Global financial markets traded cautiously on Thursday as investors balanced signs of cooling inflation in advanced economies with renewed

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Markets

January 14, 2026

Global Stocks Diverge as Europe Hits Record and Fed-Cut Bets Swirl

Utilities and healthcare lifted European equities to new highs, while U.S. markets digested mixed bank earnings and a CPI report that kept the rate-path debate alive. Global markets split on Wednesday as

Markets

December 24, 2025

Stocks Advance as Rate-Cut Expectations Offset Valuation Concerns

U.S. and European equities edged higher as easing inflation trends reinforced expectations for lower interest rates in 2026, supporting risk appetite despite stretched valuations. U.S. stocks closed modestly higher, extending a late-year

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Markets Brace for CPI as Oil Keeps Inflation Risk Alive

U.S. equities are entering Wednesday’s session cautiously as investors await July inflation data, with oil near $90 a barrel complicating hopes that easing price pressures will give stocks and bonds room to

August 12, 2026

Markets

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Global Stocks Extend Rally as Oil Volatility Tests Investor Confidence

Falling bond yields and strong technology shares support risk appetite, but renewed Middle East tensions keep inflation concerns close to the surface. Global equity markets advanced on Tuesday as investors built on

August 4, 2026

Markets

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The Fed Put Is Not Coming Back Soon

Investors expecting interest-rate relief to rescue every market wobble may be misreading a cycle defined by sticky inflation, geopolitical shocks, and unusually narrow equity leadership. The most important market signal this summer

July 9, 2026

Opinion

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Oil Shock Reopens the Market’s Inflation Trade

A fresh jump in crude prices and bond yields put global equities under pressure, testing investor confidence in the rally led by technology shares. Global markets moved back into defensive mode Wednesday

July 8, 2026

Markets

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Oil Retreat Reshapes Global Risk Appetite

Falling crude prices and a weaker dollar are easing pressure on global markets, even as geopolitical and economic risks remain unresolved. The sharp reversal in oil prices is giving global investors a

July 3, 2026

World

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AI Trade Splits as Hardware Winners Outpace Big Tech Spenders

Investors are rewarding the suppliers of artificial intelligence infrastructure while growing more selective toward the companies writing the largest checks to build it. The artificial intelligence boom is no longer lifting every

July 2, 2026

Technology

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AI Has Earned Its Rally, But Not Its Blank Check

The market’s first-half strength shows investors still trust the artificial-intelligence capital cycle, but the second half may reward discipline more than enthusiasm. The most dangerous point in a bull market is not

July 1, 2026

Opinion

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Risk Appetite Returns as Tech Rebounds and Oil Eases

Global equities steadied into quarter-end as investors rotated back into technology shares, while lower oil prices and calmer bond markets helped support broader risk sentiment. Markets entered the final session of the

June 30, 2026

Markets

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Markets Weigh Oil Relief Against Expensive Stocks

Global equities edged through a cautious session as investors balanced easing Middle East risk, firm technology demand and persistent concern that bond yields leave little margin for error in stock valuations. Global

June 22, 2026

Markets

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Markets Need More Than Cheaper Oil

A geopolitical relief rally can buy investors time, but it cannot replace earnings discipline, valuation restraint, or a credible inflation path. The sudden improvement in global risk appetite has given investors the

June 15, 2026

Opinion

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Global Markets Steady as Central Banks and Geopolitics Compete for Attention

Global Stocks Diverge as Europe Hits Record and Fed-Cut Bets Swirl

Stocks Advance as Rate-Cut Expectations Offset Valuation Concerns

Markets Brace for CPI as Oil Keeps Inflation Risk Alive

Global Stocks Extend Rally as Oil Volatility Tests Investor Confidence

The Fed Put Is Not Coming Back Soon

Oil Shock Reopens the Market’s Inflation Trade

Oil Retreat Reshapes Global Risk Appetite

AI Has Earned Its Rally, But Not Its Blank Check

Risk Appetite Returns as Tech Rebounds and Oil Eases

Markets Weigh Oil Relief Against Expensive Stocks

Markets Need More Than Cheaper Oil

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