A blowout US jobs report — 172,000 nonfarm payrolls against an 80,000 consensus — sent rate-hike odds surging to 70% by year-end, erasing all hopes of 2026 cuts.
Equities sold off sharply, with the Nasdaq plunging 4.7% on the week as Broadcom’s guidance disappointed, while US-Iran ceasefire talks collapsed by Friday, keeping oil elevated and gold under pressure.
Geopolitics dictated market tone last week as Hormuz-linked oil volatility, a hawkish Fed tilt, and rising yields tested…
A U.S.-Iran diplomatic breakthrough triggered a de-escalation pivot across global markets, sending oil prices down 8.70% as the…
The US–Iran ‘ceasefire’ eased energy supply fears and lifted risk sentiment, while the Fed’s June meeting and new…
