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Market Highlights 1 - European stock markets hit hard. DAX -3.44%, FTSE -2.75%. Nikkei the outlier, +2.9% 2 - US markets attempt a late rally, yet close lower across the board. NASDAQ -0.28%, S&P -0.27% 3 - Gold sell-off continues, down 3.71% at $4655; Bitcoin down 1.10% at $70.3K 4 - ...

Posted on March 19, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Iran warns of total destruction of energy infrastructure. Brent up $100 at $110.36 2 - Gold down over $200 at $4814 3 - Bitcoin gives up recent gains, down 3.71% at $71.3K 4 - Indices mixed across the globe. Nikkei +3.0%, US stock markets all lower led by DJ -1.63%, N...

Posted on March 18, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - RBA lifts rates to 4.1%. Split decision. FOMC tomorrow, March 18th at 2.00pm EST - consensus to hold rates 2 - US major indices close higher for 2nd consecutive day, led by NASDAQ +0.47% 3 - European stock markets close higher on the day, led by FTSE +0.83% AND IBEX +0....

Posted on March 17, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets off to a strong start. S&P +1.01%, DJ +0.83%, NASDAQ +1.22% 2 - European indices closes mixed. FTSE leads +0.52% 3 - Gold struggles to rally with slight $10 gain to close at $5008; Brent loses $3 to settle at $100.08 4 - Bitcoin continues slow ste...

Posted on March 16, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Stocks tumble, pressure on all sectors. S&P -1.44%, DJ -1.48%, NASDAQ -1.70% 2 - European indices all close lower. DAX -0.52%, FSE -0.51%, IBEX -0.91% 3 - Gold continues slide, down $55 at $5078; Brent oil continues to climb, up $3.76 at $101.04 4 - USD rallies ac...

Posted on March 12, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stocks close mixed. NASDAQ edges higher +0.08%, DJ -0.61%, S&P -0.08% 2 - European markets down, DAX -1.37%, FTSE -0.56%; with the energy weighted IBEX the outlier, +3.05% 3 - Gold down $22 at $5175; Bitcoin up marginally $680 at $70.7K 4 - EU warns that US/Ira...

Posted on March 11, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - European stock markets rally. IBEX leads +3.1%, DAX follows +2.39%, FTSE +1.6% 2 - The US markets closed in the red across the board. S&P -0.30%, DJ -0.14%, NASDAQ -0.12% 3 - Gold holds its own with steady gains, up $56 at $5195 4 - Brent continues volatile swings...

Posted on March 10, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stocks rebound into the close as Trump signals war could be over soon; NASDAQ leads the way +1.34% 2 - European indices close lower on the day; DAX -0.77%, FTSE -0.30%, IBEX -0.78% 3 - Gold up $55 at $5130; Bitcoin up $3.1K at $69K 4 - Brent oil swings wildly, with...

Posted on March 9, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Crude oil spikes up to $81. The highest level since January 2025 2 - US stock close lower but rebound into the close. DJ -1.61%, S&P -0.56%, NASDAQ -0.26% 3 - Stocks down in European markets, led by FTSE -1.45% 4 - Gold down $66 on the day to close $5080; Bitcoin ...

Posted on March 5, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets disregard geopolitical risks with strong gains, led by NASDAQ +1.29% 2 - European indices close higher, led by IBEX +2.33% and DAX +1.58% 3 - Gold up $32 at $5141; Brent oil gains slightly, up $0.83 at $82.55 4 - USD down across the board as risk-on t...

Posted on March 4, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets bounce late, still close down on the day. S&P -0.97%, NASDAQ -1.02%, DJ -0.87% 2 - European indices hit hard with telling losses. DAX -3.44%, FTSE -2.75%, IBEX -4.52% 3 - Gold down $246 at $5088; Bitcoin “unaffected” closing at the top end of the si...

