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US500 Slips Below Key 6,830 Support
It has not been a good month so far for the US500 (S&P 500), and we are only on February 17. The index’s month-to-date performance currently stands at -1.48%, which has also pushed the year-to-date return into negative territory (-0.33% as of last Friday’s close at 6,836). This morning, following yesterday’s market holiday, the index […]
European Stocks Mixed on Earnings, UK Jobs Data
European stock markets traded cautiously on Tuesday as investors weighed a busy mix of corporate earnings, fresh UK labor market data, and rising geopolitical tension linked to US-Iran nuclear negotiations. Germany’s DAX slipped slightly in early trading, while France’s CAC 40 and the UK’s FTSE 100 posted modest gains, reflecting a market struggling to find […]
Market Commentary 2026-02-16
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Weekly Market Outlook | 16 – 20 February 2026
Global markets head into the third week of February with a clear split in liquidity and catalysts: U.S. markets reopen after the Presidents’ Day holiday, and the remainder of the week concentrates a dense set of U.S. macro releases and policy signals that can reprice rates, the dollar, and broader risk sentiment. This is also […]
Cocoa Prices Slide on Supply–Demand Imbalance
Today is a public holiday in both the United States and Canada, and markets in China will remain closed for the entire week. The macroeconomic calendar is light, aside from the already released and disappointing Japanese GDP data. More broadly, markets are reopening in a subdued and lethargic tone following the weekend. Against this backdrop, […]
US Dollar Index (DXY) Near 97 as Fed Cut Bets Rise
The US Dollar Index (DXY) remained steady near the 97.00 level in early Asian trading, as global market participation slowed due to public holidays in both the United States and China. With US markets closed for Presidents’ Day and Mainland China observing the week-long Lunar New Year break, liquidity conditions were subdued, limiting major price […]
Market Commentary 2026-02-13
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US30 Pulls Back from All-Time Highs Ahead of the CPI Release
There was a time—not long ago—when the digital economy was far less developed, and any competent market analyst could not ignore a particular index: the Dow Jones Transportation Average. This index is effectively the sibling of the US30, more properly known in full as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The underlying concept is straightforward: to […]
Market Commentary 2026-02-12
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