By Eshana Lutawan, Marketing Manager at HF Quarters Family offices are often portrayed as conservative and relationship-driven. While this may have some merit, many of them have a real appetite for structured, multi-layered deals, paired with a low tolerance for complexity they can’t understand or control. Recent global family office…
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Crude Oil Hits New Lows: Oversupply Pressure Keeps Short-Term Gains Out of Reach
By Dilin Wu, Research Strategist at Pepperstone Header: Oil continues to fall, with Brent dropping below $60 and WTI hitting 2021 lows. Global oversupply, weak demand, and easing geopolitical risks weigh on prices, keeping the short-term market outlook clearly bearish. Over the past two weeks, crude oil has remained under…
Continue ReadingGold market comment on behalf of Chris Weston
By Chris Weston, Head of Research at Pepperstone Gold looks set to close out 2025 with the buyers once again stepping up and asserting dominance, as they have done for much of the year. Recent price action and the technical set-up continue to offer traders a positive skew in their…
Continue ReadingMarket Wrap: Choppy, Risk-Off Trade as US Jobs Lose Bite; UK Inflation in Focus
By Michael Brown Senior Research Strategist at Pepperstone DIGEST – Markets traded in choppy, if marginally risk-off fashion, yesterday, after the November US jobs report pointed to the labour market continuing to stall. Today, UK inflation highlights the docket. WHERE WE STAND – I’m going to throw it out there,…
Continue ReadingThe S&P 500 Pulls Back from Record Highs as Markets Await Clearer Signals from Economic Data
By Linh Tran, Market Analyst at XS.com The S&P 500 has retreated after approaching the historical high established in October this year. As the index once again tested this price level, market sentiment turned more cautious, as investors require additional confirmation that earnings growth can be sustained, inflation will not…
Continue ReadingDelayed Labour Market Data, but Critical for 2026 Expectations
By Ahmad Assiri Research Strategist at Pepperstone Equity markets entered December with noticeably less enthusiasm than anticipated particularly in the US, where stocks have so far failed to replicate the seasonal factor and sustained rally that seen much of the year. This subdued equity performance, when contrasted with the standout…
Continue ReadingNasdaq Composite at a Critical Inflection Point
The Nasdaq Composite Index remains in focus as investors digest the implications of recent Federal Reserve rate cuts and the approaching earnings season. After strong performance in 2025, the index is showing signs that future gains will depend less on liquidity and more on earnings quality and valuation resilience. “The…
Continue ReadingMafatlal Industries strengthens its sustainability commitment, commissions a 4 MW solar power project at its Nadiad plant
Dec 17: Mafatlal Industries Limited (MIL), the flagship of the Arvind Mafatlal Group and one of India’s oldest and most respected textile institutions, has partnered with Kosol Energie to commission a state-of-the-art 4 MW solar power project at its Nadiad manufacturing facility. This initiative marks a significant step in the…
Continue ReadingJapanese Yen Steadies on Policy Shift Bets, Shrugs Off Fiscal Jitters
Tokyo: The Japanese yen held on to its recent gains on Monday, supported by growing market expectations that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could maintain a more hawkish policy stance, even as concerns linger over Japan’s fiscal outlook. The yen remained firm against the US dollar in early Asian trade,…
Continue ReadingDollar At Risk On Rate Cut Expectations, Traders Monitor New Data
By Konstantinos Chrysikos, Head of Customer Relationship Management at Kudotrade The dollar could remain under pressure, as it hovers near multi-week lows, and could extend last week’s losses, as markets continue to expect additional interest rate cuts. The latter could continue to weigh on the greenback and US treasury yields.…
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