Posted on March 3, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - S&P +0.08% and NASDAQ +0.37% erase war declines and close higher 2 - European indices take heavy losses to close lower. DAX -2.4%, FTSE -1.2%, IBEX -2.6% 3 - Gold loses $50 closing lower at $5337; Bitcoin up $3.6K to close at $69.3K 4 - Brent oil gains $0.93 to cl...

Posted on March 2, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - USD mixed on the day. USDX slightly up at 97.72; JPY strengthens -0.07% at 156.04, GBP weakens -0.52% at 1.3481 2 - US markets down. Nvidia chip stocks tumble. S&P -0.54%, NASDAQ -1.18%; European markets continue strong run. DAX +0.96%, FTSE +0.59%, IBEX +0.90% 3 - ...

Posted on February 26, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close higher for 2nd consecutive day; S&P +0.81%, DJ +0.63%, NASDAQ +1.26% 2 - European markets continue the strong month with solid gains; DAX +0.76%, FTSE +1.18%, IBEX +1.49% 3 - USD weakened against all majors except for the JPY. USDX -0.23%, EUR...

Posted on February 25, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold down $69 to $5161; Silver resilient closing slightly down at $87.04 2 - Brent oil relatively flat within volatile market conditions, closing at $71.01 3 - US stock markets close higher. S&P +0.77%, DJ +0.76%, NASDAQ +1.05% 4 - Bitcoin struggles to find buyers...

Posted on February 24, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets lower on tariff uncertainty. S&P -1.13%, DJ -1.66%, NASDAQ -1.13%. 2 - European indices mixed. DAX -1.05%, FTSE -0.29%, IBEX +0.18% 3 - USD mixed to start the week. JPY outperforms -0.23% on the day; USD/CHF lower, near 0.7741 4 - Goldman Sachs fo...

Posted on February 23, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close down on the day. S&P -0.33%, DJ -0.57%, NASDAQ -0.36% 2 - European markets also down. DAX -0.83%, FTSE -0.77%, IBEX -1.03% 3 - Gold shows slight gains, up 0.49% at $5022; Silver up 1.66% at $78.24 4 - Brent oil rallies on US/Iran tensions, u...

Posted on February 19, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets closed up on the day. S&P +0.65%, DJ +0.38%, NASDAQ +0.91% 2 - European indices confirm demand with solid gains. DAX +1.15%, FTSE +1.23%, IBEX +1.35% 3 - Strong day for metals. Gold up 2.64% at $4985; Silver +7.06% at $77.31 4 - Brent roars back c...

Posted on February 18, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Geneva US/Iran talks: Iran optimism leads to gold and oil sell-off. Gold down 3.02% at $4877; Brent oil down 2.54 % at $66.81 2 - Bitcoin hovers at current lows with little demand, down 0.82% at $67.6K 3 - US equity markets erase early losses to close up on the day. S&a...

Posted on February 17, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US equity markets closed for Presidents Day. S&P slight gains in futures trading, up 0.1% 2 - Gold down $51 to $4990; Bitcoin down by 0.29% to close $68.5K 3 - Brent oil up 1.40% at $68.52 4 - USD up across the board. JPY +0.49%, EUR -0.13% 5 - European markets ...

Posted on February 16, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Trump: We have to make a deal with Iran; Brent oil down 3.13% at $65.30 2 - Big flight to safety on AI disruption concerns. S&P -1.54%, DJ -1.19%, NASDAQ -2.16%. European markets close lower. FTSE -0.67%, IBEX -0.82%, DAX unchanged 3 - Gold down 3.22% at $4934; Silv...

Posted on February 12, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US January non farm payrolls +130K vs 70K exp 2 - US 10yr yields up 3.3bps to 4.18%; Gold up $63 to $5086; Silver up 3.69% at $84.16 3 - WTI crude up $0.89 to $64.85; Bitcoin down 1.80% at $67.5K 4 - US stock markets relatively flat, S&P +0.05%. European markets c...

