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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.

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Equities bonds currencies commodities

Latest Articles

Ibex 35 Tests New Records as Oil Slips and Unicaja Jumps on Results
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Ibex 35 Tests New Records as Oil Slips and Unicaja Jumps on Results

Spanish stocks edge toward uncharted territory on the back of falling oil prices, a geopolitical thaw, and a mixed bag o...

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Alfa-Forex Forecasts Ruble at 80–82 vs Dollar Through August as Oil Drag Persists
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Alfa-Forex Forecasts Ruble at 80–82 vs Dollar Through August as Oil Drag Persists

The Russian ruble is set to extend July’s slide toward 80–82 per US dollar in August, pressured by lower oil revenues, r...

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MOEX Jumps 20% Off Lows, Steelmaker MМК Leads Rebound as Ruble Slips — August Outlook
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MOEX Jumps 20% Off Lows, Steelmaker MМК Leads Rebound as Ruble Slips — August Outlook

After a sharp rally, Russia's benchmark entered a correction near 2280; the analyst sees further gains to 2300–2400 in A...

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India’s Appeal Grows as FOMO-Driven AI Trade Unwinds in Asia
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India’s Appeal Grows as FOMO-Driven AI Trade Unwinds in Asia

After a punishing correction in AI-linked Korean and Taiwanese stocks, veteran investor Sachee Trivedi says India’s valu...

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Sensex Rebounds 400 Points from Low, Nifty Tops 24,400 on Q1 Earnings, FII Inflows
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Sensex Rebounds 400 Points from Low, Nifty Tops 24,400 on Q1 Earnings, FII Inflows

Strong June quarter results from Bajaj Finance and Mahindra & Mahindra, along with a return of foreign fund inflows, lif...

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India Regains Allure as Korea's AI Rally Fades, Trident Capital Says
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India Regains Allure as Korea's AI Rally Fades, Trident Capital Says

Trident Capital Investments' Sachee Trivedi argues that cooling AI exuberance in South Korea and Taiwan, combined with m...

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Gold ETF Demand Doubles to Rs 6,300 Crore: What's Driving the Rush?
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Gold ETF Demand Doubles to Rs 6,300 Crore: What's Driving the Rush?

Investments in gold ETFs surged 136% in value to Rs 6,300 crore in Q2 2026, even as overall gold demand fell. The jump h...

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Bitcoin Flat at $64,000 as Rate Uncertainty and Middle East Jitters Weigh
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Bitcoin Flat at $64,000 as Rate Uncertainty and Middle East Jitters Weigh

Bitcoin held near $64,000 on Friday, shrugging off a tech stock rally as investor caution over Fed path and geopolitical...

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BoJ Holds Rates, Tech Earnings Spark Asian Rebound; Kospi Surges 14%
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BoJ Holds Rates, Tech Earnings Spark Asian Rebound; Kospi Surges 14%

Asian equities rose on Friday, led by a 14% jump in South Korea's Kospi after its worst weekly drop in decades, as the B...

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Oil Prices Fall as Hormuz Shipping Recovers, Easing Supply Fears
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Oil Prices Fall as Hormuz Shipping Recovers, Easing Supply Fears

WTI and Brent crude fell on Friday as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovered to 30-35% of pre-conflict levels, ...

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Gold Heads for First Monthly Gain in Five Months Despite Friday Retreat
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Gold Heads for First Monthly Gain in Five Months Despite Friday Retreat

Spot gold slipped 0.5% on Friday but is still up 1.8% in July, underpinned by consistent buying near the $4,000 mark eve...

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Dubai Index Rises 0.32% on Blue-Chip Gains; Abu Dhabi Slips on Mild Profit-Taking
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Dubai Index Rises 0.32% on Blue-Chip Gains; Abu Dhabi Slips on Mild Profit-Taking

UAE equity markets diverged at Friday midday, with Dubai’s DFM gaining 0.32% to 5,810.68, led by Commercial Bank of Duba...

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European Markets Rally on AI Revival, Set for Fourth Monthly Gain; Inflation Data Looms
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European Markets Rally on AI Revival, Set for Fourth Monthly Gain; Inflation Data Looms

The STOXX 600 surged on Friday, fueled by a global tech rebound as Microsoft and Amazon capex plans eased AI overvaluati...

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Materials Stocks Surge as AI Copper Trade Lifts ASX to Fourth Straight Monthly Gain
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Materials Stocks Surge as AI Copper Trade Lifts ASX to Fourth Straight Monthly Gain

Rising copper demand from AI infrastructure sends ASX materials stocks higher, offsetting declines in healthcare and con...

