Two of the three major U.S. equity indices have now entered correction territory—defined as a drawdown of 10% from their recent highs. Only the S&P 500 remains just above that threshold, currently at -9.05%, while both the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have breached it. For completeness, the Russell 2000 could arguably be […]
Global Indices at a Crossroads
After three full weeks of military tensions, equity markets have finally pulled back with some consistency, and among the indices, some have even entered what is considered correction territory—a decline of more than 10% from their highs. Today, we’ll take a brief overview of them, trying to understand whether it’s time for a pause in […]
FTSE 100 Weak but Holding Above 10,000
Several UK macroeconomic releases were published earlier today and they were disappointing across the board: GDP MoM came in flat at 0%, industrial production was also close to flat and below expectations, and the services index was weak as well. The GBP is feeling the impact, losing 0.41% against the USD today and also 0.06% […]
Nikkei Rebounds on Strong GDP Data
As per the data released overnight, Japan’s GDP expanded more than expected in the final quarter of 2025, with annualized growth of +1.3% in Q4 2025, compared with +1.2% expected and +0.2% in the previous reading. The stronger performance was mainly driven by robust business investment, which increased 1.3% (vs. 0.2% in the flash estimate). […]
U.S. Indices Close Flat as Middle East Tensions Rise
We appreciate our readers’ patience as we defer our oil analysis by one more day and we are committed to publishing it tomorrow morning. That said, the situation is fairly clear at this stage: one of the most critical regions in the world for energy production — including natural gas, which should not be overlooked […]
CAC40 Extends Rally to Six Straight Gains
European indices are outperforming U.S. ones this year, with several of them clearly above their previous all-time highs and pushing toward new records. Possible reasons include a geographic rotation by large institutional investors, who are pulling capital out of the fatigued overseas technology trade and reallocating it to the Old Continent; a more accommodative monetary […]
US30 Sets Fresh Records as Financials, Industrials, Healthcare lead
At this point, it is hardly a surprise: after an extended period in which the technology sector led the broader market higher, leadership has rotated notably in recent weeks. In fact, several major names — including NVDA (-1.55%), AMZN (-0.65%), and AAPL (-0.27%) — have weighed on the Nasdaq’s performance. This comes on top of […]
IBEX 35 and the Dynamism of the Spanish Economy
Peripheral markets have performed well so far in 2025—speaking about Europe: the Spanish IBEX 35 ( you will find it as ESP35Cash) is leading the gains with +40.92%, followed at a distance by the Italian FTSE MIB (+26.02%). Further behind are the core markets and Europe’s main laggard, France (CAC +9.99%). Spain’s economy has been […]
