Investors are bracing for volatility in global stock markets as the US airstrike on Iran over the weekend raises the risk of escalating tensions in the Middle East and a possible spike in oil prices, sending shockwaves through energy, trade and shipping markets. Volatility is expected to dominate markets in Asia, Europe and Wall Street. …
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Is a Global bond market crash possible?
Liquidations, steepening and sell-off – The new phase of volatility in global bonds has begun. At a time when the positive side of the distribution curve in US stocks was starting to gain interest again (as we were approaching the point of exercise of options dealers’ “short” positions above 6,000 units of the S&P 500), …
Volatility and MegaCaps drive Μarkets
With “significant progress” being made in US-China trade talks, including the announcement of a temporary 90-day “haircut” on tariffs, exceeding even the most optimistic expectations (with each country reducing its tariffs by 115%, i.e. the US reducing from 145% to 30% and China from 125% to 10%), US Treasury Secretary Bessent said that neither side …