Madhur Kakkar, Founder & CEO, Elevate Financial Services Key Market Themes This Week: Â Oil prices remain a key inflation risk: Supply conditions, Middle East developments and US crude inventories could influence energy prices, inflation expectations and Treasury yields. Services
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Madhur Kakkar, Founder & CEO, Elevate Financial Services Key Market Themes This Week:  S.–China talks take centre stage: Thursday’s Trump–Xi meeting will be closely watched for signals on tariffs, technology restrictions, critical minerals and the broader direction of bilateral trade relations. Fed communication remains important: A busy week of Fed speakers
The Federal Reserve’s latest decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points has put markets on alert for what comes next. While the hike was broadly expected, the Fed’s guidance on further tightening, alongside movements in the US dollar, Treasury yields and equities, will shape the market reaction in the weeks ahead. For the […]
 Madhur Kakkar, Founder & CEO, Elevate Financial Services Key Market Themes This Week:  Fed decision sets the tone: Wednesday’s rate decision and guidance will be the week’s key market catalyst, shaping expectations for U.S. rates, the dollar and Treasury yields.  BoE keeps inflation in focus: Thursday’s decision will provide further clues […]
The European Central Bank raised its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%, delivering the expected move but accompanying it with a firmer message on inflation and the potential impact of higher energy prices. While the rate increase had been fully priced in by markets, the tone from policymakers suggested that the ECB remains […]
As the ECB meeting concluded yesterday, our clients from Lunaro Markets Limited and Elevate Financial Services have shared their reactions. James Wright, Senior Trader, Lunaro Financial Services Limited As expected, the ECB hiked 25bp, taking the deposit rate to 2.50%, its second move of this cycle. The more telling bit came after, when Lagarde said she couldn’t
Global financial markets are closely watching the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision, with expectations firmly pointing toward an unchanged interest rate stance. The meeting comes at a time when inflation pressures remain uneven, geopolitical tensions are intensifying, and US economic data continues to send mixed signals.Traders and analysts are largely aligned in
The UAE is entering a transformative chapter in its economic history as it transitions toward a fully independent energy strategy. This evolution reflects a nation that has successfully balanced rapid industrial growth with sophisticated financial planning, resulting in an economy where the non-oil sector now drives the majority of national wealth. By stepping into a […]
















