US Market Wrap: Stocks gain and oil slides on US/Iran diplomacy optimism
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries steepen, Crude down, Dollar down, Gold up

Market Update (4 hour)
Risk on mood following the dip in crude oil: US stocks up, USD down but US yields only moving marginally so far as markets once again try to trade on hope even though hope is not a trading strategy.
EURUSD: Needs to move firmly above 1.1400 to break current momentum, so far testing 1.1400, (1.1415-20, 49-55 resistance above it).

Market Update: Firmer oil => Weaker stocks = Risk off
USDCHF: Whipsaw price action after the SNB rate decision
Swiss SNB Interest Rate Decision 0.00% vs. Exp. 0% (Prev. 0.00%); Willing to be active in the foreign exchange market as necessary to ensure appropriate monetary conditions (prev. “increased willingness”)Source: Newsquawk.com
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US Market Wrap: Bond yields rally, weighing on stocks amid a plethora of factors
SNAPSHOT: Equities down, Treasuries down, Crude up, Dollar up, Gold down

US Market Wrap: Stocks rally on META AI optimism while crude tumbles ahead of UNGA
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries up, Crude down, Dollar up, Gold down

US Market Wrap: Stocks mixed on quad witching while Yen falls post-BoJ
Stocks mixed on quad witching while Yen falls post-BoJ
SNAPSHOT: Equities mixed, Treasuries down, Crude down, Dollar flat, Gold up

US500 4 HOUR: Don’t fight the Fed?
With bulls trying to regain control following the bounce from above 7500, this caught my attention CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the universe of stocks to buy is narrowing following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike. “If you buy stocks here, you’re now officially fighting the Fed,” the “Mad Money” host said.
Only time will tell whether this proves to be true. In the meantime, US500 would need to take out 7680-87 to build momentum (HOD 7673) and see 7700 back in play

US Market Wrap – 17th September 2026: Stocks and bonds gain as market focuses on Fed credibility
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries up, Crude down, Dollar down, Gold up

Stocks edged up early on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike in three years. The central bank lifted the benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00% and signalled more tightening to come.
While short-dated Treasury yields rose, longer-dated yields nudged slightly lower, suggesting investors are gaining confidence in Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s ability to do what’s necessary to get inflation back down to the 2% target…. full story on Reuters Morning Bid U.S.
Market Snapshots: Stocks and FX

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Forex Market Snapshot
The dollar is trading mixed to weaker after not following through on yesterday’s post-FOMC gains. JPY, AUD amd NZD are out[errforming, helped by a bounce in stocks that has set a risk on mood ahead of the NY opening.
The focus now shifts to the UK rate decision, where the bar has been set high by the FOMC for the BOE to sound hawkish.

Newsquawk US Market Wrap – Stocks and bonds sold after Fed rate hike
SNAPSHOT: Equities down/flat, Treasuries flatten, Crude down, Dollar up, Gold down.

Market Update: Indices wilt after Fed
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Fed rate hike and more to come too much a weight for stocks to bear. Breaks of supports would leave big voids on the downside. Next pivotal levels 7500 and 28000.
So far, US500 has paused just above 7500 (on this CFD chart_ and NAS100 has only managed a brief break of 28804.

Newsquawk US Market Wrap – Stocks slide and Dollar gains as eyes turn to FOMC
SNAPSHOT: Equities down, Treasuries steepen, Crude up, Dollar up, Gold flat
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Newsquawk US Market Wrap – Stocks hit as AI CEOs call for slowdown in AI development
SNAPSHOT: Equities down, Treasuries up, Crude up, Dollar up, Gold down.

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