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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

UK Market Momentum: Rotork, Intertek and a Wave of Investment Trusts Hit 52-Week Highs
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UK Market Momentum: Rotork, Intertek and a Wave of Investment Trusts Hit 52-Week Highs

A weekly scan of London-listed shares near 52-week milestones shows a strong bid for quality industrials and closed-end ...

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India's Retail Traders Lose $9.6 Billion in Options Despite Regulatory Clampdown
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India's Retail Traders Lose $9.6 Billion in Options Despite Regulatory Clampdown

Losses eased slightly from a year earlier, but a fifth straight year of heavy derivatives losses tests Sebi’s efforts. T...

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A-Shares Rebound in August But Face Critical Test as Earnings Flood Begins
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A-Shares Rebound in August But Face Critical Test as Earnings Flood Begins

China’s A-share market has bounced back modestly in early August after a sharp July rout, but fund managers at Great Wal...

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Brazil Election Jitters Send Warning to Argentina as Rates Rise and FX Splits
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Brazil Election Jitters Send Warning to Argentina as Rates Rise and FX Splits

A selloff in Brazilian assets on a narrowing Lula-Bolsonaro race flashed a cautionary signal for Argentina, where higher...

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Oil Surge Reignites Inflation Fears, Dampens European Stocks
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Oil Surge Reignites Inflation Fears, Dampens European Stocks

European equities tread water as Brent crude jumps past $89 on Middle East tensions, driving up bond yields and rate-hik...

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Kazakhstan Offers Three-Year Tax Holiday to Crypto Investors in Bid to Revitalise Sector
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Kazakhstan Offers Three-Year Tax Holiday to Crypto Investors in Bid to Revitalise Sector

A new government decree exempts individual investors from income tax on digital asset gains for three years, while creat...

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CAC 40 and oil prices stabilise as Pakistan hints at US-Iran arrangement
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CAC 40 and oil prices stabilise as Pakistan hints at US-Iran arrangement

Brent crude slips back below $88 after Islamabad signals talks are making progress, calming a jittery oil market and hel...

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Wall Street Edges Higher on Renewed Hormuz Deal Hopes, Eyeing CPI
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Wall Street Edges Higher on Renewed Hormuz Deal Hopes, Eyeing CPI

US stocks posted modest gains Tuesday as diplomatic signals pointed to a possible breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz, ...

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Damodaran on the $45 Billion AI Hedge Fund That Imploded—Three Lessons for Investors
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Damodaran on the $45 Billion AI Hedge Fund That Imploded—Three Lessons for Investors

As Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness fund crashes from $45B to a cautionary tale, Aswath Damodaran warns tha...

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Nvidia Stock Rallies Off Lows, Bullish Technicals and Seasonal Trend Point Higher
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Nvidia Stock Rallies Off Lows, Bullish Technicals and Seasonal Trend Point Higher

Nvidia shares have regained momentum after a 20% correction, with key moving averages and historical seasonality signali...

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Why Chinese Stocks Are Stuck as Beijing Bets on Future Tech
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Why Chinese Stocks Are Stuck as Beijing Bets on Future Tech

China’s equity market trails global records as structural woes persist. The government’s pivot to AI, chips and space ai...

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DAX Clears 26,000 for First Time as Commerzbank Yields to UniCredit
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DAX Clears 26,000 for First Time as Commerzbank Yields to UniCredit

Germany’s blue-chip index hit a fresh all-time high above 26,000 points despite economic gloom, while Commerzbank agreed...

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DAX Surges to Record 26,319; Markets Eye Inflation Data and Iran
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DAX Surges to Record 26,319; Markets Eye Inflation Data and Iran

German DAX hit a new all-time high, driven by easing US rate fears, strong tech earnings, and hope of Hormuz reopening, ...

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NVIDIA Stock: Bullish Chart Signals and Strong Seasonal Tailwind
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NVIDIA Stock: Bullish Chart Signals and Strong Seasonal Tailwind

NVIDIA shares show a bullish technical picture and a decade-long seasonal pattern of gains, but traders are warned that ...

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DAX Hits Record Above 26,500 as Geopolitical Hopes and Oil Retreat Lift Sentiment
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DAX Hits Record Above 26,500 as Geopolitical Hopes and Oil Retreat Lift Sentiment

The German blue-chip index crossed 26,500 for the first time before closing at 26,391.42, boosted by signs of a possible...

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Sensex Falls 388 Pts, Nifty Breaks Below 24,500; Zydus Life, Bosch Rise on Q1
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Sensex Falls 388 Pts, Nifty Breaks Below 24,500; Zydus Life, Bosch Rise on Q1

Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Tuesday with Nifty slipping below 24,500. The rupee weakened to 95.44 against th...

