risk-appetite

Oil Stays Calm as Yen Intervention Steals the Macro Spotlight

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Oil Stays Calm as Yen Intervention Steals the Macro Spotlight

Lead: the single most important number today WTI crude sits at $76.03 a barrel, up just 0.34% on the day. In a week when Middle East headlines continue to dominate wire services, that near-flat move is the number worth sitting with. Energy markets are not pricing an escalating supply shock right now — and that … Read more

Yuan Steady, EM Risk Appetite Firms as Wall Street Rallies

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Yuan Steady, EM Risk Appetite Firms as Wall Street Rallies

Snapshot Risk appetite firmed broadly on July 11, 2026, and emerging-market proxies were among the clearest beneficiaries. The Kospi surged 3.16% to 7,475.94, outpacing a strong session in US equities where the S&P 500 rose 1.14% to 7,567.95 and the Nasdaq gained 1.56% to 26,273.39. Currency moves told a similar story of calm: USD/KRW slipped … Read more