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The Iran‑Israel war has reignited fears of a major disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, sending shockwaves through global markets. Gold futures remain near $5,013 per ounce while silver hovers around $81, reflecting heightened volatility but limited price movement. The U.S. administration has begun easing Russia sanctions and is courting China to help reopen the strait, underscoring the geopolitical stakes. A Federal Reserve meeting later this week adds further uncertainty as energy prices surge.
China’s January‑February 2026 data showed a surprising rebound, with industrial production climbing to 6.3% year‑on‑year, up from 5.2% in December, driven by stronger‑than‑expected exports. Fixed‑asset investment also turned positive, moving from a 13% contraction in December to a 1.8% expansion....
South Korea and Japan have led global equity sell‑offs after the US‑Israel‑Iran conflict drove oil prices above $100 a barrel. The Kospi plunged 12% and the Nikkei slid nearly 9% since February 28, outpacing declines in Europe and the United States....
The Australian government’s expanded 5% deposit scheme for first‑home buyers, launched on 1 October 2025, quickly boosted mortgage activity. ABS data show a 6.8% rise in first‑home buyer mortgages in the December 2025 quarter, translating to a 9.1% year‑over‑year increase. Mortgage commitment values...
Indonesia’s newly created sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, has struggled to meet its ambitious goals in its first year. The fund sought private‑sector support through "Patriot bonds" to finance socially‑oriented projects aligned with President Prabowo Subianto’s agenda, but fundraising fell short...
Bill Ackman told the FII Institute that artificial intelligence is sparking a competitive arms race that will reshape corporate earnings. He argued that growth will stem from infrastructure spending, tax incentives, and massive private capital directed at data centers and...
Rocket Companies (RKT) attracted substantial institutional buying in the latest 13F filings, with hedge funds and asset managers adding over $1 billion in new stakes. Dan Loeb's Third Point, Point72, and Leon Cooperman led the surge, signaling confidence in a mortgage‑volume...
Governments across Asia and Europe are rolling out fuel subsidies, price caps, and emergency stock releases to blunt the surge in energy and food costs triggered by the US‑Israeli war on Iran. The conflict has cut roughly one‑fifth of global...
Since the third Gulf war erupted three weeks ago, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has immobilized roughly 10‑15 % of global oil supply, pushing Brent crude above $106 a barrel. President Donald Trump has ordered the largest-ever strategic reserve...
U.S. hog carcass prices climbed to $92.77 per cwt on March 10, while weekly slaughter volumes rose to 0.98 million, edging past the same period last year. Canadian hog cash prices showed modest week‑over‑week gains, with the Signature Four price...
The Gulf region is sliding into recession as refined fuel prices surge amid tightening global energy markets. Distillates such as diesel and jet fuel have risen far faster than crude, with some products nearly tripling in cost. The sharp price...
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices slipped $5‑10 per cwt in the week to March 7, reflecting a risk discount tied to the escalating U.S./Israel‑Iran conflict. Feedlot operators reported deep‑red feeding margins and signaled lower bids for replacements unless live cattle prices...
Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi warned that a sustained oil‑price spike—driven by the Iran conflict and a closed Strait of Hormuz—could push the U.S. into a recession. Moody’s machine‑learning recession model, which previously indicated a 49% chance, is expected to...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is under market pressure to increase interest rates as inflation remains sticky. The author argues the RBA should refrain from a hike, citing a historical parallel where the European Central Bank raised rates in...
The U.S. housing market faces a crisis as institutional investors like Blackstone and Vanguard have amassed millions of starter homes, driving up prices for first‑time buyers. President Trump and bipartisan lawmakers are pushing legislation to curb corporate ownership, culminating in...
Senior property‑tax exemptions, which lower the taxable value of a home, are expanding across the United States as retirees face rising assessments on fixed incomes. States such as New York are boosting exemption caps to as high as 65% of...
Nvidia announced its Blackwell and Rubin AI chips will generate at least $1 trillion in revenue through 2027, unveiling new products including a Groq‑acquired chip and a general‑purpose CPU system at its GTC event. Micron Technology topped the S&P 500 pre‑market, up...
The QQQ index climbed 1.1% as investors cheered President Trump’s remarks about an international naval coalition that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices down 5% and trimming Treasury yields by 3‑5 basis points. Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference...
"Avoiding Probate" is misleading as the marker of estate plan success. Because probate is so commonly framed as something to be avoided at all costs, its presence is often interpreted as evidence that the estate plan failed. That interpretation is...
To clarify - the S&P 500 has closed above its 200-day for 212 straight days. There have been 28 other such streaks. In 71% of the cases when it broke below the average after a streak this long it...
The advice column explores how a 44‑year‑old wife and her 61‑year‑old husband can fairly allocate their $1.5 million combined net worth as they plan for the future. Both are healthy, the wife has no children, while the husband has two adult...
T‑Mobile’s new co‑branded Visa card from Capital One lets customers earn 5% back in T‑Mobile Rewards on phones, devices and accessories, and 2% on all other purchases. Cardholders also receive a $5 per line monthly discount when they enroll in...
