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    Markets
    August 31, 2026

    STRABAG shares reached record highs earnings. What did the infrastructure giant report?

    STRABAG shares rose to record highs last week following the release of strong first-half 2026…
    Markets
    August 31, 2026

    Chart of the Day: Middle East escalation boosts oil prices

    Crude oil has once again become a hostage of geopolitics. Attacks in the Persian Gulf…
    Markets
    August 31, 2026

    European Stocks Lacking Direction

    European stocks were subdued on Monday, with both the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 trading…
    Metals
    August 31, 2026

    Iron Ore Hits 1-Month High

    Iron ore futures climbed above CNY 720 per ton, reaching a one-month high as investors…
    Markets
    August 31, 2026

    USA and Iran exchange blows, oil prices rise, and markets fear a hawkish Fed

    🌐 Geopolitics Direct military escalation between the US and Iran shook financial markets over the…
    Economics
    August 31, 2026

    Economic Calendar – Hawkish Fed, Middle East tensions set the pace for markets

    The start of the week brought an increase in risk aversion across global markets. Investors…

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    Institutions

      August 31, 2026

      Euro: Inflation test for ECB hike odds – BNY

      Geoff Yu at BNY argues that upcoming German CPI and Eurozone flash CPI are critical for European Central Bank expectations,…
      August 31, 2026

      Gold: Fed hawkishness caps upside – ING

      ING’s commodities team, led by Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey, reports that Gold came under pressure after Federal Reserve Chair…
      August 31, 2026

      US Dollar: Warsh speech supports greenback – DBS

      DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee notes that the US Dollar (USD) recovered after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole…
      August 31, 2026

      Japanese Yen: Market needs more than BoJ pricing – OCBC

      OCBC FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that the Japanese Yen (JPY) has already benefited from aggressive…
      August 31, 2026

      Brent: Hormuz tensions keep prices supported above $90 – ING

      ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that oil prices, including ICE Brent, started the week stronger after US…
      August 31, 2026

      British Pound: Downside risks with 1.3480 in sight against US Dollar – UOB

      United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD fell sharply to 1.3527 and closed at 1.3540,…

      Energies

        August 31, 2026

        Chart of the Day: Middle East escalation boosts oil prices

        Crude oil has once again become a hostage of geopolitics. Attacks in the Persian Gulf region and increasing restrictions on…
        August 31, 2026

        WTI rises to near $84.50 as IRGC claims supertanker struck by mines in Hormuz

        WTI jumps after Iran claims a supertanker hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched missile barrages toward…
        August 31, 2026

        US Natgas Prices Drop Further

        US natural gas prices fell to $2.87/MMBtu on Monday, extending their retreat from a five-week high as traders weighed the…
        August 31, 2026

        Oil Rises as US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers

        Crude oil climbed above $85 per barrel on Monday, starting the week higher after the US military targeted Iranian rocket…
        August 31, 2026

        European Gas Rises on Fresh Middle East Fighting

        European natural gas prices rose near €69/MWh, the highest level since January 2023, as renewed fighting in the Middle East…
        August 29, 2026

        Heating Oil Market Tightens as US Inventories Hit Record Low

        US heating oil prices remained around $4.25–$4.50 a gallon, more than 80% higher than a year ago, as supplies fell…
        August 29, 2026

        Nat-Gas Prices Fall Ahead of Opening of Texas Pipeline

        October Nymex natural gas (NGV26) on Friday closed down -0.026 (-0.89%). Nat-gas prices settled lower on Friday ahead of Energy…
        August 29, 2026

        Dollar Strength and Increased Middle East Oil Flows Weigh on Crude Prices

        October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed down -0.13 (-0.16%) on Friday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed up +0.0598 (+2.00%).…

        Softs

          August 31, 2026

          Corn Extends Rally as US Crop Concerns Mount

          Corn futures climbed further above $5.1 per bushel, reaching a fresh high since July 2023 as mounting concerns over US…
          August 29, 2026

          Falling ICE Inventories Boosted Arabica Coffee Prices

          December arabica coffee (KCZ26) closed up +3.20 (+1.03%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26) closed down -26 (-0.73%).…
          August 29, 2026

          Cocoa Prices Surged on West African Crop Risks

          December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) closed up +475 (+7.69%) on Friday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up…
          August 29, 2026

          Sugar Prices Retreated on Long Liquidation Pressures

          October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed down -0.63 (-3.46%) on Friday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26)…
          August 29, 2026

          Cotton Saw Profit Taking Pressure to Close the Week

          Cotton futures faced pressure to close the week with Friday losses of 19 to 114 points across the board. December…
          August 29, 2026

          Wheat Extended Rally to 3-Year Highs into the Weekend

          The wheat complex extended the move to 3-year highs for the winter wheats into the weekend. Chicago SRW contracts rallied…

          Bonds

            August 31, 2026

            India 10Y Yield Hits 12-Week High

            The yield on India’s 10-year G-Sec rose to around 6.95%, extending gains from the previous session to a twelve-week high…
            August 31, 2026

