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US-Iran Standoff Pushes Brent Past $93, Gold Above $4,500 and Squeezes Rate-Sensitive Stocks
The week's geopolitical escalation drove energy and gold sharply higher, but a surprise US Treasury long-end buyback ext...
Bitcoin Tops $75,000 as Trump's Crypto Push and Treasury Move Fuel Rally
Bitcoin surged past $75,000 while ether climbed more than 25% on the week, driven by Washington's crypto push and a Trea...
Gold Hits Two-Month High as Treasury Liquidity Support Weakens Dollar
Treasury's expanded buybacks and a weaker dollar lifted gold above $4,500 for the first time since early June, while sil...
Dax Consolidates After Record High as Rate Hopes and Iran Risk Set the Tone
German stocks held firm after a record-setting week, with defence names leading. Attention now turns to US inflation dat...
Moody's Upgrades ECOWAS Development Bank BIDC to B1, One Step Closer to Investment Grade
Moody's has lifted BIDC to B1 with a stable outlook, citing capital strength and AfDB's new institutional stake. The upg...
Sensex and Nifty Extend Slide as Oil, U.S.-Iran Tensions and Rising Yields Pressure Indian Equities
The Nifty 50 slipped below 24,100 as its losing streak reached seven sessions, with Brent crude near $92, Hormuz risks a...
Gold Steadies Near $4,337 as Traders Wait for Fed July Minutes
Gold stabilises after Tuesday's bond-yield slide, with FOMC minutes due at 18:00 GMT and CME pricing showing a 64% chanc...
Inside Marketscreener’s 40-Stock Global Wine and Spirits Screen
A curated list of about 40 listed wine and spirits names mixes LVMH and Oregon’s Willamette Valley Vineyards with niche ...
Iran Truce Expiry Lifts Oil Above $90 and Hits Global Stocks as Bond Yields Surge
Brent's rise above $90 and a 30-year US yield near 5.33% punished equities in Europe and the US, with the DAX and Nasdaq...
Nasdaq Leans on Kevin Davitt to Teach Retail Investors Index Options
Nasdaq's Index Options Insights Hub is pushing XND and NDX options education for retail traders, with Kevin Davitt leadi...
Gold and Silver Regain Safe-Haven Appeal as Macro Risks Mount
Lower bond yields, softer growth and trade and Brexit uncertainty are pulling investors back toward precious metals and ...
Inside the NBA's Money Machine: TV Rights, Franchise Values and Partner Stocks
The league's broadcast, sponsorship, ticket and merchandise engine is expanding globally, creating direct exposure for e...
Inside the Pays de Savoie: The Regional Pitch Behind Zonebourse's Alpine Stock List
High Swiss-border incomes in Haute-Savoie and tourism-led services in Savoie underpin a thematic list spanning SEB, Dano...
Moscow Exchange to Launch Perpetual Bitcoin and Ether Index Futures in September
Moscow Exchange will add perpetual futures on bitcoin and ether indices in September, plus about 20 US stock perpetuals,...
Bahrain Main and Islamic Indices Slip in Thin Sunday Trading
Bahrain's all-share index fell 1.63 points to 1,952.48 and the Islamic index eased 2.1 points to 927.56, as telecom, con...
Egypt Weighs Joint-Stock Conversion for Bourse to Deepen Capital Markets
A proposal to turn Egypt's bourse into a shareholding company is splitting market professionals: backers see more flexib...
Hang Seng Slides to Two-Week Low as A-Share IPOs Pull Northbound Attention
Hong Kong's benchmark fell 552 points to 25,116, but a rising TrendWatch channel, improved medium-term breadth and conta...
Hang Seng Slips 2.15% to Two-Week Low, but Technical Support Remains Intact
The Hang Seng Index lost 552 points to 25,116 after a four-day slide, yet market breadth and TrendWatch signals suggest ...
Gold Bulls Get New Fuel: JPMorgan Sees $6,300, UBS $5,900 for 2026
UBS sees gold near $5,900 an ounce and JPMorgan projects $6,300 by end-2026, driven by central-bank buying, geopolitical...
Nifty, Sensex and Nifty Bank Hold Supports as FPI Buying Extends to Fourth Week
The benchmark indices slipped 0.4–0.85% last week, but key technical supports held. With FPI buying continuing for a fou...
Big Tech's AI Stake Gains Are Now 42% of Mag7 Profits — and a Market Risk
Alphabet and Amazon leaned on mark-to-market gains from SpaceX and Anthropic for most of their quarterly profit, exposin...
Bucharest Stock Exchange Adds 13.5 Billion Lei in Market Value in One Week
BET closes at 36,035.35 points as Banca Transilvania, OMV Petrom and Hidroelectrica lead turnover while weekly share vol...
Brazil Starts Pricing Lula Re-Election Risk Into the Real
JPMorgan's Brazil downgrade and an MSCI index move triggered an unwind of crowded long-real bets, with election and 2027...
Bearish Voices Grow as Markets Search for Undervalued Stocks
Investor focus has shifted from tech FOMO to return on invested capital, and bears warn a correction may be due. Amancio...
Saylor Pitches Bitcoin as ‘Digital Monetary Energy’ While UBS Lifts IBIT Calls 24-Fold
Bitcoin traded flat above $63,000, Michael Saylor renewed his ‘digital monetary energy’ thesis, and UBS expanded call ex...
Ageing-Population Equities: APICIL AM Sees a Defensive Growth Rebound After Years of Lag
The silver economy is projected to nearly double to $5.5tn by 2033, yet MSCI World Health Care has returned 8.5% a year ...
Quantum Computing Pitched as a Long-Term Investment Theme, With Little Company Detail
A MarketScreener thematic list says quantum computing could grow from roughly $500 million in 2021 to $65 billion by 203...
Zonebourse Launches Thematic List of Financial Data Infrastructure Stocks
The French financial data platform has grouped listed companies that supply market data, ratings and trading infrastruct...
Yuan Hits 12.5 Rubles on Moscow Exchange in Third Straight Weekly Gain
The Chinese yuan ended the week at 12.54 rubles, a high since March, as CBR data showed a sharp drop in exporter FX sale...
Wall Street Ends Lower as Weak Retail Sales and Chip Selloff Weigh
US stocks fell Friday as chip names slid, July retail sales unexpectedly dropped 0.6%, and Strait of Hormuz shipping dis...