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U.S. Treasury Yields Fall as Growth Risks Appear on Investors' Radars
Treasury yields fell in Asian trade even as oil prices rose. Bond investors are gradually shifting their focus to growth risks from the Middle East war from inflation fears.
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European markets set to start the week lower as Iran war intensifies
European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as the war in Iran showed no signs of ending soon as it entered its fifth week.
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Iran war volatility strains trading in world's biggest markets
The war in Iran has sparked chaos across financial markets, leaving some investors and market makers reluctant to take on risk, making trading harder and costlier - a scenario regulators watch closely.
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For Once, I Will Think Like A Bear: Q2 Winners And Losers
Energy and utilities are favored for Q2 2026 amid geopolitical volatility, while industrials require selectivity and energy-intensive sectors face headwinds. Private credit emerges as a significant recession risk, with BDCs needing close monitoring due to delayed stress visibility and elevated redemption pressures.
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Japan Steps Up Yen Warnings as Mideast War Stokes Inflation Concerns
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda joined a growing chorus of officials pledging to monitor the yen closely, as the Middle East conflict continues to pressure the currency and stoke inflation concerns.
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This Market Is So Up And Down, My Hedges Are Hedged
Market volatility is high, but I believe we are near a bottom after a ~16% Nasdaq decline; patient investors should hold quality growth names. AI adoption and productivity gains, especially among the Magnificent 7, will drive the next leg higher as sentiment turns and oil fears subside.
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Forget Tariffs: The Iran War Is the Biggest Threat to Your Portfolio Right Now
Despite doomsday fears over new tariff policies, major stock market indexes have held up strongly over the last year. The real threat to economic growth right now involves geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.
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Dollar Supported by Energy Tailwinds, But Could Weaken Ahead
Barclays sees the dollar remaining supported by elevated energy prices near-term, but expects it to weaken more broadly once tensions in the Middle East decline a few months down the line.
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Stock Futures Are Falling and Oil Is Rising as Iran Tensions Rise
Signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East, rather than a quick ending to the conflict, were weighing on stocks and other assets.
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U.S. stock futures sink, oil prices surge as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic effects of the Iran war — now entering its fifth week — are likely to last longer than first expected.
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Ominous Action (Technical Analysis)
The S&P 500 (SPY) shows bearish technical shifts, with reversal patterns aligning with my 2026 outlook targeting a move toward 5700 in Q4. Quarterly and monthly charts reveal engulfing patterns and distribution, suggesting further downside risk.
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Investors have nowhere to hide as financial markets groan under the weight of the Iran conflict
Four weeks into the Iran conflict, global financial markets are starting to show some serious signs of strain.
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A Strong Jobs Report May Be Bad News For The Market
The market focus has shifted from jobs to oil and inflation, with rising oil prices intensifying inflation concerns. March's non-farm payrolls are expected to rebound, but a strong jobs report may increase the risk of Fed rate hikes.
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Dip-Buyers Ride Longest Negative Signal Since 2022 To Next Tactical Bottom
As dip-buyers capitulate, we are nearing a tactical bottom for selective reentry points in the market. Technology and semiconductor gauges, especially signals from NVDA and SOXL, are essential for identifying a true market bottom and safe re-entry.
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The Week Ahead: Markets Look Ahead to Payrolls as Energy Shock Fuels Inflation Risks
Markets look ahead to payrolls as energy-driven inflation rises, with major indices below 52-week averages, raising sensitivity to data and Fed signals.
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The New Logic of a Wartime Market
As the Dow enters a tailspin and the Strait of Hormuz remains a bottleneck, investors are ditching the “short-war” theory.
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Fed policymakers suggest interest rates could go up or down. The most probable path may be no move at all.
Policymakers suggest interest rates could go up or down. The most probable path may be no move at all.
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Three Reasons the Stock Market Can Endure the War
So far the fall in share prices has been small given the scale of disruption. Here are some of the supports keeping them aloft.
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S&P 500 Snapshot: Index Inches Closer To Correction Territory
The S&P 500 finished the week at its lowest level in over seven months and is now inches away from correction territory, sitting 8.74% off its all-time high from January 27, 2026. The index posted its fifth consecutive weekly loss, its longest streak since 2022, falling 2.1% from last Friday.
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The 1-Minute Market Report, March 29, 2026
The S&P 500 is down 7.4% for March, with the decline accelerating and large caps, especially the Mag 7, driving losses. Investors are rotating out of large-cap growth and AI hyperscalers.
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