            US 10Y Yield Holds Firm on Hawkish Warsh Remarks

            The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note traded around 4.7% on Monday after rising for three consecutive sessions, as…
            August 31, 2026

            Japan 10Y Yield Approaches Fresh 30-Year High

            Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to around 2.94% on Monday, moving toward 30-year highs and tracking gains in US…
            August 28, 2026

            Treasury Yields Rise as Warsh Warns on Inflation

            The 10-year US Treasury yield rose to 4.7% after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned that inflation has not meaningfully…
            August 28, 2026

            US 10-Year Yield Holds Advance

            The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note traded around 4.67% on Friday after rising for two consecutive sessions, as…
            August 28, 2026

            Australia 10Y Yield Holds at 5-Week Top

            Australia’s 10-year government bond yield held around 5.1%, sitting at a five-week high as markets ramped up the odds of…

            Crypto

              August 31, 2026

              Cardano Price – Bearish metrics threaten deeper ADA slide

              Cardano trades near the 50-day EMA at $0.191 on Monday after falling over 15% last week. Derivatives metrics are turning…
              August 31, 2026

              Crypto Overview: Bitcoin slips below $78,000 – DEX tokens rally

              Bitcoin consolidates near $77,000 on Monday following a 3% pullback triggered by Kevin Warsh’s inflation concerns on Friday. Fear and…
              August 31, 2026

              Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC pauses, ETH faces $2,500 resistance, XRP holds 200-day EMA key support

              Bitcoin trades around $77,900 on Monday, consolidating after pausing its gains following a massive rally in recent weeks. Ethereum faces…
              August 29, 2026

              Bitcoin and Gold Outlook – BTC and XAU slide as Fed Chair goes hawkish

              Bitcoin moderates below $80,000 amid seemingly overextended momentum indicators. Gold gives back some gains as it corrects below $4,600 on…
              August 29, 2026

              Ethereum Weekly Price – Profit-taking slows rally as network activity lags

              Ethereum’s rally slowed near $2,500 as profit-taking followed ETH’s move above investors’ realized price of $2,306. US spot Ethereum ETFs…
              August 29, 2026

              XRP treasury Evernorth pushes for Nasdaq debut as SEC clears registration for Armada merger

              XRP treasury Evernorth disclosed that the SEC declared effective the registration statement for its proposed business combination with Armada Acquisition…

              Geopolitical

                August 31, 2026

                Iran’s IRGC says will respond decisively to any further hostile military aggression

                Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday that its aerospace forces carried out retaliatory drone and ballistic missile strikes against US targets…
                August 31, 2026

                Oil Rises as US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers

                Crude oil climbed above $85 per barrel on Monday, starting the week higher after the US military targeted Iranian rocket…
                August 31, 2026

                European Gas Rises on Fresh Middle East Fighting

                European natural gas prices rose near €69/MWh, the highest level since January 2023, as renewed fighting in the Middle East…
                August 27, 2026

                UKMTO says tanker hit by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz

                The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday that an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker in the Strait…
                August 26, 2026

                Are markets reacting to Putin’s threats?

                The failure of peace negotiations and Moscow’s return to a strategy of direct escalation is a clear signal that previous…
                August 26, 2026

                Geopolitical Noise vs. Hard Data: What is Really Happening in the Oil Market?

                The recent correction in oil prices, which at one point reached as much as 8% this week, is driven by…

                Precious Metals

                  August 31, 2026

                  Gold pares intraday losses to sub-$4,400 levels on softer USD; not out of the woods yet

                  Gold attracts some follow-through selling on Monday amid rising September Fed rate hike bets. US-Iran tensions lift crude oil prices…
                  August 31, 2026

                  XAU/USD drifts lower below $4,450 as hawkish Warsh remarks lift Fed hike bets

                  Gold price declines to around $4,445 in Monday’s early Asian session. Fed’s Warsh warned the central bank still has ‘work…
                  August 31, 2026

                  XAG/USD falls to near $66.00 amid Fed Chair Warsh’s hawkish tone

                  Silver falls following hawkish Jackson Hole remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling potential further rate hikes. CME FedWatch tool…
                  August 31, 2026

                  Gold Extends Fall on Fed Rate Hike Bets

                  Gold fell below $4,450 an ounce on Monday, extending a sharp drop in the previous session as hawkish remarks from…
                  August 29, 2026

                  Hawkish Fed Chair Warsh Boosts the Dollar and Sinks Gold

                  The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 2-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.61%.  The dollar jumped on…
                  August 28, 2026

                  Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD holds above $4.600 with all eyes on Fed Warsh’s speech

                  XAU/USD flatlines at $4.600 after rejection at $4,700 earlier this week. Investors bide their time on Friday, awaiting Fed Warsh’s…

                  Opinion

                    August 31, 2026

                    STRABAG shares reached record highs earnings. What did the infrastructure giant report?

