Economic Report

Fresh economic data from the United States delivered a mixed signal to global markets on Monday. Manufacturing activity continued to expand in February, but the pace cooled slightly compared with the previous month. Under normal circumstances, that kind of moderation might have softened demand for the dollar. This time, however, …

Monday’s session reflects a cautious market weighing geopolitics against selective crypto demandBitcoin opened the week trading near $65,500 on Monday, showing signs of short-term stability after weeks of sharp declines. The muted price move came as investors balanced renewed geopolitical unease—linked to rising Middle East tensions involving Iran—against tentative signs …

Stormy headlines are shaking confidence, but Britain’s economic base refuses to crack. The British pound is caught in an uncomfortable tug-of-war. On one side stand noisy political headlines that keep unsettling investors. On the other lies a set of economic fundamentals that remain far sturdier than market sentiment suggests. The …

Bitcoin slipped toward the $66,000 level in Asian trading on Monday, pressured by a broad risk-off move across global markets after an escalating military confrontation between the U.S., Israel and Iran rattled investor sentiment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last down 2.1% at $66,197.6 by 06:15 GMT, after seeing sharp …

U.S. stock index futures tumbled sharply on Monday as investors rushed away from riskier assets following a dramatic escalation in the Middle East, after the United States and Israel launched large-scale air strikes against Iran. By 05:25 ET (10:25 GMT), Dow Jones Futures were down 560 points, or 1.1%, S&P …

The U.S. dollar surged on Monday, climbing to a five-week high as investors rushed into safe-haven assets following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, which sharply escalated geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. By 04:45 ET (09:45 GMT), the Dollar Index — which measures the greenback against a basket …

Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as markets reacted to a dramatic escalation in the Middle East, with concerns mounting over potential supply disruptions after the United States and Israel launched a broad wave of attacks against Iran. By 03:35 ET (08:35 GMT), Brent crude futures jumped 9.6% to $79.78 …

European stocks fell sharply on Monday as global risk appetite deteriorated following a major escalation in the Middle East, after the United States and Israel launched widespread military strikes on Iran over the weekend. At 03:05 ET (08:05 GMT), Germany’s DAX index plunged 2.5%, France’s CAC 40 dropped 2.1%, and …

Gold prices surged more than 2% in Asian trading on Monday as investors fled to safe-haven assets following a dramatic escalation in the Middle East, after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Spot gold jumped 2% to $5,380.55 …

In a week that witnessed a historic shift in the geopolitical balance, condcluding with the commencement of joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday and the growing threats to close the Strait of Hormuz—the transit point for 20% of global oil trade—financial markets reflected a landscape of sharp volatility. The …