191,000 and Confused

191,000 and Confused

After the recent government shutdown left policymakers flying blind, the first meaningful signpost - the upcoming PCE inflation report - is eagerly awaited by investors, analysts, and anyone who...
Zonebourse December 04, 2025 at 07:26 pm IST
Small is Beautiful Again?

Small is Beautiful Again?

In their ongoing quest for profitable year-end strategies and beyond, investors are once again turning their attention to small caps, speculating that the newly configured Federal Reserve may prove to...
Zonebourse December 04, 2025 at 12:35 pm IST
Wall Street's Dovish Delusion?

Wall Street's Dovish Delusion?

Wall Street opened Wednesday in a hopeful mood, but the optimism didn't survive contact with reality. What began as a confident lean into the idea of a near-term Fed rate cut abruptly reversed,...
Zonebourse December 03, 2025 at 08:02 pm IST
Bitcoin puts Wall Street back on track

Bitcoin puts Wall Street back on track

The stock market continues to move in fits and starts. The prospect of a Federal Reserve rate cut in a week's time has helped wipe out early November's losses, but doubts linger. Nevertheless,...
Zonebourse December 03, 2025 at 12:42 pm IST
Ready or Not It's Coming

Ready or Not It's Coming

Markets do not usually enjoy surprises, yet they keep receiving them. Markets brought an end yesterday to the late-November rebound. Indices, having run their course, ultimately ran out of steam....
Zonebourse December 02, 2025 at 07:31 pm IST
The Bank of Japan returns to ruffle markets (slightly)

The Bank of Japan returns to ruffle markets (slightly)

Markets brought an end yesterday to the late-November rebound. Indices, having run their course, ultimately ran out of steam. Meanwhile, Japanese monetary policy made a return to the international...
Zonebourse December 02, 2025 at 12:42 pm IST
Markets Search for Solid Ground

Markets Search for Solid Ground

The world economy is starting December in an oddly split-screen mood. On one side, investors are busy betting that America's central bank is about to cut interest rates again. On the other, reality...
Zonebourse December 01, 2025 at 07:38 pm IST
Wall Street scrapes through to extend winning streak

Wall Street scrapes through to extend winning streak

The bout of investor anxiety that took hold in November was largely swept away by a vigorous week of trading. Yet underlying jitters remain over risk assets, as evidenced by the 12% and 20% respective...
Zonebourse December 01, 2025 at 12:52 pm IST
November's Final Verdict

November's Final Verdict

A rare freeze at CME Group's data centers halted trading in key U.S. futures markets, offering a jarring reminder of how fragile the plumbing of global finance can be. The outage arrived on an...
Zonebourse November 28, 2025 at 06:59 pm IST
On the stock market, November goes all in on Friday

On the stock market, November goes all in on Friday

European markets were left to drift yesterday in the absence of their usual compass, with Wall Street closed for Thanksgiving - a holiday famed for its stuffed poultry and pumpkin pie. The lack of...
Zonebourse November 28, 2025 at 12:40 pm IST
No more seasons:  Wall Street kicks off the year-end rally early

No more seasons: Wall Street kicks off the year-end rally early

If you know a turkey, now is the time to advise it to lay low: it's Thanksgiving, the American holiday poultry dreads. Wall Street is already halfway into its long weekend, with markets closed today...
Zonebourse November 27, 2025 at 12:52 pm IST
The rate-cut riddle and America's curious economic confidence

The rate-cut riddle and America's curious economic confidence

America's economy, it seems, is delivering just the right amount of disappointment.
Zonebourse November 26, 2025 at 07:29 pm IST
The Market Rediscovers Its Spark

The Market Rediscovers Its Spark

November may have gotten off to a rocky start, but equity markets have come roaring back. Three consecutive green sessions in the United States. Two in Europe. While the speculative fever around AI...
Zonebourse November 26, 2025 at 12:48 pm IST
Wall Street Continues to Shift

Wall Street Continues to Shift

The global economy remains in flux, full of abrupt developments and shifting expectations. Yet the latest news shows that progress hasn't stalled. Tech giants are once again outperforming, central...
Zonebourse November 25, 2025 at 07:25 pm IST
Nasdaq bets on the Fed put

Nasdaq bets on the Fed put

Investor convictions appear strikingly soft this autumn. To paint with slightly broad strokes, last week's sentiment swung from extreme pessimism to sudden optimism. At first, artificial intelligence...
Zonebourse November 25, 2025 at 12:58 pm IST
Trading on Whispers Alone

Trading on Whispers Alone

With the data pipeline jammed, markets are stumbling through the dark - clutching at Fed whispers and trading on hunches rather than hard numbers. A nervous rally here, a tech wobble there, and a...
Zonebourse November 24, 2025 at 07:38 pm IST
Cacophony over interest rate cuts

Cacophony over interest rate cuts

Investors are shifting their bets toward defensive sectors, taking step back from the artificial intelligence boom. Markets ended last week better than they started, thanks to the resurgence of...
Zonebourse November 24, 2025 at 12:45 pm IST
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