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JPMorgan Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,000 as AI Earnings Justify Spending, Joining Bullish Wall Street Chorus
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JPMorgan Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,000 as AI Earnings Justify Spending, Joining Bullish Wall Street Chorus

JPMorgan raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000, citing a strong Q2 earnings beat and signs that massive AI investm...

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Egypt’s FRA, EGX, and Tax Authority Launch Joint Committee to Resolve Capital Market Tax Ambiguity
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Egypt’s FRA, EGX, and Tax Authority Launch Joint Committee to Resolve Capital Market Tax Ambiguity

A new coordination committee between Egypt’s financial regulators and the tax authority has begun work to clarify tax tr...

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Bargain Ratings Fuel Wave of UK Take-Private Deals, Shrinking London Market
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Bargain Ratings Fuel Wave of UK Take-Private Deals, Shrinking London Market

Low valuations and persistent domestic outflows are driving a surge in acquisitions of UK-listed companies, with Mitie a...

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Brent Crude Climbs Above $84 as Hormuz Standoff Keeps Markets on Edge
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Brent Crude Climbs Above $84 as Hormuz Standoff Keeps Markets on Edge

Oil futures rose Monday as talks over the Strait of Hormuz navigation remain uncertain, with Iran demanding US compensat...

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Egypt's FRA Opens Door to Hedge Funds, Betting on Liquidity and Foreign Capital
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Egypt's FRA Opens Door to Hedge Funds, Betting on Liquidity and Foreign Capital

The Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority has issued the regulatory framework for hedge funds, enabling asset managers...

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MENA M&A Deals Dip to $46.7bn in H1 2026, but Q2 Momentum Signals Market Resilience
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MENA M&A Deals Dip to $46.7bn in H1 2026, but Q2 Momentum Signals Market Resilience

EY’s H1 report records 390 deals worth $46.7bn, down from 434 a year ago, yet surging Q2 activity and large-scale transa...

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FTSE 100 Falls Short of Record as US Jobs Data Fuels Rate-Cut Hopes
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FTSE 100 Falls Short of Record as US Jobs Data Fuels Rate-Cut Hopes

The FTSE 100 slipped after nearing an all-time high, while a softer US payrolls report lifted Wall Street but left Europ...

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Sky Gold Soars 14%, Titan Hits Record High as Jewellery Earnings Signal Demand Shift
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Sky Gold Soars 14%, Titan Hits Record High as Jewellery Earnings Signal Demand Shift

Strong Q1 profit growth at Sky Gold and Titan, combined with an upbeat industry outlook from Senco Gold, pushed Indian j...

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UBS Picks Britannia, M&M, Shriram Finance to Ride India's Rural Recovery
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UBS Picks Britannia, M&M, Shriram Finance to Ride India's Rural Recovery

UBS names Britannia, HUL, M&M, Eicher Motors, Shriram Finance & Cholamandalam as top rural recovery plays, backed by str...

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US and Japan Stage First Joint Yen Intervention in 15 Years — What It Means for Markets
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US and Japan Stage First Joint Yen Intervention in 15 Years — What It Means for Markets

The US joined Japan to buy yen for the first time since 2011, knocking USD/JPY from a 40-year high of 163.99 to around 1...

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China’s Bank Wealth Managers Enter STAR Market IPOs as A-Class Investors, Target Unitree’s Robotics Debut
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China’s Bank Wealth Managers Enter STAR Market IPOs as A-Class Investors, Target Unitree’s Robotics Debut

Six bank wealth management firms are bidding for shares in humanoid robot maker Unitree Technology's high-valuation IPO,...

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Argentina’s Merval Snaps Losing Streak, But Bond Drop Pushes Country Risk to Two-Month High
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Argentina’s Merval Snaps Losing Streak, But Bond Drop Pushes Country Risk to Two-Month High

The S&P Merval added 1.1% to end a six-day slide, while sovereign dollar bonds fell 0.7%, lifting J.P. Morgan’s EMBI spr...

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Gerresheimer Price Target Doubled as Analyst Upgrades Sweep German Market
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Gerresheimer Price Target Doubled as Analyst Upgrades Sweep German Market

Monday analyst notes saw a massive target hike for Gerresheimer and a string of upgrades for Henkel, Diageo and others, ...

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AI Could Live Up to the Hype and Still Disappoint Investors, Warns Moody's
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AI Could Live Up to the Hype and Still Disappoint Investors, Warns Moody's

Moody’s sees a middle-ground scenario where AI reshapes the economy but stock returns remain muted, with the S&P 500 ave...

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