Asian equities rallied after President Trump’s Iran remarks, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index breaking back above 25,000. The surge was led by a wave of OpenClaw adoption, as Tencent unveiled its WorkBuddy AI agent and Alibaba launched HiClaw, sending both stocks up 7% and 3.7% respectively. AI‑focused firms such as Knowledge Atlas and Minimax also posted double‑digit gains, while Southbound Stock Connect recorded a net $465 million purchase of Tencent. The rally highlighted growing investor appetite for on‑device AI solutions across the region.
SmartAsset’s 2026 study ranks 40 states by median retirement savings in tax‑advantaged accounts. Massachusetts tops the list with $150,000 median savings and a 74.8% account‑holding rate, while Mississippi sits at the bottom with $35,000 and only 41.8% participation. Maryland leads...

U.S. Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III highlighted that more than 500 American companies operate in South Africa, collectively employing around 250,000 people. He emphasized the strong presence of tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google and Visa, which...
The USD/CHF pair slipped below its 100‑hour and 200‑hour moving averages, turning the short‑term bias bearish. During the Asian‑Pacific session the price briefly crossed the 200‑hour MA but stalled in a resistance zone between 0.7785 and 0.7793, allowing sellers to...

HDFC Securities maintains a Buy on Ambuja Cements, setting a revised target price of ₹680 per share, down from ₹700, while the stock trades at ₹462.30. Management highlighted healthy demand momentum and a recovering cement price environment, alongside ongoing plant‑infrastructure...
For Traders, a Prague‑based retail prop trading firm, announced the beta launch of its Prediction Markets trading platform. The beta runs as a free monthly competition ending on April 9, 2026, allowing participants to trade on event outcomes. The firm says the...

Hounslow Council unveiled the Golden Mile London regeneration programme, a 15‑year, £7.5 billion initiative. The plan calls for 14,000 new homes and aims to generate 25,000 jobs in creative, digital and technology sectors along the 4 km stretch between Heathrow and central...
Canadian canola exports are heavily dependent on the United States, with 78% of oil shipments projected for 2025 and 66% of meal exports in 2024. The joint review of the Canada‑U.S‑Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) begins July 1, and the U.S. is conducting...
Harbor Multi‑Asset Explorer ETF posted a 2.74% NAV return in Q4 2025, contributing to an impressive 18.56% total return for the year. The fund’s performance was anchored by broad S&P 500 exposure, especially strong Health Care stocks, and was bolstered by gold...
This morning's BioNTech news strikes me as very odd. Certainly, founder Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci shouldn't feel compelled to run the company forever, and they may not be the right people to manage both the continued decline of Covid-19...
Wall Street’s tail‑risk hedges have surged as the Iran‑Israel conflict wiped roughly $6 trillion from global equities and pushed oil above $100 per barrel. Leveraged VIX ETFs such as UVIX and UVXY jumped 30% and 20% respectively in March, while long‑expiry...
Research by Connamara Technologies and Acuiti shows that 47% of traditional derivatives exchanges are actively considering launching prediction markets, though only 5% have made a firm commitment. Respondents identified market‑design complexity, system integration, and post‑trade settlement as the top technical...
Toronto’s rental market continued its decline in February, with average asking rents slipping to $2,030 for the 17th month in a row, a trend analysts attribute to broader affordability constraints beyond simple supply‑and‑demand dynamics. Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford is weighing...

Rents In Canada Falling For 17 Straight Months: A Good News Bad News Story Let's be really clear on this: in 2023 - 2024 Rents in many Canadian cities were insanely high This constant drop in Rents was so badly needed BTW: Rents...

Applied Materials posted a 91% jump in free cash flow to $1.04 billion and beat Q1 earnings expectations, yet its stock fell 11% to $328 as revenue slipped 2.1%. The company sees AI‑driven semiconductor equipment demand growing over 20% this year,...
Applied Materials reported Q1 2026 earnings that beat expectations, posting non‑GAAP EPS of $2.38 and a 91% jump in free cash flow to $1.04 billion. Revenue slipped 2.1% and operating income fell about 30%, while the company announced a $253 million settlement...
Rheinmetall will release its FY 2025 results on March 11, with analysts expecting a Q4 order surge as German procurement resumes and broader European rearmament picks up. The strongest demand is projected in weapons and ammunition, while electronic solutions should gain from...
Recent market episodes, including the US‑Iran war and the 2022 rally, showed stocks and Treasuries moving together, challenging the notion that Treasuries act as a safe haven in bear markets. Bloomberg’s analysis of data back to 1926 finds near‑zero correlation...
The U.S. stock market is showing numerous signs of a technical breakdown, which is alarming given the bubble conditions of recent years.

A Savills survey of European real‑estate investors shows purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA) remains the most favoured asset class, outpacing other sectors. While PBSA holds the top spot, allocations to single‑family rentals, co‑living, senior living and care homes are rising. The...

Alabama lawmakers are revisiting overtime taxation with House Bill 527, which would allow a $1,000 state income‑tax deduction for overtime wages from 2025‑2027. The proposal follows the 2022 repeal of a full overtime exemption that cost the state an estimated...
Natural gas inventories in major consuming regions ended February in significant deficits despite robust production and near‑normal overall storage. The East is 17% below its seasonal average, the Midwest 16% short, and the South Central also lagging. These regional shortfalls...

The Iran‑Israel war has triggered Tehran to ban all goods and agricultural exports, instantly inflating prices in neighboring Turkmenistan. Mandarins, apples and cigarettes have roughly doubled, squeezing pensioners and low‑income consumers. Central Asian economies, which depend on Iranian transit corridors...

