The WSJ is reporting that diplomats and global leaders are floating a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for fertilizer exports using a model similar to the Ukraine grain corridor established…
This day just keeps getting worse. At the start of trading Monday it looked like Trump was on track to get some kind of ceasefire by now. Instead, we have talk of…
President Trump spoke with the New York Post in some comments that are hard to interpret. He seemed to indicate that the US was negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, someone who was…
S&P 500 futures were up 50 points shortly before the open, but that’s faded to just +5 shortly after the open. The drop in stocks has come as oil prices have ticked…
Prior was +0.2 New orders +6.1 vs +11.8 prior Prices paid 32.7 vs 31.7 prior Employment -1.0 vs +7.5 prior The surging energy market is undoubtedly a boom for Texas, even with…
The mood is positive in US markets so far this week as Trump talks about a de-escalation. The messages are mixed though and that’s leading to some confusion. The oil market remains…
Global leader in the online trading and financial services sector, XM has been awarded the Best Gold Broker and Best Customer Service for2026 by Capital Finance International (CFI.co). This recognition stands as…
Prior +1.9% HICP +xx% vs +2.8% y/y expected Prior +2.0% Core CPI Y/Y +xx% vs +2.5% prior This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.
Headlines: Iran’s FM spokesperson: US proposals have mostly been ‘unrealistic and excessive’ USDJPY falls below the key 160.00 handle amid intensifying verbal intervention Month-end flows point to dollar buying into the fix…
Trump on Truth Social:The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made but,…
Euro area economic confidence slipped to 96.6 in March, after recording a revised 98.2 reading in February. That’s the lowest estimate since September with consumer confidence (-16.3) also falling back on the…
No direct talks with the US took place, only messages via intermediaries Proposals conveyed to Iran have mostly been ‘unrealistic, unreasonable and excessive’ Tehran is dismissing reports of direct negotiations with Washington,…
