Market Pulse – October 13, 2026
🌏 Asia: chip rout, mixed picture 🔻 Kospi –6.2% (≈5,990) | 🔻 Nikkei –2.0% (≈67,600) | 🔻 Taiwan –1.8% | ➖ Hang Seng –0.2% (≈24,230) | 🟢 Shanghai +0.2% (≈3,8 ...
Read More🌏 Asia: chip rout, mixed picture 🔻 Kospi –6.2% (≈5,990) | 🔻 Nikkei –2.0% (≈67,600) | 🔻 Taiwan –1.8% | ➖ Hang Seng –0.2% (≈24,230) | 🟢 Shanghai +0.2% (≈3,8 ...
Read More🌍 Geopolitics and oil 🛢️ Oil is sliding as Trump announced a deal for Russia to supply diesel, and the US Treasury waived sanctions on Russian diesel through A ...
Read MoreMarkets head into the new week with US Treasury yields near 5.24% (after touching 5.345% mid-week), a firm dollar (DXY about 102.03) and oil still hostage to Mi ...
Read More🌍 Macro and Geopolitics 🛢️ Oil is the key driver. Brent is down 1.2% at about $103 (WTI near $90.5) after Trump spoke of “productive discussions” with Iran, wh ...
Read More🛢️ Oil and geopolitics: Brent is up more than 2% to about $102.5, with WTI near $90. Reports say the Pentagon has been told to prepare for a possible resumption ...
Read More🔥 Oil leads the narrative. Brent is back above $101.60 (+1.0%) after Iran stepped up tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi strikes hit Saudi target ...
Read More🌍 Macro: bond yields vs. tech US 10-year yield hit 5.35%, a 24-year high, and settled near 5.31%. The 30-year reached 5.67%. Even so, weak US jobs data (Septem ...
Read More📉 Macro in focus Weak US jobs data keeps the Fed debate alive. September payrolls came in at just +29K (forecast +90K), unemployment rose to 4.2%, and wage gro ...
Read MoreA US jobs report that missed by a wide margin has pulled October rate-hike bets off the table, yet it has not tamed a bond market that is still setting the tone ...
Read More🌍 Macro and Geopolitics 🛢️ US–Iran tensions are rising. Washington is reportedly planning a bigger military presence in the Middle East, and China has halted f ...
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