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Oil prices dipped during Monday’s Asian trading session, extending last week’s sharp downturn amid growing anticipation of upcoming talks between the United States and Russia that could signal a de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. Adding to the pressure, China — the world’s biggest oil consumer — released July inflation data that fell short of…

The U.S. dollar held firm on Monday as investors prepared for a busy week, featuring key events such as July’s U.S. Consumer Price Index report, the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, and a deadline for a trade agreement between the U.S. and China. At 04:05 ET, the Dollar Index, which measures…

U.S. stock futures climbed on Monday ahead of a busy week filled with important economic reports that could shape the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions in the months ahead. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence remains a central theme for investors, helping push the Nasdaq Composite to a record closing high last week. Reports indicate that Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA),…

Barclays is warning that the economic impact of U.S. tariffs could become significantly more pronounced as existing trade measures continue to ripple through the economy and new ones are introduced. In a research note titled Mind the tariff gap, analysts at the bank pointed out that while the average effective tariff rate stood at 10%…

Morgan Stanley analysts believe that humanoid robots could soon become economically viable alternatives to human labor, thanks to their low operational costs and rising capabilities driven by AI. In a recent report focused on Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), the bank estimated that a single humanoid robot operating at a cost of $5 per hour could match the…

Barclays highlighted that strong second-quarter earnings have helped support equity markets amid ongoing economic uncertainties, but early indications that tariffs may be starting to weigh on U.S. growth could prompt the Federal Reserve to move sooner than expected. “[The] majority of the Q2 earnings is done and results have generally managed to clear a low…

According to a recent analysis by BCA Research, the U.S. dollar’s broad trade-weighted index suffered a significant technical breakdown after becoming oversold in the first half of the year. While the dollar may find some short-term support, BCA cautions that any gains “will not last for long.” The firm views the technical breakdown as a…

Barclays analysts say Big Tech remains at the heart of U.S. corporate earnings strength, continuing to outperform expectations and driving upward revisions to full-year forecasts for the S&P 500. In a recent U.S. Equity Insights report, the bank stated that “Big Tech continues to defy expectations,” highlighting the group’s average earnings beat of 12%, year-over-year…

Gold has stood out as the best-performing asset class so far in 2025, climbing 29% year-to-date and surpassing the returns of leading stock indices, bonds, G10 currencies, and bitcoin, according to a report published Tuesday by UBS. UBS continues to rate gold as “Attractive” within its global asset preferences, emphasizing that hedging strategies remain crucial…