Market Update

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this week in a diplomatic push to advance a Washington-brokered peace agreement that could significantly reshape energy flows and trade routes across the strategically vital South Caucasus region. Vance’s two-day visit to Armenia, beginning later on Monday, comes …

European equities opened the week on a positive note on Monday, as investors positioned for a busy stretch of quarterly earnings releases alongside a heavy slate of high-impact economic data from both Europe and the United States. By 03:05 ET (08:05 GMT), Germany’s DAX was up 0.5%, France’s CAC 40 …

Bitcoin traded comfortably above the $70,000 mark on Monday, consolidating gains after a sharp rebound late last week from lows near $60,000, as investors reassessed risk sentiment following heavy liquidations and shifted their focus to critical U.S. economic data due later this week. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last up …

Gold and silver prices extended their strong rally on Monday, buoyed by a softer U.S. dollar and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy as signs of labor market weakness emerge. Spot gold climbed 1.06% to $5,012.88 per ounce, firmly holding above the psychological $5,000 level after …

Oil prices slipped about 1% on Monday as near-term fears of a Middle East conflict eased after the United States and Iran agreed to continue talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, calming concerns over potential supply disruptions. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 1%, to $67.38 a barrel by 04:44 …

Global financial markets have experienced sharp volatility in recent weeks, driven by a combination of intertwined factors. Chief among them are concerns over disruptions in artificial‑intelligence–related stocks, a surge in technology spending, and a noticeable decline in investor appetite for riskier, actively traded assets. These themes form the core of …

Markets Confront Fragility as Liquidity Thins: At the end of January, global markets carried themselves with confidence. Commodities and risk assets reflected a familiar narrative: investors were still willing to take risk, liquidity seemed abundant, and recent rallies appeared justified. Yet beneath the surface, vulnerabilities were already visible. By early …

A Confidence Shock After a Week of FearU.S. stocks roared back to life on February 6, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 1,100 points to cross 50,000 for the first time ever. The dramatic rebound followed days of heavy selling and reflected a sudden shift in mood, …

Silver has stormed back into focus after days of brutal selling, staging a powerful rebound that caught many investors off guard. Prices surged nearly nine percent in one session, lifting silver from the low $70s to around $77 an ounce.The move followed a dramatic slide earlier in the week, when …

Bitcoin faced a sudden jolt last week when South Korea’s Bithumb exchange made a rare operational error. During a routine promotion, some users were mistakenly credited with thousands of Bitcoin instead of the small intended reward. The mistake caused panic selling, temporarily pushing Bitcoin’s price down sharply.Bithumb quickly confirmed that …