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Gold Tops $4,400, Then Retreats: Reading a Profit-Taking Pullback
Gold touched above $4,400 this week before easing back on profit-taking.
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How financial markets actually function, from price discovery to the forces that move them.
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Global Markets End the Week Mixed as Earnings and Oil Pull in Different Directions
A week that opened on CPI relief closed with stocks slipping from record highs as oil reasserted itself.
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The U.S. Ups the Pressure on Iran: Reading This Week's Oil Rally
Brent gained nearly 5% this week as Washington threatened "economic isolation" measures and the IEA warned of the widest supply deficit in five years.
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The Hidden Toll of a Closed Strait: What's Actually Happening to the Ships
Tanker traffic through Hormuz has collapsed and war-risk insurance has surged 3-10x — the shipping story behind the oil price headlines.
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Stocks Near Records as Tame CPI Eases Rate Fears
July CPI matched consensus exactly, and stocks rallied, with Fed rate-hike odds falling to 42%.
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Energy Surges as Oil Jumps on Hormuz Impasse, Pulling Stocks Off Record Highs
The Energy sector jumped 4.6% in a single session as crude settled near $83 on a stalled Hormuz deal.
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The Fear Gauge Goes Quiet: What Falling Volatility Is Telling Markets
The VIX has settled near 15 as Treasury yields ease and Fed rate-hike odds fall.
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Earnings Season Closes the Books: What Sector Divergence Actually Reveals
Three S&P 500 sectors are seeing profits more than double this year — one sector is shrinking.
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Tokyo Draws the Line: Inside Japan's Record Yen Intervention
The Bank of Japan spent a record ¥8.45 trillion in a single day defending the yen — here's what actually happened.
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The Fed's Credibility Discount: Why Markets Are Pricing In Political Risk
A new Fed chair and mounting political pressure have put central bank independence at the center of the dollar's outlook.
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Oil Prices Climb as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist
Brent and WTI crude have pushed back toward multi-week highs as a shipping deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz keeps stalling.
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Global Markets Diverge as Asia Wobbles on Oil While Europe and the US Push Higher
Rising oil prices tied to the Strait of Hormuz are hitting Asia-Pacific markets harder than Europe and the US this week.
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How Stock Markets Actually Work
A grounding in the mechanics behind buying and selling shares, for readers who want the fundamentals explained clearly.
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Understanding Bull and Bear Markets
The vocabulary of market cycles, and what tends to characterize each phase.
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What Causes Market Volatility?
Why prices sometimes swing sharply, and what factors tend to drive those swings.
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How Economic Data Moves Financial Markets
A look at the recurring data releases that market participants watch closely, and why.
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Understanding Market Liquidity
Why some assets are easy to buy and sell without moving the price — and others aren't.
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