By Mike Dolan June 30 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets It’s halftime for 2026 markets as the whistle blows on a turbulent and volatile first six months of the year. Despite the energy-shocking four-month Iran war and rancorous geopolitics over Venezuela, Greenland and…
Summary The volume of transactions made by corporate executives, directors, and beneficial owners is predictably starting to lessen as earnings season approaches and insiders are broadly prohibited from trading in advance. The weekly data from Vickers Stock Research shows that about 1270 insider transaction met the criteria for inclusion in Vickers’ Weekly Insider Report this…
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +0.16% this morning, putting the major indexes on track for their strongest quarterly gains in years. The price of WTI crude was little changed on Tuesday ahead of the expected U.S.-Iran talks in Qatar. U.S. President Donald Trump…
By Michael S. Derby June 30 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s rebuild of money market liquidity is pointing to a quiet turn of the quarter, market participants say, as ample central bank cash depresses the volatility that often emerges around such calendar dates. Heading into the quarter-end, market participants do not see market pressure growing…
By Libby George LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – More of the world’s central banks plan to cut dollar allocations than increase them in the coming decade as political risks associated with the U.S. currency rise, an OMFIF survey of public investors released on Tuesday showed. It is the first time the survey, carried out by…
GCC bond and sukuk markets have experienced a distinct “relief rally” since the signing of the Iran-U.S. ceasefire on April 8, steadily recovering from their sharp sell-offs in the weeks following the outbreak of the conflict at the end of February Many GCC US dollar sukuk (Islamic bond) and bond yields had widened to five-year high spreads by the end of March—the highest levels since…
Shell expects global LNG demand to reach nearly 700 million tonnes per year by 2050, up about 65% from 2025 levels, according to its latest LNG Outlook 2026. The energy major projects that around 180 million tonnes per year of new liquefaction capacity will come online by 2030, with additional investment required through the following…
Market Overview The crypto market capitalisation has changed little over the past 24 hours, remaining close to $2.06T. Among the most popular coins with traders, the top gainers are Stellar (+7.3%), Zcash (+4.2%), and Solana (+2.2%). The biggest fallers were Cosmos and Aave (both down 3.9%) and Immutable (-2.9%). Bitcoin has been trading predominantly within…
is sliding, and institutional pressure is mounting. Yet, Michael Saylor refuses to back down. Strategy (NASDAQ:) faces a brutal valuation crunch. The share price of MSTR has dropped from a yearly high of $457 to $82 today. Even so, its executive chairman is dropping hints about another massive cryptocurrency purchase. Saylor’s unwavering stance despite warnings at…
Over the past few weeks, CADJPY has remained trapped inside a well-defined descending channel, consistently respecting lower highs and lower lows. From my perspective, nothing in the current price action suggests that the broader bearish trend has ended.After rejecting the May highs, the market has been unable to reclaim any significant resistance, and every recovery…
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