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Citadel Rescues AI Hedge Fund Situational Awareness After 36-Hour Margin Crisis
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Citadel Rescues AI Hedge Fund Situational Awareness After 36-Hour Margin Crisis

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s heavily leveraged fund faced a liquidity crunch as AI stocks tumbled. An emergency auction gave ...

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US Futures Surge as Amazon’s AI Cloud Strength Sparks Tech Rally; South Korea’s Kospi Leaps 17%
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US Futures Surge as Amazon’s AI Cloud Strength Sparks Tech Rally; South Korea’s Kospi Leaps 17%

Amazon’s blowout cloud revenue reignites AI optimism, sending global tech shares soaring. South Korea’s Kospi jumps a hi...

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How Big Tech's AI-Fuelled Bond Splurge Is Exposing Investors to a Concentrated Risk
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How Big Tech's AI-Fuelled Bond Splurge Is Exposing Investors to a Concentrated Risk

Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft now issue nearly 30% of US investment-grade bonds, and their share of the credit mark...

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Monaco Forum Shifts Blue Finance From Conviction to Market Building
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Monaco Forum Shifts Blue Finance From Conviction to Market Building

The second Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco moved beyond proving the ocean is investable, focusing instead on th...

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Gold Gains 1% in Turkey as US-Iran Tensions Ease, Lira Holds Steady
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Gold Gains 1% in Turkey as US-Iran Tensions Ease, Lira Holds Steady

Turkish lira traded in a narrow band against major currencies while gold prices climbed, with gram gold up 1.12% to 6,23...

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BIST 100 Fluctuates in Midday Trade as Gold Hits $4,100 and Oil Sinks 7%
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BIST 100 Fluctuates in Midday Trade as Gold Hits $4,100 and Oil Sinks 7%

Turkish stocks opened higher but gave up gains by midday on Monday, with technology shares leading the decline. Global s...

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Global tech rally ignites risk appetite as Microsoft results ease AI spending fears
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Global tech rally ignites risk appetite as Microsoft results ease AI spending fears

Equity markets from Wall Street to Seoul surged on a fierce technology rebound, after Microsoft’s strong cloud numbers s...

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Borsa Istanbul Opens Higher as Global AI Rally Lifts Sentiment
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Borsa Istanbul Opens Higher as Global AI Rally Lifts Sentiment

BIST 100 index inches up 0.13% after a 1.55% sell-off the previous day. Textile leads gains while tech recovers; analyst...

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South Korea's Kospi Surges Nearly 18% as AI Optimism Triggers Tech Rally
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South Korea's Kospi Surges Nearly 18% as AI Optimism Triggers Tech Rally

South Korea's Kospi index jumped almost 18% on Wednesday, led by SK Hynix and Samsung shares up around 30%, as Asian tec...

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European Stocks Rise on AI-Fuelled Tech Bounce as BoE Leaves Rates Unchanged
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European Stocks Rise on AI-Fuelled Tech Bounce as BoE Leaves Rates Unchanged

Technology shares lead gains across Europe amid hopes that a sell-off in AI-linked assets is ending, while the Bank of E...

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Microsoft sets record with near $450 billion single-day market cap gain
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Microsoft sets record with near $450 billion single-day market cap gain

Shares surge 15% after cloud and AI forecasts smash expectations, pushing market cap past $3.35 trillion and easing fear...

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Warsaw’s WIG20 Inches Toward 2008 High as WIG Hits New Record
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Warsaw’s WIG20 Inches Toward 2008 High as WIG Hits New Record

The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s broad WIG index set an all-time intraday high on Friday, while the blue-chip WIG20 came with...

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How a 25-Year-Old AI Trader's $20B Fund Imploded in a Matter of Weeks
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How a 25-Year-Old AI Trader's $20B Fund Imploded in a Matter of Weeks

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness LP rode the AI infrastructure boom to over $20B before heavy losses and ma...

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Retail Investors' AI Enthusiasm Fades as Record Outflow Hits Individual Stocks
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Retail Investors' AI Enthusiasm Fades as Record Outflow Hits Individual Stocks

US retail investors dumped $243 million worth of single stocks in one day – the largest net daily sale since the pandemi...

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Hawkish Fed, tariff shock weigh on Indian stocks as rupee and foreign flows face fresh pressure
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Hawkish Fed, tariff shock weigh on Indian stocks as rupee and foreign flows face fresh pressure

A hawkish Federal Reserve hold, three dissenting votes for a hike, and new US tariffs on 60 countries are creating a tou...

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Brazil Homebuilder Rout Opens Buying Window as Caixa Pledges R$260bn in Housing Loans
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Brazil Homebuilder Rout Opens Buying Window as Caixa Pledges R$260bn in Housing Loans

Stocks like Direcional and Tenda plunged ~15% in July on credit fears, but analysts at Itaú BBA and Bradesco BBI say the...

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