President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S.–Israel‑Iran war will end soon helped reverse a sharp oil rally, pulling Brent crude down more than 7% to around $92 a barrel. Iran vowed to halt all Gulf oil exports, while attacks on...
Powell Industries, Inc. announced a 3‑for‑1 stock split effective April 6, 2026, with a record date of March 20, 2026 and payable date of April 2, 2026. The split will triple the number of outstanding shares while reducing the share price to roughly one‑third. OCC will...
📺 SEMIS ARE LEADING AGAIN? Join Power Plays: https://t.co/m0rkY6jL0N Late last week, I suggested focusing on semiconductor plays: Broadcom $AVGO, Marvell $MRVL, and Nvidia $NVDA, which all showed relative strength and offered profitable setups. $AVGO was the clearest setup, holding above the $323...
Bloomberg Index Services announced that its Bloomberg FX Fixings (BFIX) benchmark will incorporate transaction data from Euronext FX’s spot foreign‑exchange and precious‑metals markets. The addition expands BFIX’s data pool, aiming to enhance the benchmark’s robustness, transparency, and representativeness across global currency...

Global markets rallied as Saudi Aramco activated the East‑West pipeline, restoring roughly 70% of its crude exports—about 5 million barrels per day—despite Gulf shipping disruptions. The move eased fears of a major oil supply shock, keeping WTI near $90 and lifting...

Ed Perks, a 40‑year veteran of Franklin Templeton, serves as CIO of Franklin Income Investors and president of its advisory arm. He credits early cross‑asset roles—from equity research to convertible securities—in shaping a disciplined, risk‑focused income philosophy. Perks emphasizes evaluating...
Thrilled to be featured on @TheStreet with Caroline Woods @Cline_Woods in a piece by Rebecca Mezistrano. The topic: why panic markets create the BEST buying opportunities. This morning was a live case study. Oil at $119 → back under $97. VIX at 32...

Tin prices surged to a projected $54,925 per ton for the week of March 9‑14 2026, according to the DRC’s National Market Commission, while Boursorama data on March 10 showed a daily dip to $48,275 per ton, underscoring sharp volatility. The metal’s small...
The U.S. dollar showed little movement against the euro and yen while slipping slightly versus the pound after yesterday's volatility. Crude oil traded above the $90 psychological barrier, signaling continued bullish pressure. U.S. Treasury yields edged lower, with the 2‑year...
Tickblaze announced a partnership to embed CME Group futures market data into its trading platform, delivering both Level 1 top‑of‑book pricing and Level 2 depth‑of‑market information. The integration supplies real‑time, exchange‑sourced data directly to traders while Tickblaze manages entitlement, reporting and compliance...

Silver is approaching $90 again — this time from a much more oversold level. Notice what’s happening across the commodity complex: Capital keeps rotating from one resource to another. While the market’s attention is fixated on the current flavor of the month...
Just remember, this is the final existing home sales report that has some of the snow variable in it; our forward-looking data looks fine for the last 3 weeks https://t.co/JtXKhBSDDM

The Mexican Economy Ministry and the U.S. Trade Representative announced the formal launch of the joint review of the United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement, set to begin on March 16. While Mexico and the United States have been holding informal talks for...
From @Cboe: Monday's option volume of 72.4M contracts was 5% above recent average levels, with calls leading puts 8 to 7. Among the 500 most liquid single stocks, 30-day IV was higher for 256 and lower for 199.

USDA's March WASDE is due at 11 am CDT on Tuesday. On average, the trade isn't looking for any significant supply changes at the U.S. or world level, but there is a downside lean to the soybean crop in South...

Fitch Ratings warned that UAE homebuilders will shift focus to cash conservation after the regional conflict, as property viewings have already declined. The agency noted that pre‑sale escrow accounts provide short‑term stability for projects already under construction, but future developments...

What many YIMBYs miss about the Austin housing supply miracle: Investors were willing to capitalize that construction, in part, bc, except in cases of *actual* emergency, Texas bans rent control at the state level. https://t.co/rl9bpQ94Cx

We're in a goldilocks environment for EM commodity exporters like Brazil and South Africa. Brent has fallen significantly, which is good for risk appetite. But it's still 20% above where it was before hostilities. That's good for EM commodity exporters......
An inherited property that carries a home‑equity loan does not erase the debt; the loan can be assumed by a family heir or must be settled by the estate for non‑family successors. Federal rules, including the Garn‑St. Germain Act and the...

Trump yesterday said war will be over soon. Oil tumbled. As I signaled over the weekend, better to steer clear of the frenzy around oil and focus on EM differentiation. That theme's only been traded for a few days and...
My comments on oil's reax to Trump's Iran war declarations in conversation with @AJEnglish earlier today.

#ES_F mean reversion strategy update. 13 trades since inception (May 21, 2025), 50% return (1 contract/$50K), 21% YTD. Sharpe ratio is 1.67. Link in reply below 👇 https://t.co/kptIfdqx6F

the massive $USO flush in final hour ystdy just brought it back to trend... https://t.co/qZjWtShXON

Most positioning surveys hint that markets are Max Long. I don’t Think that is true - see e.g the below https://t.co/0m7dt8z2e2
Bonus momentum and mean-reversion switching strategy update with new signals. +4.7% YTD vs. -0.5% for $SPY ETF. 1.19 Sharpe since inception (October 9, 2025). $TLT $GLD $TLT Link in reply below. 👇

$WTI hit $111 intraday. Pulled back to $97. Still up 70%+ YTD. Markets priced in a ceasefire that hasn't happened. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. Unpopular opinion: the high for oil is not in yet. https://t.co/Ag4wJnGVhR

S&P 500 $SPX left: daily chart - #MACDhist ticked up right: weekly chart - early in the week and not enough to tick same (yet)... both reached RSI(5) oversold as shown... https://t.co/Avd7QYZoI2