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US Rally Builds as S&P Nears Record High; Dollar Drops and Oil Softens on Rate-Cut Bets : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  The S&P 500 held its upward momentum yesterday and is pushing higher this morning, trading around $6,875 in Asian hours, firmly above the key $6,850 level and signaling growing strength ahead of next week’s FOMC. Equities continue to trade near record highs amid an increasingly healthy market rotation, a constructive sign for the […]
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Markets Bet on December Cut as Dollar Slides; Gold Holds Range : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  SPX is steady this morning after Wednesday’s gains, trading near $6,850, as softer ADP job numbers strengthened expectations for a December Fed rate cut and reinforced the view that monetary easing is now virtually certain. Yesterday’s buying was driven largely by mid-caps and small caps, with the Russell 2000 jumping 1.9% and outperforming […]
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Gold Holds Above $4,200 as Fed Cut Odds Hit 87%; Oil Climbs on Geopolitical Tensions

 Crude Oil  WTI crude rose by 1.85% yesterday, settling near $59.62, and is trading steadily around $59.46 in early Asian hours on Tuesday, holding near two-week highs after Monday’s strong advance. Oil remains underpinned by geopolitical tensions and renewed confidence in supply-side discipline. Prices continue to find support from OPEC+’s decision to pause production
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Gold Holds Near $4,155 as Fed Cut Odds Hit 85% and Dollar Slides Below 100 : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  The S&P 500 rose 0.75% in yesterday’s session, while the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.96%, marking four days of a winning streak as AI stocks rebounded and on increased expectations that the Federal Reserve will end the year with another rate cut next month. Markets are now pricing an 80.4% probability of a 25-basis-point […]
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Markets Rise on Rate-Cut Hopes as Gold Tests Breakout and Dollar Slips : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  The S&P 500 gained 0.84% in yesterday’s session while the Nasdaq rose 0.52% extending its three-day winning streak. The positive momentum continues for today with the S&P 500 trading at $6,785 up by 0.32% reflecting solid investor confidence. Alphabet rose 1.53% to a record close of $323.44, marking a closer to a $4 […]
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Gold Breaks Higher as Oil Slips on Supply Glut — Market Signals Shift: Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  The S&P 500 extended its strong rebound, rising 1.43% in yesterday’s session, while the Nasdaq gained 2%, supported by a renewed tech-led rally. Optimism around a potential Federal Reserve rate cut continues to support sentiment, with the index currently trading at $6,703 in today’s session. Megacap technology stocks were the main drivers of […]
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Dubai’s Investment Boom: What’s Driving Smart Money Into the Emirate’s Key Sectors : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

Smart money, the capital deployed by institutional and sophisticated investors, has become the essential conviction signal in today’s market. For Dubai, its rise as a leading frontier market is not just an anecdotal marketing narrative but one supported by actual economic data, including fund flows and new firm incorporations. From prime real estate to the […]
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Commodities Mixed: Crude Slips, Gold Holds Firm as Fed Bets Shift: Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  After experiencing a steep selloff last week, U.S. indices ended the week with a rebound late Friday. This momentum appears to have continued at the beginning of this week, triggered by renewed hopes of a December rate cut. New York Fed President, John Williams, highlighted growing risks to employment and diminishing upside risks […]
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Gold Climbs as Rate-Cut Hopes Grow; Oil Steady Ahead of EIA Data : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

Crude Oil  WTI crude oil rose by 1.54% to 60.70 in yesterday’s session. In the early Asian session today, WTI is relatively flat around 60.64, holding firm despite the API reporting a 4.4 million-barrel build in U.S. crude inventories. Geopolitics continue to be a positive catalyst, as U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil take effect […]
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Oil Retreats as Supply Fears Ease; Gold Extends Decline on Fed Caution – Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

Crude Oil  WTI closed 2.1% higher on Friday, amid renewed geopolitical tensions, heightening supply concerns. However, it has retreated 0.76% today as supply fears have eased since then. Last week, a Ukrainian strike on the Russian port of Novorossiysk caused damage and temporarily halted operations. However, two tankers were able to dock on Sunday, signaling […]
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UAE Markets Retreat as DFM and ADX Track Global Weakness Despite Strong Q3 Earnings – Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

DFM: The DFM General Index closed the week ending 14th November with a small 1.25% decline, near the AED 5,949 level. The index has been pressured recently, dragged by a slowdown in global equity indices. The index was pressured by the lagging performance of stocks like Emirates NBD Bank, which fell by 7.91%; Talabat Holding, […]
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Gold Hits 3-Week High ; Equities Rally on Shutdown Optimism – Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets  Yesterday’s session brought a sizeable risk-on rally, as indices rose following the Senate’s passage of legislation to end government shutdown. The S&P 500 was up +1.54%, while the Nasdaq surged higher by 2%. While the early trading today shows some modest weakness in the indices, this reflects profit-taking activity, rather than renewed risk
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Equities Surge on Political Breakthrough; Dollar Dips as Gold Extends Gains – Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial

US Markets The Senate’s procedural vote to resolve the record-breaking government shutdown has injected strong bullish energy into equity markets, reigniting risk appetite among investors. S&P 500 jumped 0.6% and Nasdaq 100 surged 1%, signalling broad optimism that political uncertainty and its economic drag are fading quickly. Historically, shutdown resolutions have