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Yael Ben-David

Markets Reporter

559 Articles

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

MOEX Index Dips 0.5% as Russian Shares Fail to Extend Rally
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MOEX Index Dips 0.5% as Russian Shares Fail to Extend Rally

Russia's MOEX index slipped 0.53% to 2,250.75 points in early trading, as analysts flagged a volume-unconfirmed breakout...

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Oil Slides More Than 5% As Trump Calls Off Iran Strike
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Oil Slides More Than 5% As Trump Calls Off Iran Strike

Crude futures tumbled after President Trump said he canceled a planned strike on Iran, as investors unwound geopolitical...

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Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Value as Cloud Growth Answers AI Skeptics
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Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Value as Cloud Growth Answers AI Skeptics

Amazon became the fifth company ever to top $3 trillion in market value after quarterly results showed its cloud busines...

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Five Drivers Behind the Ibex 35's Strength in 2026
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Five Drivers Behind the Ibex 35's Strength in 2026

Solid earnings, a heavyweight banking sector, a resilient economy, cheaper oil and share buybacks are underpinning Spain...

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India Bonds Post First Monthly Loss in Four Months as Oil, US Yields Bite
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India Bonds Post First Monthly Loss in Four Months as Oil, US Yields Bite

Indian government bonds ended July with their first monthly loss in four months as a 22% jump in crude and higher US Tre...

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TeamViewer Stock Falls From Yearly High — Correction or Trend Change?
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TeamViewer Stock Falls From Yearly High — Correction or Trend Change?

TeamViewer shares hit a new yearly high after H1 results, then corrected more than 10%. The technical picture now hinges...

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TeamViewer Stock Renews Push Toward Yearly High as Software Rally Lifts Sentiment
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TeamViewer Stock Renews Push Toward Yearly High as Software Rally Lifts Sentiment

TeamViewer shares are testing the €6.75–6.80 zone again after a sharp recovery, with software peers SAP and Microsoft ad...

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Nifty hits five-month high as Indian stocks rally fourth day; new closing auction framework debuts
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Nifty hits five-month high as Indian stocks rally fourth day; new closing auction framework debuts

Indian benchmarks extended gains to a fourth session, with the Nifty closing above 24,700 for the first time in five mon...

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Nasdaq’s 2026 Guide to Options: Calls, Puts and What Drives Premiums
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Nasdaq’s 2026 Guide to Options: Calls, Puts and What Drives Premiums

A refreshed primer breaks down options payoffs, pricing and settlement mechanics — and shows why TSLA options can cost f...

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Tether's USDT Holds Near $1 Peg as Supply Tops 183 Billion Tokens
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Tether's USDT Holds Near $1 Peg as Supply Tops 183 Billion Tokens

Fresh market data shows Tether's USDT trading at $0.9987 with 183.4B tokens in circulation — a snapshot of the world's l...

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European Stocks End Mixed After Record Intraday High; Energy Inflation Pressures
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European Stocks End Mixed After Record Intraday High; Energy Inflation Pressures

Stoxx Europe 600 closed slightly lower despite hitting a record intraday high, as energy-driven eurozone inflation accel...

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Tokyo Stocks Skid on Suspected FX Intervention as 'Celebrity Shock' Myth Resurfaces
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Tokyo Stocks Skid on Suspected FX Intervention as 'Celebrity Shock' Myth Resurfaces

The Nikkei fell as much as 1,600 points on suspected Japan-U.S. currency intervention, closing 607 points lower. A weeke...

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ING Groep N.V.: Stock Snapshot Shows Solid Dividend Yield, Stable Range
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ING Groep N.V.: Stock Snapshot Shows Solid Dividend Yield, Stable Range

ING Groep's latest quote data shows a dividend yield of 3.73% and a 17.12% return on equity, with the stock trading in a...

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Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Value, Fifth Company to Reach the Milestone
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Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Value, Fifth Company to Reach the Milestone

Amazon joined Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft and Apple in the $3 trillion club after its fastest AWS revenue growth since 2...

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Brent Slides 4.9% as Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, Calming Stocks for Now
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Brent Slides 4.9% as Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, Calming Stocks for Now

Brent crude fell to $83.59 after Trump said he would hold off on new Iran strikes, lifting stocks and easing inflation f...

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FTSE Held Back as AstraZeneca Slumps on $400bn Bristol Myers Talks
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FTSE Held Back as AstraZeneca Slumps on $400bn Bristol Myers Talks

AstraZeneca's 6% slide and cheaper oil keep the FTSE behind Europe, as traders turn to US jobs reports ahead of the Fed'...

