A hotter-than-expected U.S. consumer-price report sent bond yields flying. That treasury yield spike triggered the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index’s worst day of 2025. The sharp move has bond investors asking how much duration risk they should hold. CPI shock sets…
COP28 pledges spark ESG fund inflows World leaders in Dubai agreed to triple renewable power by 2030. The pledge arrived with clear national action plans. Asset managers reacted fast. They pumped $6 billion into ESG equity funds during the two…
WTI crude pushed above ninety dollars per barrel after OPEC+ agreed to extend supply cuts through early 2026. The move sparked a swift rally in the S&P Oil & Gas Select Industry Index, even though U.S. shale output is cooling.…
Regional bank stress hit the market last week, and the KBW Bank Index fell more than six percent in five sessions. The drop came after three mid-size U.S. lenders revealed sharp deposit outflows in their first-quarter filings. Bond spreads widened,…
The recent AI chip surge has pushed the Nasdaq-100 Technology Index to a fresh peak. Nvidia and AMD posted strong results, beating Wall Street forecasts by wide margins. Investors now ask what this means for chip equipment firms, memory makers,…
The May 2025 semi-annual review of the MSCI World Index delivered a headline surprise: Saudi Aramco finally cleared free-float hurdles to enter the benchmark. Even though its fresh weight is less than half a percent, the move—dubbed the MSCI World…