Posted on February 11, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US Retail sales disappoint. O.0% vs 0.4% exp. Next up NFP: +70K jobs exp; 4.4 unemployment (unchanged) exp 2 - WTI crude down $0.26 to $64.10; Bitcoin unchanged for 4th consecutive day hovering below the $70K area 3 - Gold down $34 to $5030; US 10yr yields down 5.7bps t...

Posted on February 10, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - USD stumbles. USDX -0.84%, EUR +0.73%, GBP +0.67%, CAD -0.65%, JPY -0.84% 2 - Stocks continue rebound. NASDAQ +0.90%, S&P +0.47%; European stocks follow suite. DAX +1.19%, IBEX +1.40% 3 - Brent oil up 1.87% at $69.13; Bitcoin unchanged at $70K 4 - Gold and silver ...

Posted on February 9, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold fundamentals remain unchanged despite the reversal, say analysts. -4.25% at $4776 2 - Brent oil down 2.30% at $67.35 3 - Bitcoin drops dramatically, -13.4% to $62K, contributing to a loss of 25% value this week 4 - Equity markets hit hard across the board. In US:...

Posted on February 5, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Oil jumps, then dumps as US/Iran continue threats. Brent up 1.38% at $68.59 2 - Gold unchanged at $4950. Bitcoin continues to plunge as demand dries up. Down 3.65% at $71.8K 3 - European indices close mixed. DAX -0.52%, FTSE +0.85%, IBEX -0.09% 4 - US stock markets a...

Posted on February 4, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Bitcoin with a big bounce after hitting lowest in 14 months. -2.16% at $76.3K 2 - US stock markets close lower, with NASDAQ leading the slide. S&P -O84%, DJ -0.34%, NASDAQ -1.43%. European indices close mixed. DAX -).09%, FTSE -O.26%, IBEX +0.02% 3 - Gold recoups ye...

Posted on February 3, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close up on the day. S&P +0.54%, DJ +0.1.05%, NASDAQ +0.56%. European markets broadly rally. DAX +1.05%, FTSE +1.15%, IBEX +1.3% 2 - Bitcoin bounces slightly, +1.41% at $78.3K; Brent oil down 4.30% at $66.34 3 - Gold stabilizes after sell-off contin...

Posted on February 2, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Apple beats Q1 estimates as Iphone revenue jumps and China surprises; US markets close mixed. S&P -0.13%, DJ +0.11%, NASDAQ -0.72%. European markets also close mixed. DAX -2.07%, FTSE +0.17%, UBEX -0.10% 2 - Gold closes flat after recovering from $400 sell-off… anothe...

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close slightly up on the day. S&P +0.01%, DJ +0.02%, NASDAQ +0.17%. European markets close lower. DAX -0.29%, FTSE -0.52%, IBEX -1.10% 2 - Massive day for gold, up $296 at $5377; Silver up $10.37 at $116.23 3 - Bitcoin flat at $88.9K, Brent up $0.98...

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $140, hits record $5151; Silver up $6.40 to $110.36 2 - Brent oil up $2 to $66.76; Bitcoin up 1.71% at $89.4K 3 - US January Consumer Confidence lowest since 2014 4 - Trump: ‘Dollar hasn’t declined too much”. USD plunges across the board; EUR +1.26%, GBP +1.27...

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets continue to grind higher, closing up on the day. S&P +0.50%, DJ +0.64%, NASDAQ +0.43%. European equities close mixed; DAX +0.13%, FTSE +0.05%, IBEX +0.78% 2 - Gold and silver soar to record highs. Gold up 1.23% at $5046, Silver up 6.14% at $106.35 3 ...

Posted on January 26, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets add yesterday’s bounce. S&P +0.55%, DJ +0.63%, NASDAQ +0.91% 2 - European equities close higher. DAX +1.25%, FTSE +0.12%, IBEX +1.28% 3 - Metals reign supreme. Gold sets record up 2.09% at $4936, Silver up 3.65% at $96.09 4 - Bitcoin struggles, do...

