The Move US markets spent August 20 sending a fairly calm signal even as one of its neighbors sent an alarming one. The 10-year Treasury yield eased 4 basis points to 4.67%, the S&P 500 slipped a modest 0.39% to 7,715.17, and the VIX actually fell 3.85% to 15.23 — hardly the profile of a … Read more
The Setup Crude oil is essentially flat today, with WTI holding at $82.40 a barrel. That stillness is notable given the backdrop: ongoing violence in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers and soldiers have besieged the town of Qusra for eight days, cutting off water and aid to trapped families, according to Al Jazeera. … Read more
Snapshot Global markets on August 9, 2026 show a classic risk-mixed session: US equities firmer, with the S&P 500 up 0.44% to 7,757.64 and the Nasdaq up 1.24% to 26,690.62, while the VIX eased 1.65% to 14.9, suggesting no acute equity-market panic. Yet underneath that calm, safe-haven demand is visible elsewhere. Gold jumped 3.72% to … Read more
The Setup Headlines out of the Gulf are tense again. Reporting on July 11 highlighted renewed Iran-US rhetoric with Hormuz shipping back in focus, following an exchange of attacks and threats, though analysts quoted in that coverage noted the door to diplomacy remains open. In a quarter where the Strait of Hormuz has repeatedly resurfaced … Read more