Stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing up 2.9%, the Nasdaq up 3.8% and the Dow gaining 1,125 points. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. But this very good day capped a very bad month for US rates. The S&P 500 fell 5.09% in March, and … Read more
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 25, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities have all been affected by volatility in the past month, with many stocks seeing wild swings and big losses as the … Read more
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The FTSE 100 (^ FTSE) and European stocks rose on Tuesday morning after a Wall Street Journal report that Donald Trump told his aides that he was willing to end the US military campaign against Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed. The US president has assessed that the mission to open … Read more
Since the start of the war, trading in the futures markets has been difficult and, at times, chaotic. In terms of their absolute size, the trades that took place immediately before Trump’s announcement last Monday were not out of the public domain. But the number of transactions was unusually large for the time of day: … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Stocks fell and crude oil rose as tensions escalated in the Middle East, with Iran-backed Houthi forces entering the fray and a US military presence raising fears of a protracted war. US equity-index futures fell 0.6% and Asian shares opened lower on Monday as the war entered its fifth week, with rising crude … Read more
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Washington – Americans are growing pessimistic about the U.S. economy as the Iran war continues to shake out, with sentiment falling across all income groups — including the wealthiest. Consumer sentiment fell 6% this month to a final reading of 53.3, the University of Michigan said Friday, down from what was reported earlier this month, … Read more