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Yael Ben-David

Markets Reporter

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About Yael

Yael covers equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities for NewsFormal. Her interest is less in the tick-by-tick and more in the mechanics behind a move: flows, positioning and the stories markets tell themselves. She writes analysis, not investment advice, and is careful about the difference.

Areas of Expertise

Equities bonds currencies commodities

Latest Articles

Michael Dell Loses $16 Billion in an Hour as Dell Technologies Shares Plunge 9%
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Michael Dell Loses $16 Billion in an Hour as Dell Technologies Shares Plunge 9%

Dell Technologies shares fell over 9% on Thursday, wiping roughly $16 billion from Michael Dell's fortune and dropping h...

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Chinese Investors Buy the Dip: Stock ETFs Draw 77 Billion Yuan in Two Weeks
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Chinese Investors Buy the Dip: Stock ETFs Draw 77 Billion Yuan in Two Weeks

As A-share volatility spiked around China's National Day holiday, equity ETFs absorbed over 77 billion yuan in net inflo...

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Netflix, Tesla, WEG Earnings and Brazil's IPCA-15 Collide in Pre-Election Week
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Netflix, Tesla, WEG Earnings and Brazil's IPCA-15 Collide in Pre-Election Week

A dense five-day calendar puts three corporate earnings reports, Brazil's key inflation preview and a presidential debat...

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Market Analysts See Bullish Signs for Year-End Rally
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Market Analysts See Bullish Signs for Year-End Rally

Market analysts point to strong corporate earnings growth and a resilient equity market as reasons to expect a bullish y...

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YES Bank AT1 Bond Verdict Restores Hope for Mutual Funds and Retail Investors
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YES Bank AT1 Bond Verdict Restores Hope for Mutual Funds and Retail Investors

The Supreme Court's ruling on YES Bank's ₹8,415 crore AT1 bonds revives recovery prospects for mutual funds, institution...

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AirAsia X Shares at MYR0.460 as Analysts Split on Outlook
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AirAsia X Shares at MYR0.460 as Analysts Split on Outlook

A market-data page reports AirAsia X shares at MYR0.460 on 16 October 2026, alongside mixed analyst recommendations and ...

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Canna 8 Trust Units Quoted at C$0.01, but Data Reliability Is Unclear
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Canna 8 Trust Units Quoted at C$0.01, but Data Reliability Is Unclear

Investing.com lists Canna 8 Investment Trust units at C$0.01, with a reported C$60,000 market capitalization. The page w...

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Michael Burry Shifts AI Short Bet to NDX and Semiconductor ETF Puts
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Michael Burry Shifts AI Short Bet to NDX and Semiconductor ETF Puts

Michael Burry has consolidated his bearish AI wager into put options on the Nasdaq-100 and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF,...

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Bio Meat Foodtech Shares Rise Above Previous Close, but Data Comes With Caveats
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Bio Meat Foodtech Shares Rise Above Previous Close, but Data Comes With Caveats

The listing page reports Bio Meat Foodtech at 30.30 on October 14, 2026, compared with a previous close of 27.70. The pr...

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Biotech Stocks: A Promotional Landing Page, Not Investment Intelligence
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Biotech Stocks: A Promotional Landing Page, Not Investment Intelligence

A Dutch-language page titled 'Biotech stocks: investing in health' contains no stock list, no prices and no analysis — o...

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Bull Market Warning Signs: Fuel Prices, Inflation, and Bank Stocks
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Bull Market Warning Signs: Fuel Prices, Inflation, and Bank Stocks

Despite the ongoing bull market, investors should be aware of early warning signs, including rising fuel prices, inflati...

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US Stocks Plummet as Oil Prices Surge, Fears of Inflation Rise
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US Stocks Plummet as Oil Prices Surge, Fears of Inflation Rise

US stocks fell sharply on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both experiencing significant decl...

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US 3-Year Treasury Auction: What the Results Signal for Global Markets
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US 3-Year Treasury Auction: What the Results Signal for Global Markets

The US Treasury's 3-year note auction is a key gauge of government borrowing costs and investor demand. Its results ripp...

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Brazil's Markets Rally on Election Surprise, Favorable Economic Policy Expectations, and Conservative Gains
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Brazil's Markets Rally on Election Surprise, Favorable Economic Policy Expectations, and Conservative Gains

Brazil's markets surged over 8% as investors interpreted the first-round election results as a positive signal for local...

