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2026-03-10 08:57:00 ET The markets have put much stock in President Trump’s signal that the war on Iran may be nearly over. News today suggests that the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly blocked and several European countries have committed more military hardware to defend the UAE....

2026-03-09 09:40:00 ET The Middle East war continues to dominate the investment environment. The dollar ( DXY ) is firm. Equities are lower. Yields are higher. The disruption of trade through the Strait of Hormuz is forcing oil producers to shut down output due to limited storage ca...

2026-03-08 04:16:00 ET The Middle East war changes everything. And President Trump's demand for an unconditional surrender makes a near-term off-ramp more difficult to envision. Moreover, the impact ripples through a wide swath of the global economy. Food is very oil and gas intensi...

2026-03-07 03:40:38 ET The week experienced the problematic scenario for highly levered global markets: sharply lower stock prices, widening spreads/risk premiums, rising Treasury/sovereign yields, and currency volatility. Seemingly no place to hide, with virtually all strategies falter...

2026-03-06 08:35:00 ET The war continues to disrupt the global capital markets. The US dollar ( DXY ) remains firm, though mostly within the ranges seen in recent days. It is threatening to break higher against the Japanese yen, where the JPY158 level is coming under pressure. S...

2026-03-05 07:25:00 ET The Gulf War continues to rage. China has reportedly told top oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline. The disruption is beginning to impact shipments of fertilizer, chemicals and aluminum, as well as natural gas and oil fuels. In the next few d...

2026-03-04 08:00:00 ET The dollar is trading a little softer today, but the tone is one of nervous consolidation. The market is digesting reports that Iran has reached out to negotiate the end of the war. The fog of war continues to cast a heavy pall over the markets, though there i...

2026-03-03 08:10:00 ET If this is World War 3, the world wants dollars. The greenback ( DXY ) is broadly higher, but hardly anything else is. Other safe havens, like gold, the Swiss franc, and US Treasuries, are lower. Equity markets have been sold off, and the rally in oil is takin...

2026-03-02 08:23:00 ET There is one fundamental driver today and that is the Middle East war. After finishing last week on a soft note, the greenback ( DXY ) has rallied. It is up by 0.5% or more against most of the G10 currencies. The Canadian dollar ( FXC ), which often perfor...

2026-03-01 03:30:00 ET March seems to be more about the unfolding of current forces driving the capital markets rather than new forces or policies. All the G10 central banks except the Reserve Bank of New Zealand meet in March, and none are likely to change policy.... Read the ful...