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Stock markets sank after President Trump signaled no quick end to the Iran war.
Swiss inflation last month rose to its highest level since March last year and imported oil-and-gas price increases are expected to raise inflation in the coming year.
The CNN Fear & Greed Index hit 8 on Mar 31, its lowest since November and deep in 'Extreme Fear' territory. Implied volatility is running nearly double realized vol, opening one of the widest gaps between fear and fundamentals in years.
Markets Are Starting to Align Today's price action brings together several themes we've been discussing in recent videos. On the surface, this looks constructive.
Oil rose and stock markets fell in Asia as President Trump signaled further U.S. military strikes against Iran, reviving concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East.
A prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and sustained higher energy prices loom over investors and the economy. A sudden pause in hostilities or productive negotiations have the potential to lead to a sharp one-day market rally.
U.S. stock futures sank Wednesday night as President Donald Trump didn't offer investors any new indications of de-escalation in the conflict with Iran, but again laid out a timetable of finishing the operation “very shortly.”
The single largest gain in Q1 came from oil as USO surged 84%. The next best returns were related to oil, with the energy sector up 37.9% and broad commodities gaining 29.5%.
JGBs fell in price terms in early Tokyo session.
Henry Schwartz from @CboeGlobalMarkets covers trader volume and flows to get a sense of overall market sentiment. Options continue to remain popular, and growth is coming in “puts, not in calls,” he notes, though calls still lead.
India's benchmark Nifty 50 fell more than 10% in March. The price-to-earnings ratio of Indian benchmark indices is at a level rarely seen over the past decade.
Hopes for a Middle East de-escalation sparked a rally ahead of President Donald Trump's speech tonight. Plus, SpaceX filed for a confidential IPO.
The Trump administration is set to announce tariffs as soon as Thursday on drugmakers that have not struck deals guaranteeing low prices in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plan.
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer navigates the ongoing market recovery.
Global hedge funds last month faced their worst monthly drawdowns since January 2022, Goldman Sachs said in a client note on Wednesday, as market volatility triggered by the Iran war battered stocks and weighed on the performance of the world's biggest money managers.