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Indian Polyester Feedstock Prices Diverge as PTA Softens, MEG Firms on Hormuz Relief
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Indian Polyester Feedstock Prices Diverge as PTA Softens, MEG Firms on Hormuz Relief

India's polyester raw material prices moved in opposite directions last week: PTA eased while MEG and melt costs firmed,...

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Lyocell Holds at CNY 13,500 Floor as Asian Mills Look to Restocking
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Lyocell Holds at CNY 13,500 Floor as Asian Mills Look to Restocking

Asia's lyocell market stayed broadly stable in late July, with China easing slightly and India and Pakistan flat, giving...

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TotalEnergies: Share Snapshot, Yield and Business Mix in Brief
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TotalEnergies: Share Snapshot, Yield and Business Mix in Brief

A concise snapshot of TotalEnergies SE: current share metrics, dividend yield and the integrated energy businesses behin...

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Only 7 of 30 in Sensex from 1991: How Liberalisation Rewrote India's Blue-Chip Index
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Only 7 of 30 in Sensex from 1991: How Liberalisation Rewrote India's Blue-Chip Index

Seven of the 30 companies in the 1991 BSE Sensex remain in the benchmark today, a measure of India's shift from manufact...

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Morningstar Picks Clorox, PepsiCo and Realty Income as Buy-and-Hold Dividend Stocks
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Morningstar Picks Clorox, PepsiCo and Realty Income as Buy-and-Hold Dividend Stocks

Morningstar flags Clorox, PepsiCo and Realty Income as long-term dividend buys, citing yields up to 5.2% and double-digi...

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Trump Confirms US Joined Japan's Yen Rescue, Calling It a 'Sign of Friendship'
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Trump Confirms US Joined Japan's Yen Rescue, Calling It a 'Sign of Friendship'

Donald Trump confirmed US participation in supporting the yen — reportedly the first coordinated US-Japan intervention i...

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Gold Hits New All-Time High as Inflation and Low Rates Fuel Rally
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Gold Hits New All-Time High as Inflation and Low Rates Fuel Rally

Gold rose for a third straight session, reaching €1,980.80 ($2,070.50) per ounce, as inflation, loose central bank polic...

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Apple Briefly Hits $5 Trillion Market Value, Joining Nvidia at the Top
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Apple Briefly Hits $5 Trillion Market Value, Joining Nvidia at the Top

Apple's shares briefly pushed its market value above US$5 trillion, making it the second company after Nvidia to reach t...

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Trade Spotlight: Nine Stocks With Fresh Buy Calls From Axis, Angel One and Teji Mandi
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Trade Spotlight: Nine Stocks With Fresh Buy Calls From Axis, Angel One and Teji Mandi

Hero MotoCorp, KEI Industries, Anant Raj and six more stocks carry fresh buy calls with defined targets and stops as the...

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AfCRA's First Ratings Face a Closing Window as AI Locks In Africa's Borrowing Premium
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AfCRA's First Ratings Face a Closing Window as AI Locks In Africa's Borrowing Premium

The Africa Credit Rating Agency is preparing its first sovereign ratings just as AI models trained on legacy agency data...

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Why High-ROE Stocks Keep Beating the Market: A Metric Explained and Tested
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Why High-ROE Stocks Keep Beating the Market: A Metric Explained and Tested

Return on equity is one of the most durable filters in stock selection, backed by five decades of data across global mar...

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Bitcoin Basics: How the 21 Million Cap, Mining and Satoshi Units Work
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Bitcoin Basics: How the 21 Million Cap, Mining and Satoshi Units Work

A plain-English explainer of the world's leading cryptocurrency: what blockchain is, how mining works and why supply is ...

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argenx Ends Week at €745 After 7.4% Slide; Analyst Target Implies 20% Upside
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argenx Ends Week at €745 After 7.4% Slide; Analyst Target Implies 20% Upside

The immunology group slipped 7.38% over five sessions to close at €745.00 on July 31, while holding a 3.93% gain for 202...

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China's CSRC Unveils Second-Half Agenda: Stable Markets, Long-Term Capital, Tighter Enforcement
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China's CSRC Unveils Second-Half Agenda: Stable Markets, Long-Term Capital, Tighter Enforcement

The Chinese securities regulator pledged to keep markets steady, channel more long-term capital in, and crack down on fr...

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