The U.S. Defense Department has signed a new supply agreement with Australian rare‑earths producer Lynas, marking the latest effort to secure critical minerals for national security. The deal is intended to diversify the U.S. supply chain away from China, which...
$30M Call Spike on $NVDA after NVDA ceo says he expects revenue to surpass $1 trillion by 2027. 👇
SPX $6630 hit Friday target & we bounced on cue into a 'stabilizing week' ahead of VIX expiration, MU earnings, FOMC, BOJ & month end OpEx. Even chasing $CAVA, swing long $JD & trend long $AA from live trading room. But be...
Lawrence G. McMillan outlines the current wave of implied‑volatility trading as geopolitical tension in Iran pushes put‑call ratios higher and lifts the Cboe VIX and its related products. The article notes that equity puts and S&P 500 index puts are driving...
Big update on demand: Stock goes from up 2% to up 3%. Raised CY27 revenue to be about 7% higher than the Street. Specifics: Jensen now says through end of CY27 there is $1 trillion in demand for Rubin. Three weeks...
Today marks the second Monday in a row where - after a weekend with lots of alarmist talk about how high prices will go - Brent has fallen. That tells you a big risk premium is priced and it's not...
U.S. natural gas futures slipped on Monday despite a cold snap that boosted heating demand. A rebound in deeply negative West Texas prices lifted the national average, masking softness elsewhere. European TTF gas and U.S. WTI crude stayed above recent...
Now build out a 6 month +-7% range, take Ethereum down 50%, kill the high beta trash, bomb Iran again but this time close the Strait of Hormuz, and then rally $ES_F twice in a row off the 200 dma....
$NVDA steady in the correction -- hugging 180 zone for 7 months. If market gets legs we like this one, and if market pulls back, then 168 support potential reversal long https://t.co/LpCUhBi2ax
CPA Anthony Venette advises venture capital general partners to gift a portion of their carried interest early, allowing any subsequent appreciation to grow outside the donor’s estate. By transferring ownership before the assets appreciate, the future increase is excluded from...
📉The new-crop soybean-corn ratio has hit a two-month low (closer to corn-favoring territory), so will U.S. farmers go easier on the presumed corn ➡️ bean acreage switching? The 2022 ratio move didn't exactly buy corn acres. Fert prices are the obvious...
$VIX had to come down with a 1% gain in $SPX. 3.7 points is a big drop for a 1% change, but we've been over-vixxing for a while now, as shown in the second chart. https://t.co/OV1trbLQxV
John Forwood of Lowell Resources Fund highlights how the current $100‑plus barrel oil shock is reverberating through the ASX resources sector. He notes that soaring fuel costs are inflating helium, sulphur and metal prices, while also squeezing mining haulage expenses....
The biggest issue with holding big positions (winners and losers) is when you lose your rationality. You only see what you want to see or hope the business to be, not what it actually is. You must always stay anchored...
The key to reaching your long-term financial goals is often to keep investing simple. https://t.co/vu3RFU8Uw3
"China is tightening its curbs on fertilizer exports as the war in Iran disrupts trade of key crop nutrients, driving up prices globally." https://t.co/X35yEEwYZH
Chris Wright: ‘There’s No Guarantee’ Gas Prices Will Come Down #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/5uYwIoPK6a https://t.co/dvezbMMNE9
$WNW been a minute since we've had such a clear opportunity Best to be a little late on these types where shorts step in early and add add add. Here was the entry vs $12 risk in @IUTraders Rather be...
Bessent now finds himself in the position of the Bank of England in 1992 when Soros, Druckenmiller, & Bessent "broke the BOE": Trying to prevent the USD from collapsing v. oil with a finite amount of oil reserves as markets &...
Exactly A large group of people have locked in below market shelter costs for decades to come
Nvidia: $1 trillion through 2027. But note also that 60% of revenues to come from hyperscalers. https://t.co/evpntwphxH
Notable FX options expiring tomorrow: 1.6 bln euros at $1.15 $720 mln at JPY158.40 A$430 mln at $0.7100 and A$485 at $0.7045 $685 mln at BRL5.20 $550 mln at CAD1.3645
The fact that Jensen guided CY27 revenue about 7% ahead of the Street, yet the stock only moved about 1% higher on the news, speaks to investors' willingness to believe. $NVDA
Well that’s one way to Make Venezuela’s Oil Great Again…by shutting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and pushing oil prices into the $90s and $100s https://t.co/0dXdhaPaQ6
Yes, this is why boatloads of $NVDA puts were sold to open this morning And yes, all the other options flow sites thought they bought https://t.co/6AWLqSDvRH
A jump in "accidental landlords" often occurs when a housing market softens/weakens Some sellers list their home, fail to sell, and then test the rental market—often temporarily—while they wait for for-sale conditions to improve https://t.co/dFiL2EDnQJ
LINK: https://t.co/Iz3LToWVCF A flotilla of Oil Tankers Carrying Saudi Arab Light Crude to Asia Map form @Kpler
Spending on data center projects in the US has exploded, surpassing offices for the first time at the end of last year. https://t.co/0qR4WGHhjm
