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Gold Extends Rally as Trump Tariff Concerns Boost Safe-Haven Demand; Russia Cuts Holdings
Gold prices climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, building on last week’s advance as renewed uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and a softer dollar supported demand for safe-haven assets. At 04:45 ET (09:45 GMT), spot gold rose 0.8% to $5,145.81 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures gained 1.7% to $5,166.81 an ounce. Bullion…
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JPMorgan’s Matejka Urges Investors to Buy Market Pullbacks Despite Geopolitical Noise
JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka remains constructive on equities, arguing that the broader macroeconomic environment continues to favor stocks even as periodic geopolitical tensions trigger bouts of volatility. Matejka expects the balance between economic growth and inflation to remain supportive through 2026, underpinned by resilient corporate earnings and economic activity alongside relatively stable bond yields and…
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Oil Slips as Tariff Uncertainty Clouds Demand Outlook While Iran Nuclear Talks Loom
Oil prices declined by more than 1% on Monday as markets focused on upcoming U.S.–Iran nuclear negotiations that could ease geopolitical tensions, while renewed uncertainty around U.S. trade tariffs raised concerns about global economic growth and energy demand. Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 1%, to $71.03 per barrel by 08:49 GMT, while U.S.…
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Bitcoin Slides Below $65K as Whale Selling Intensifies and Trump Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Markets
Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) briefly dropped under the $65,000 level during Asian trading on Monday, extending recent weakness as large holders continued to offload cryptocurrencies while uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy further dampened investor risk appetite. The world’s largest cryptocurrency declined 4% to $65,296.8 as of 01:30 ET, after falling to an intraday low of $64,384.2 over…
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Markets in Focus: Trump’s 15% Global Tariff Plan, Waller Speech Ahead, Oil Prices Retreat: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
U.S. equity futures edged lower on Monday as markets continued to absorb the fallout from a Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. The president quickly responded by proposing new global tariffs of 15%, though the measures are temporary, leaving investors and trading partners seeking clarity on the future of U.S. trade…
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Earnings Hold Up Even as AI Disruption Concerns Persist, Goldman Sachs Says
Companies that have been at the heart of recent anxiety over artificial intelligence-driven disruption are, for the most part, still delivering solid earnings, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. Over the past three months, software shares have dropped by double-digit percentages as investors reacted nervously to the rollout of advanced AI models capable of replicating…
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AI-Driven Market Bubble Now “Much Less Likely,” Says Yardeni
The risk of a stock market bubble sparked by artificial intelligence enthusiasm has become “much less likely,” according to analysts at Yardeni Research. Last year, heavy investment pledges from mega-cap technology firms and a flurry of interconnected deals among AI-focused companies fueled concerns that the market was entering a speculative phase similar to the late-1990s…
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Tax Refund Season Could Channel $11 Billion a Week Into U.S. Stocks, Deutsche Bank Says
U.S. equities may draw in around $11 billion in weekly inflows as tax refunds are distributed through mid-April, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Parag Thatte. Thatte pointed out that the mid-February to mid-April window has historically accounted for roughly one-third of total annual inflows into U.S. stocks, making it a seasonally strong period for equity…
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AI Fears Turn Markets Into “Sniper’s Alley,” Deutsche Bank Says
Mounting concerns over artificial intelligence disruption have transformed equity markets into what Deutsche Bank describes as a “sniper’s alley,” as investors reassess which companies stand to benefit — and which could be left behind. According to analysts at the bank, investor thinking around AI has shifted away from a once “magical vision of the future”…
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U.S. Close Mostly Higher After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
After recovering from an initial move to the downside, stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Friday but largely maintained a positive bias before eventually finishing the day mostly higher. The major averages all closed in positive territory, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq posting a notable gain. The Nasdaq advanced 203.34 points or…