S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
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Economics
Takaichi’s Party Win Elections in Japan
The so-called “Takaichi trade” has returned to the spotlight following the decisive victory of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition in the lower-house election. The…
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Crypto
Cryptos – Bitcoin Falls Below $70k
Cryptocurrencies rebounded sharply last Friday after record sell-offs that pushed Bitcoin down to $60k and triggered a record wave of liquidations of…
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Energies
Energies – NATGAS Slides 6% on Shifting Weather Forecasts
Natural gas prices have retreated by more than 6% at the start of the new week. Looking back to last Friday’s peak,…
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Markets
The Week Ahead – Stocks extend recovery
The recovery in risk sentiment has persisted as we start a new week, gold and silver are both higher and…
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Bonds
UK 10-Year Gilt Yields Rise on Political Uncertainty
UK 10-year gilt yields rose further above 4.5%, extending recent volatility as political uncertainty weighed on markets. Concerns over Prime…
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Energies
EU Natural Gas Falls Sharply
European natural gas futures sank to below €33/MWh in February, erasing the surge from earlier in the month to trade…
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Banks
Gold and Silver: Diversifier role challenged by volatility – HSBC
HSBC Asset Management comments that Gold and Silver saw spectacular price moves in 2025, driven by geopolitical tensions and concerns over Fed independence, before…
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Banks
EUR/USD: Upward pressure expected – UOB
UOB analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann suggest that the Euro against the US Dollar is facing mild upward pressure…
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Energies
WTI retakes $63.00 as US sanctions on Iran and weaker USD offset easing US-Iran tensions
WTI opens with a modest bearish gap amid easing concerns about a US-Iran conflict. The US announced new sanctions on…
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Banks
USD/SGD: Constructive view with CNY support – MUFG
MUFG’s Asia FX team keeps a constructive stance on the Singapore Dollar (SGD), arguing that a firm Chinese Yuan and…
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