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  YestClose 1D chg YTD chg   YestClose 1D chg YTD chg Yields and Spreads (bps) Commodity US 1Y 4 -0.6 -13.9 Gold 3330.72 -1.30% 26.90% US 2Y 3.79 -3.8 -45.1 Silver 35.95 -0.50% 24.38% US 5Y 3.87 -4.9 -51.6 Copper 490.45 0.50% 19.86% US 10Y 4.3 -5.3 -26.9 Soybean 1040 -0.90% 1.41% US 30Y…...

U.S. stocks finished higher on Monday, with indexes gaining over 0.8% and tech-heavy Nasdaq leading, as markets reacted to positive Fed signals and rising optimism. Treasury yields mostly fell, driven by a Fed official’s hint at a July rate cut. The dollar gave up gains and dropped broadly. Oil prices reversed earlier gains, plummeting due…...

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Friday, though the Dow managed slight gains, as Treasury yields generally declined led by front-end maturities on renewed rate cut hopes. However, geopolitical tensions escalated over the weekend following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, which sent oil prices surging to a 5-month high on Monday morning and impacted…...

U.S. markets were closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Thursday. Asian and European equities mostly declined. The dollar traded firmer against many Asian currencies. Oil prices surged 2% to a near seven-month high, driven by Middle East supply shocks. Gold traded slightly lower. The Bank of England kept rates unchanged in a split vote, while…...

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U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, as oil prices retreated amid hopes of a Middle East truce. Treasury yields ended with losses, led by long-dated tenors, steepening the curve. The dollar declined slightly. Oil and gold prices fell as geopolitical tensions eased. Key news included a US-UK trade agreement slashing tariffs. However, Middle East tensions…...

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, alongside a mixed Treasury performance, as markets absorbed a sudden shock to commodity and stock prices triggered by Israel’s attack on Iran. This geopolitical event also sparked a surge in oil prices (fastest in three years) and gold, while the U.S. dollar gained broadly on derisking moves. U.S. consumer…...