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• First Light News: Mixed signals, recession watch, and..

  

  FP Markets Tuesday 31 March 09:53am

  Good morning, Once again, it was another session that presented mixed signals from President Trump, with the pendulum swinging from peace talks, war exits, and threats of further destruction...

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• First Light News: The ‘TACO’ that keeps on giving

  

  FP Markets Monday 30 March 10:46am

  A month in, and frankly, no one seems any the wiser. The Middle East conflict has entered its fifth week, and we are left with mixed messages. The Strait of Hormuz – a key waterway through..

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• First Light News: Vagueness and more extension deadlines

  

  FP Markets Friday 27 March 10:18am

  Good morning, Trump’s cabinet meeting was a must-watchPresident Trump held his 11th cabinet meeting yesterday and spoke at length about the conflict in the Middle East. I am sure..

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• First Light News: Neither peace nor panic – ‘the art..

  

  FP Markets Thursday 26 March 09:49am

  Good morning, Four weeks of conflict, four weeks of mixed messages, and I feel the markets are running out of patience. Even as Tehran publicly rejected the 15-point peace plan, the..

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• First Light News: Ceasefire stalemate – markets caught..

  FP Markets Wednesday 25 March 11:10am

  Good morning,Equities tread water as headlines dominateWe are well and truly beholden to the evolving developments in the Middle East conflict, with sentiment driven by geopolitical headlines rather..

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• First Light News: TACO Monday, anybody?

  FP Markets Tuesday 24 March 09:00am

  Good morning, Trump pulls the pin – for nowA bombshell social media post from US President Donald Trump landed on Monday, instructing the Department of War to postpone all strikes for..

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• First Light News: Week ahead: Central banks on hold..

  FP Markets Monday 23 March 10:02am

  Good morning, It was an eventful week, chock-full of central bank announcements. Last week’s policy decisions were ultimately shaped by the Middle East conflict and its inflationary..

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• First Light News: Fed Day in focus as Middle East conflict..

  FP Markets Wednesday 18 March 12:31pm

  Good morning,Geopolitics and oilThe Middle East conflict shows no signs of abating in its third week, with Iran renewing retaliatory strikes, which kept oil prices bid yesterday. In a development..

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• First Light News: Oil continues to dominate sentiment..

  FP Markets Tuesday 17 March 10:23am

  Good morning, Oil pulls back, but the crisis is far from overOil prices continue to drive market sentiment, with a modest pullback in WTI and Brent taking shape yesterday, down 5.1% and 2.8%,..

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• First Light News: Week ahead: Middle East conflict;..

  FP Markets Monday 16 March 10:17am

  Good morning, The week that was: A geopolitical firestormThere is no dressing it up; the past fortnight has been nothing short of extraordinary, super fluid, and very much headline-driven. What..

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• First Light News: Iran conflict deepens; Oil trades..

  FP Markets Friday 13 March 09:58am

  Good morning, Worst session for Stocks since the conflict beganIt was another wild ride in the markets on Thursday, with US Stock benchmarks posting their worst sell-off since the Middle East..

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• First Light News: Strait talking: Oil bid as Hormuz..

  FP Markets Thursday 12 March 11:34am

  Good morning, Oil shrugs off IEA reserve releaseThreats to the energy structure in the Middle East have kept Oil prices bid; Brent Crude has retested US$100, with WTI Oil touching highs of US$96...

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• First Light News: Headline risks remain: Bulls give..

  FP Markets Wednesday 11 March 09:47am

  Good morning, Once more, the dominant narrative on the Street yesterday was the ongoing developments regarding the US-Iran war, with volatility in the Oil markets continuing to govern..

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• First Light News: Trump’s comments shake markets

  FP Markets Tuesday 10 March 10:24am

  Good morning, Oil’s wild whipsawPrice action was hard-hitting on Monday. Energy markets were the epicentre, with WTI Oil breaching the psychologically meaningful US$100 mark – a..

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• First Light News: Oil prices in the driving seat: The..

  FP Markets Friday 06 March 11:58am

  Good morning, It was another wild session across major asset classes on Thursday, though it could have been worse for US Stocks after staging a partial recovery. US equity benchmarks slid..

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