Posted on January 22, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Trump cancels Greenland tariffs. US equity markets rally.S&P +1.16%, DJ +1.21%, NASDAQ +1.18% 2 - European markets rally. DAX +1.04%, FTSE +1.06%, IBEX +0.39% 3 - Gold up $18 to $4780; Crude oil up $0.27 to $60.63 4 - Bitcoin up 1.19% at $89.4K 5 - USD rallies ...

Posted on January 21, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Biggest drop of the year so far in equity markets. S&P -2.06%, DJ -1.76%, NASDAQ -2.39% 2 - European stock markets also close lower. DAX -1%, FTSE -0.7%, IBEX -1.3% 3 - Metals the new safe haven; Gold up 3.6% setting new record high at $4764; Silver up 6.5% at $95.6...

Posted on January 20, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets closed, yet all lower in futures trading: S&P -1.1%, DJ -0.8%, NASDAQ -1.4% 2 - European equity markets closed lower on the day. DAX -1.2%, FTSE -0.4%, IBEX -0.2% 3 - Gold sets new all-time high at $4682; Silver not to be outdone, sets new record hi...

Posted on January 19, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold and Silver take a breather. Gold at $4628; Silver at $93.22 2 - WTI crude down $3.05 at $58.98; Bitcoin down $2.2K at $95.2K 3 - US stock markets close higher. S&P +0.2%, DJ +0.58%, NASDAQ +0.21%; European markets close mixed. DAX -0.53%, FTSE +0.46%, Ibex +0.0...

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold touches all-time high as silver continues to soar. Gold up $32 at $4635, silver up $6.30 at $93.22 2 - US stock markets close lower. S&P -0.53%, DJ -0.09%, NASDAQ -1.00%; European equity markets close mixed. FTSE +0.4%, DAX -0.5%, CAC -0.2% 3 - Bitcoin adds to ...

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close lower on the day. S&P -0.31%, DJ -0.86%, NASDAQ -0.17% 2 - Gold takes a breather, -$2.11 at $5493; Silver no letting up, +$1.59 at $86.58 3 - Demand for oil continues amid Iran uncertainty. Crude up $1.59 at $60.99 4 - Bitcoin breaks out of ...

Posted on January 13, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold and silver soar as Fed uncertainty unfolds. Gold up 2.25% at $4604, silver up 7.2% at $85.05 2 - US stock markets close at record highs; S&P +0.18%, DJ +0.20%, NASDAQ +0.28% 3 - USD mixed, weakens on FED concerns but fights back on USDX and JPY; EUR +0.38%, GBP...

Posted on January 12, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Oil up on Iran protests, up nearly 3% on the day; Crude up $2.64 to $58.63 2 - US stock markets mixed. Energy leads the way while memory chip names give back the rally; S&P unchanged, DJ +0.54%, NASDAQ -0.48% 3 - Gold up $20 to $4473; Bitcoin -0.26% at $90.7K 4 - ...

Posted on January 8, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold down $45 to $4453; Silver down $2.80 to $78.07; Goldman Sachs sees extreme volatility in silver prices to continue 2 - WTI Crude down 1.44% to $56.29; Bitcoin down 1.59% at $91K 3 - S&P sets record high before closing lower on the day; S&P -0.34%, NASDAQ -0...

Posted on January 7, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Morgan Stanley forecasts gold at $4800 byQ4 2026; up $52 today at $4494; Silver up 6% at $80.64 2 - WTI Crude down $1.35 at $56.97 3 - US stock markets close higher on the day with DJ leading the way; S&P +0.62%, NASDAQ +0.65%, DJ +0.99%; AMZN flat in 2025, up 4.3% ...

Posted on January 6, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $116 to $4446; Bitcoin up 3% at $94.7K; London Copper hits all-time high at $13000 2 - WTI crude up $1.07 to $58.35 3 - USDX down 0.13%; GBP leads +0.81%, CAD lags +0.19% 4 - Oil company stocks the big winner; S&P + 0.6%, NASDAQ +0.7%, DJ +1.2% 5 - US 10...

Posted on January 5, 2026

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