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Gold Price Volatility: Market Sentiment Remains Cautious
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Gold Price Volatility: Market Sentiment Remains Cautious

The gold price has been volatile in recent weeks, with a significant decline in the past month. Despite the dollar's str...

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US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Entities Linked to Iran's Arms Procurement
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US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Entities Linked to Iran's Arms Procurement

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and entities suspected of helping Iran acquire arms a...

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Argentina's Q4 Bond Playbook: Short Duration and Carry as Country Risk Climbs
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Argentina's Q4 Bond Playbook: Short Duration and Carry as Country Risk Climbs

Two wealth advisers outline defensive fixed-income portfolios for Argentina's fourth quarter, favoring short maturities ...

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European Gas Prices Hit Highest Since 2022 on Storage and LNG Fears
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European Gas Prices Hit Highest Since 2022 on Storage and LNG Fears

European gas has nearly doubled since July, reaching €79/MWh as storage hits its lowest September level since 2009 and L...

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Kioson Komersial (KIOS) Quote: Flat at 80, 52-Week Range Is 56–290
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Kioson Komersial (KIOS) Quote: Flat at 80, 52-Week Range Is 56–290

The Indonesian micro-retail platform’s indicative quote closed at 80 on 27 September, but an intraday swing to 98 and a ...

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Investing.com CDS Page Contains Only Risk Disclaimers, Not Sovereign Data
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Investing.com CDS Page Contains Only Risk Disclaimers, Not Sovereign Data

The Indonesian-language page titled 'Credit Default Swap (CDS) Dunia' currently shows standard risk disclosures, not fiv...

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Brazil's PLRI11 FII Jumps 10.9% to 5.51 Reais in Thin Trading
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Brazil's PLRI11 FII Jumps 10.9% to 5.51 Reais in Thin Trading

PLRI11 closed at 5.51 reais on 25 September, up 10.87% from the prior close, while the fund's reported 55.9% dividend yi...

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Wall Street Reprices Fed Path as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.08%
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Wall Street Reprices Fed Path as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.08%

Strong manufacturing data, oil prices near $100 and rising rate expectations sent U.S. Treasury yields to their highest ...

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Kingboard Laminates Jumps on Parent Buying as Hong Kong Stocks Slip
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Kingboard Laminates Jumps on Parent Buying as Hong Kong Stocks Slip

Hong Kong's market snapped a three-day winning streak, but Kingboard Laminates rose more than 6% on parent buying and Ca...

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FTSE Russell Reclassifies Greece as a Developed Market, Moving 62 Stocks
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FTSE Russell Reclassifies Greece as a Developed Market, Moving 62 Stocks

Greece has officially left FTSE Russell's advanced-emerging category and entered its developed-market universe, with 62 ...

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Forbes 400 Bar Jumps to $4.4 Billion, Leaving a Record 590 U.S. Billionaires Out
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Forbes 400 Bar Jumps to $4.4 Billion, Leaving a Record 590 U.S. Billionaires Out

The entry price for the Forbes 400 rose $600 million in a year, shutting out Oprah, Taylor Swift, Sam Altman and 590 Ame...

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Sweden's Two-Year Government Bond Auction Keeps Bond Market on Watch
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Sweden's Two-Year Government Bond Auction Keeps Bond Market on Watch

The scheduled sale offers a short-dated test of Swedish krona funding demand, though the syndicated release contains onl...

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Nasdaq’s AI Rally Isn’t Dot-Com 2.0 — the Risk Has Moved to Balance Sheets
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Nasdaq’s AI Rally Isn’t Dot-Com 2.0 — the Risk Has Moved to Balance Sheets

A new market note argues the Nasdaq-100’s 20.7x forward earnings is no dot-com bubble, but Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon a...

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Bitcoin Holds Near $75,000 Despite Fed Hike and Failed Clarity Act Vote
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Bitcoin Holds Near $75,000 Despite Fed Hike and Failed Clarity Act Vote

A Senate failure and a Federal Reserve rate increase did not produce the expected crypto sell-off. Analysts now see rang...

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ASBISc Enterprises Trades Near 52-Week High as Analysts See 13% Downside
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ASBISc Enterprises Trades Near 52-Week High as Analysts See 13% Downside

The Warsaw-listed IT distributor is changing hands at PLN 164.20, close to its 52-week peak, while the consensus 12-mont...

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Anthropic Warning Rattles AI Chips, but the Spending Shift Is the Real Story
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Anthropic Warning Rattles AI Chips, but the Spending Shift Is the Real Story

Anthropic’s call to pace frontier AI triggered a chip selloff; the market analysis argues money is rotating into agentic...

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