Market Update

Presidents’ Day, while a Wall Street holiday, offers a chance to reflect on the interplay between presidential actions and market trends. While isolating the holiday’s direct impact is challenging, examining broader trends during presidential terms and after policy shifts provides valuable context. Historically, market performance under different presidents has varied …

In recent days, the U.S. administration has signed an order on reciprocal tariffs shortly after imposing new duties on aluminum and steel. These measures aim to reshape the nation’s trade policy using tariffs, a favored economic tool of the administration.Latest Developments: While the administration has temporarily paused the planned 25% …

The USD/JPY currency pair experienced a significant drop on Monday, falling to around 151.40 as the Japanese Yen staged a powerful resurgence. The Yen’s impressive performance was fueled by surprisingly robust fourth-quarter GDP data from Japan, which revealed a 0.7% expansion (or 2.8% annualized). This figure handily surpassed economists’ forecasts …

ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann has highlighted the growing complexity of the central bank’s interest rate decision. While acknowledging increasing risks of undershooting the ECB’s 2% inflation target, he emphasized that current inflation figures present a mixed picture, making policy adjustments challenging.Holzmann stated that the risk of undershooting the …

Oil prices saw little change on Monday as markets closely watched Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations and potential U.S. tariff actions that could impact global trade. Market Overview: Brent crude futures: -0.11% to $74.66 per barrel (1202 GMT) WTI crude futures: -0.07% to $70.69 per barrel Key Market Drivers: 1. Russia-Ukraine Peace …

Bond Market Update: German 30-year bond yields: +8 basis points to 2.76% France and UK bond yields: Also increasing, following a similar trend to Germany. This decline in longer-dated European government bonds comes amid speculation about increased security spending in Europe, potentially following a high-level meeting in Paris between EU …

Bitcoin fell on Monday as traders assessed U.S. inflation data and prepared for Federal Reserve officials’ upcoming remarks on monetary policy. Bitcoin Price Update (as of 01:30 ET / 06:30 GMT): Bitcoin (BTC): -1.3% to $96,368.1 Key Market Drivers Lingering Inflation Concerns U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for January …

European aerospace and defence stocks surged on Monday as political leaders across the region called for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war, following growing U.S. pressure to boost military spending. Stock Market Performance (as of 08:20 GMT): Rheinmetall (Germany): +8.3% Saab AB (Sweden): +7.1% BAE Systems (UK): +6.5% Leonardo …

Oil prices remained largely unchanged on Monday as investors assessed the impact of potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks on global supply flows. Latest Price Movements (as of 07:40 GMT): Brent crude futures ↓ 1 cent to $74.73 per barrel WTI crude futures ↓ 7 cents to $70.67 per barrel Key Market …

Gold prices remained firm on Monday, hovering just below record highs, as uncertainty over U.S. trade policies and interest rates kept safe-haven demand intact. Key Price Movements (as of 00:35 ET / 05:35 GMT): Spot gold ↑ 0.6% to $2,901.21 per ounce Gold futures (April) ↑ 0.3% to $2,910.70 per …