                    STRABAG shares rose to record highs last week following the release of strong first-half 2026 results, with the company posting…
                    August 31, 2026

                    Chart of the Day: Middle East escalation boosts oil prices

                    Crude oil has once again become a hostage of geopolitics. Attacks in the Persian Gulf region and increasing restrictions on…
                    August 29, 2026

                    Three markets to watch next week

                    Last week was dominated by uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East, tensions involving Russia and, of course, Nvidia’s…
                    August 29, 2026

                    Week Ahead – Aug 31st

                    Global markets are underpinned by long-term interest rates, which remained elevated at the turn of September amid high energy prices,…
                    August 29, 2026

                    Hawkish Fed Chair Warsh Boosts the Dollar and Sinks Gold

                    The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 2-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.61%.  The dollar jumped on…
                    August 28, 2026

                    Trade of The Day – COCOA

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                    Indices

                      August 31, 2026

                      ASX 200 Marks Fifth Monthly Gain, Up 1.1% in August

                      The ASX 200 slipped 16 points or 0.2% to end at 9,076 on Monday, the final trading day of August,…
                      August 31, 2026

                      South Korean Shares Close Higher

                      The benchmark KOSPI rose 0.46% to close at 6,820 on Monday, reversing part of the previous session’s losses as Samsung…
                      August 31, 2026

                      Sensex Retreats as Oil Prices Climb

                      India’s BSE Sensex fell about 0.5% to 76,898 on Monday, reversing last session’s gains as rising oil prices, escalating Middle…
                      August 31, 2026

                      Japanese Shares Drop on Hawkish Fed Bets

                      The Nikkei 225 Index dropped 1.4% to below 65,500 while the broader Topix Index fell 0.9% to 4,110 on Monday,…
                      August 31, 2026

                      Australia Stocks Muted, Fifth Monthly Gain in Sight

                      Australian equities were little changed in early Monday trade, hovering near 9,090 after the prior session’s rise. Traders braced for…
                      August 31, 2026

                      South Korean Shares Slide Amid Middle East Escalation

                      The benchmark KOSPI fell more than 2% to around 6,640 on Monday, extending losses from the previous session, as renewed…

                      Forex

                        August 31, 2026

                        EUR/USD Price Forecast: Gains ground to near 1.1600, bullish vibe prevails above 100-day SMA

                        EUR/USD gathers strength to near 1.1590 in Monday’s early European session.  Fed’s Warsh signalled that further tightening may be needed…
                        August 31, 2026

                        USD/JPY Price Retreats from one-month top as bullish bias remains below 160.00

                        USD/JPY attracts some sellers on Monday, snapping a five-day winning streak to a one-month high. The fundamental backdrop favors bulls…
                        August 31, 2026

                        AUD/USD Price Forecast: Holds above 0.7150 on soft USD; Fed/Iran risks curb upside

                        AUD/USD finds support near mid-0.7100s as soft US bond yields keep USD bulls on the defensive. Rising September Fed rate…
                        August 31, 2026

                        AUD/JPY Price Declines to near 114.50, but maintains bullish tone above 100-day SMA

                        AUD/JPY drifts lower to near 114.50 in Monday’s early European session.  The positive outlook of the cross remains intact above…
                        August 31, 2026

                        Swiss Franc gains as US Dollar weakens despite Fed Chair Warsh’s hawkish remarks

                        USD/CHF falls as Jan Hatzius expects no Fed rate change unless upcoming inflation data surprises to the upside. Jackson Hole…
                        August 31, 2026

                        South Korean Won Hits 13-Month High

                        The South Korean won traded around 1,374 per dollar, reaching its strongest level since July 2025, amid continued dollar selling…

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                          August 31, 2026

                          STRABAG shares reached record highs earnings. What did the infrastructure giant report?

                          STRABAG shares rose to record highs last week following the release of strong first-half 2026 results, with the company posting…
                          August 31, 2026

                          Chart of the Day: Middle East escalation boosts oil prices

                          Crude oil has once again become a hostage of geopolitics. Attacks in the Persian Gulf region and increasing restrictions on…
                          August 31, 2026

                          EUR/USD Price Forecast: Gains ground to near 1.1600, bullish vibe prevails above 100-day SMA

                          EUR/USD gathers strength to near 1.1590 in Monday’s early European session.  Fed’s Warsh signalled that further tightening may be needed…
                          August 31, 2026

                          Gold pares intraday losses to sub-$4,400 levels on softer USD; not out of the woods yet

                          Gold attracts some follow-through selling on Monday amid rising September Fed rate hike bets. US-Iran tensions lift crude oil prices…
                          August 31, 2026

                          USD/JPY Price Retreats from one-month top as bullish bias remains below 160.00

                          USD/JPY attracts some sellers on Monday, snapping a five-day winning streak to a one-month high. The fundamental backdrop favors bulls…
                          August 31, 2026

                          WTI rises to near $84.50 as IRGC claims supertanker struck by mines in Hormuz

                          WTI jumps after Iran claims a supertanker hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched missile barrages toward…

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