News and Analysis

BOOST: We’ve seen a structural increase in the number of retail investors, and their exposure to stocks, as they take control of their financial futures. An unsung driver of this...

GEOPOLITICS: Gold has been the go-to safe haven amidst surging geopolitical uncertainty and the tall wall-of-worry. Benefitting from its lack of credit risk, negative correlation...

BREAK: US government bond yields, the bedrock of modern finance, had an unprecedented surge (see chart). This stokes concerns ‘something will break’ in markets. Similar to Sept....

Major crypto developments for the week Bitcoin dominance sets fresh 2023 highs Updated ETF deadlines released Bitcoin reclaims 200 week and 200 day moving averages...

CONSOLIDATION: Exxon (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) are doubling down on fossil fuels, widening the gap with European peers, and turbocharging the industry with some of the largest...

  Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and a weekly ‘special’. ...

EARNINGS: This is a pivotal earnings season. With US stocks to end their earnings recession and profits taking over from rerated valuations as the markets driver. This help is...

GEOPOLITICS: Oil markets have started to price a small geopolitical risk premium, taking Brent above $90, but still below September highs. Rising prices are a double market...

UNCERTAINTY: Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel and the risk of escalation has stoked economic and geopolitical uncertainty. This risks sapping both investor and company...

Major crypto developments for the week Fidelity releases Bitcoin report, making the case for Bitcoin as an investment River releases Bitcoin lightning network report,...