Daily Market Brief

US military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz drove Brent crude to $95.01 and WTI above $90.

• USO rose 5.27% and BNO gained 5.11% on the oil...

• Bitcoin reclaimed the $74K level via short squeeze after a 50% drop, posting +6.49% in July and +24.97% in August; durability through year-end is...

Renewed US-Iran clashes pushed Brent crude above $90, weighing on major indices with the Dow lagging.

• Dow fell 0.70% to 53,191 while S&P 500 and...

Demand-driven U.S. rate hikes lead to modestly positive spillovers for emerging markets, unlike exogenous policy shocks.

The post-summer return of investors may drive a volatility uptick in the S&P 500, as realized dispersion contracts further while correlations rise and index IV—already near lows—has little room left to fall.

Capital preservation is the foundation for growing wealth in Asia and emerging markets, paired with active company engagement as detailed in the FSSA...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that disorderly yen moves could trigger forced unwinds of positions, destabilizing global markets and...

Emerging markets now anchor the AI boom through chips, memory and materials, giving investors broader EM tech exposure beyond U.S. giants.

• TSMC...

Emerging markets lagged developed ones in July as investors grew cautious on AI spending and valuations.

• MSCI EM fell 3.0% versus +0.5% for MSCI...

Next week's U.S. jobs report, ECB inflation data, and decisions from RBNZ and BoC could shape stocks, gold, oil, and the dollar, with bond markets driving sentiment.

• Major indices rose on Nvidia's surge: Nasdaq +1.6% to 26,541, S&P 500 +0.7% to 7,730, Dow +0.2% to 53,569.
• Concentrated gains: Nearly all S&P...

• MSCI EM index on track for ninth straight weekly gain, its longest run in two years
• Investors await Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks for Fed...

Asian markets declined sharply as tech stocks drove a broad global risk-off move.

VIX 1-day closed below 9 as stocks finished higher in a tight range, with semiconductor implied volatility at its lowest since January. Nvidia earnings tomorrow and the Jackson Hole symposium Friday could trigger a sharp volatility expansion.

US Treasuries and emerging-market currencies are diverging most in four years, with higher yields failing to strengthen the dollar as before. This...

Friday brought a rebound as the Dow rose 1% to 53,277, S&P 500 gained 0.4%, and Nasdaq added 0.4%, recovering from bond-yield pressure and Middle East...

• US national debt reached a record $40 trillion, with deficits stuck at unsustainable levels driven by pensions, healthcare, and interest costs now...

Rebound anticipated for Japan stock market.

Treasury Secretary Bessent announced at least doubling longer-dated bond purchases on Aug. 20, sending 30-year yields tumbling from 5.27%...

Nigeria's stock market surge is under fire as analysts question whether All-Share Index gains reflect real growth or simply mask Naira depreciation...