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FX Alert: Crude Rules the Tape—Oil Grabs the Wheel, Fed Gets the Backseat
Oil is calling the shots across FX markets, relegating the Fed to the passenger seat—at least for now.
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FOMC Preview: The Fed Is Paralyzed by Uncertainty, but the Dots Might Still Bite
Markets aren’t expecting fireworks, but they should at least brace for a few sparks.
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The Waiting Game: As the Clock Ticks Toward Gulf War 3
Global markets sway like tightrope walkers caught in a desert wind. Tuesday’s selloff was no panic—but it was a warning shot.
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The War Signal Heard 'Round the World ': Trump’s Combat Posture Jolts Global Markets
Markets cracked under the weight of geopolitical gravity, tumbling as a storm of hard data misses and Middle East war drums smacked risk appetite into…
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FX Alert: Middle East Headlines Still Rule the Tape, But Are Oil and the Dollar Slipping on Complacency ?
The core driver in FX remains the Middle East chessboard, where detente trades are tentatively gaining ground—but the fuse is still warm.
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Where’s the Tariff-Driven Inflation? Still Missing, Still Messing with the Models
For months, the economic consensus screamed bloody murder: tariffs would unleash a second wave of inflation, torch what was left of disinflation…
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Retail Gone Wild: Short Squeeze Nation Returns, and the Hedge Fund Street Bleeds
There’s something feral moving beneath the surface of this market—call it memestock déjà vu, call it the second coming of the stimmy horde, but make no…
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With the BOJ on Deck, the Yen Stares Down the Abyss—or the Ascent
Is Washington About to Lace Up the Gloves? Middle East War Risk Moves from Tail to Core ?
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WW3-On, WW3-Off: Markets Spin the Mideast Roulette Wheel
Markets didn’t walk into Monday—they exhaled.
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FX Alert: When the Fuse Is Lit, Only the Fuse Knows the Burn Rate
The marquee narrative today is once again dripping with geopolitics, as the Israel-Iran fuse continues to burn with just enough ambiguity to keep…
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Dodging the Desert Bullet: Asia Rallies on Calibrated Chaos ( Early Market Wrap)
Asia stepped into Monday not with panic, but with a sigh of relief.
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Asia Open: Markets Bet on What Hasn’t Happened—Yet
This is still an oil-driven narrative, not yet a full-blown risk-off spiral
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