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(12 April 2026)  Stocks ended the week sharply higher on hopes that the two-week ceasefire and  reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a permanent end to the Iranian conflict.  Amid the optimism and de-escalation, oil prices...

(9 April 2026) Stocks stayed in rally mode on Thursday with a strong follow-through after Wednesday's ceasefire surge.  The scale of recent gains since the March 30 low has investors wondering if the market is now in the clear. This...

(5 April 2026)  Stocks rebounded last week on hopes that a ceasefire in Iran would lead to an eventual re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.  While stocks rallied on war optimism, US oil prices actually pushed back above $100...

(29 March 2026) Another week, another failed rebound.  Stocks fell for the fifth straight week as hopes evaporated for a quick resolution to the US/Israel-Iran conflict.  The growing likelihood of US troops on the ground only added to the...

(22 March 2026)  Stocks fell for the fourth straight week last week as the conflict in the Middle East showed no signs of abating.  With the Strait of Hormuz now largely blocked by Iran, Brent crude is trading well...

(15 March 2026) Stocks fell for a third straight week last week as rising oil prices from the war with Iran reignited inflation fears.  Despite the geopolitical tensions and the flood of dramatic headlines, the current pullback sees the...

(8 March 2026) Stocks fell across the board last week as investors reacted to the US-Israel attack on Iran.  Oil prices spiked as Iran closed the Straits of Hormuz, a strategic bottleneck for the world's supply of oil and...

(4 March 2026)  US stocks are down are so far this week as investors weigh the geopolitical fallout of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.  The indexes fell sharply at the open on Tuesday but staged a substantial recovery by...

(1 March 2026)  US stocks finished modestly lower last week on higher-than-expected wholesale inflation data and renewed worries over the negative economic impact of AI.  Not even the Nvidia earnings beat was enough to keep the market up.   Despite...

(25 February 2026)  So far this week US stocks have been choppy with a slight bearish bias as most indexes have moved lower. This isn't surprising given the approach of the conjunction between retrograde Mercury and Venus on Saturday,...