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Precious metals hit by liquidity shock as war forces repricing – Saxo Bank

News Desk 23/03/2026

Gold and silver remain under considerable pressure as the Middle East war continues to trigger a broad macro economic shock across global markets, forcing investors to reprice inflation, rates, growth, and liquidity conditions simultaneously. After many months of strong outperformance, both

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Gold slips as macro headwinds intensify and crowded longs unwind – Saxo Bank

News Desk 19/03/2026

Gold continues to struggle for momentum, with the risk of a deeper correction building after the break below the 50-day moving average, last around USD 4,978. While geopolitical risk in the Middle East would normally support prices, several offsetting forces have emerged.   First, the war’s impact on energy markets has lifted inflation expectations at […]

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Commodities Report: Gold pauses above USD 5000 as energy shock clouds the global outlook – Insights from Saxo Bank

News Desk 13/03/2026

Gold has struggled somewhat in recent weeks even as dark clouds gather over the Middle East and the outlook for the global economy becomes increasingly uncertain. Prices continue to hold comfortably above USD 5,000, yet the lack of a stronger bid in the face of rising geopolitical tension has raised questions among investors. The current […]

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When markets look chaotic, emotions matter more than portfolios – Saxo Bank

News Desk 10/03/2026

  Charu Chanana, Chief Investment Strategist, Saxo Bank   Summary: When markets turn ugly, emotions can become more dangerous than fundamentals. History shows that investors who panic, sell, and miss the rebound often do more damage to returns than the selloff itself. That is why discipline matters most when markets feel hardest to trust.   […]

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International Women’s Day Comments from Cloudera and Saxo Bank

News Desk 08/03/2026

Alexandra Gartrell, VP and EMEA Legal Lead at Cloudera “This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Give to Gain, is a reminder that investing in women’s advancement at work delivers returns for everyone. Diverse teams broaden talent pipelines, improve decision-making, and build workplaces where people are more engaged and more likely to stay. AI systems inherit

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Women investors are growing fast, and the next opportunity is diversification

News Desk 06/03/2026

International Women’s Day (IWD) often focuses on representation, and rightly so. But in investing, this year’s more powerful story may be about momentum. More women are not just talking about money. They are taking charge of it. Saxo’s client data shows that female participation has risen meaningfully in recent years: Absolute number of female direct […]

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Global Markets Split as Nvidia Jitters, UK By-Election Shock, and Iran Tensions Loom – Saxo Bank

News Desk 27/02/2026

Saxo Bank Strategy   Market drivers and catalysts: Equities: S. tech slipped on Nvidia jitters, Europe held up on UK earnings, Asia split between Korea strength and Hong Kong weakness. Commodities: Gold remains supported in tight range, Crude oil bounces after sell-off as Iran uncertainty remains Macro events: Germany Flash Feb. CPI, US Jan. PPI, […]

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Hormuz risk premium returns as military buildup near Iran lifts crude prices – Saxo Bank

News Desk 19/02/2026

Brent crude’s move back above USD 70 a barrel signals a market strengthening an already notable geopolitical risk premium rather than repricing fundamentals. Reports that any potential US military operation could evolve into a weeks-long campaign, combined with Israeli pressure for an outcome targeting regime change in Tehran, have shifted trader focus from a headline […]

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AI selloff widens: Why Asia can diversify the next phase of the AI trade – Saxo Bank

News Desk 16/02/2026

  Charu Chanana, Chief Investment Strategist, Saxo Bank   Key Points: The current selloff isn’t “AI is over” — it’s a rotation from AI pioneers priced for perfection toward AI enablers with nearer-term cashflows and pricing power. Asia’s resilience reflects its heavier exposure to upstream AI infrastructure (memory, foundries, assembly/packaging) versus the US market’s

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COT update: Deleveraging accelerates during precious-metal rout; IMM dollar short more than doubles – Saxo Bank

News Desk 09/02/2026

Forex:   In forex, speculative positioning remained heavily skewed toward US dollar selling despite a modest rebound in the greenback. As a result, the gross short across the eight IMM currency futures more than doubled to a six-month high of USD 17.4 billion. Net buying was seen in all but one of the eight currencies, […]

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Market Reaction to the US Fed’s Latest Policy Decision – Century Financial and Saxo Bank

News Desk 29/01/2026

Vijay Valecha, CIO, Century Financial The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at the range of 3.50% to 3.75% as expected by market participants in the first FOMC meeting of 2026. Out of the 12 voting members, 10 members supported the decision to pause, while two members, Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller, voted against. Supporting […]

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Q1 Outlook for Investors: “AI” party hangover needs discipline and diversification – Saxo Bank

News Desk 28/01/2026

As we head into Q1 2026, AI remains the defining equity theme, but the “buy anything AI” phase is over. Strong earnings from leading AI players have validated demand, yet they have not fully defused concerns about stretched valuations, massive spending and execution risk. As a result, investors are rebalancing away from the most crowded […]

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Market Watch: What investors expect from the upcoming Fed meeting

News Desk 27/01/2026

Ahead of the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting on 27–28 January, I’m sharing expert market commentary from three regional and global financial institutions on what to expect from the Fed and the potential implications for markets, interest rates, and investor sentiment.   Aliasgar Tambawala Co-CIO, Klay Group We do not expect any major policy developments […]

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Commodities weekly – Hard assets, hard weather: metals lead, gas shocks, cocoa cracks – Saxo Bank

News Desk 24/01/2026

The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index is heading for yet another record weekly close, up more than 4% and marking its strongest three-week run in almost four years. The index has gained 8.3%% this month and 19.5% over the past year, broadly in line with the MSCI All World Index, while still comfortably outperforming the […]

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Winter shock links gas markets worldwide as U.S. freeze-offs meet global LNG competition – Saxo Bank

News Desk 23/01/2026

Natural gas markets have a habit of reminding investors that, despite years of financialisation and growing global trade, weather still matters. Sometimes, it matters a great deal. Over the past week, well below-normal temperatures across large parts of the northern hemisphere have delivered exactly such a reminder. From the U.S. Midwest and Northeast to Northern […]

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Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland push hard assets back to centre stage – Saxo Bank

News Desk 19/01/2026

Gold and silver, which both faced some profit-taking pressure late last week, jumped to fresh record highs as renewed geopolitical tensions resurfaced. Trump’s push to take control of Greenland has widened the geopolitical fault line between the United States and Europe and introduced the risk of tariffs and retaliation. Combined with ongoing Iran risks, concerns […]

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Q1 Outlook for Traders: Five Big Questions and Three Grey Swans – Saxo Bank

News Desk 14/01/2026

In my more than two-decade history of putting together thoughts for the coming quarter, never have I struggled more than I have this quarter with putting together some kind of “base case” for how the economy and markets will shape up in the quarter ahead and beyond. The problem in assembling a view feels as […]

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Oil markets digest Venezuela shock: disruption now, optionality later- Saxo Bank

News Desk 06/01/2026

Prices slide as glut narrative strengthens amid developments in Venezuela   Oil prices weakened into the start of the week, with Brent sliding toward USD 60 per barrel and WTI trading below USD 57, both hovering near five-year lows. The trigger being the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, changing the narrative on Venezuelan […]

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Proactive Comments from Saxo Bank: Fed Rate Cut Decision

News Desk 11/12/2025

‘ The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.50%–3.75% has injected fresh optimism into global equity markets, though the tone remains cautious. U.S. indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied near record highs, supported by lower discount rates that favor long-duration growth sectors like technology […]

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Crude oil’s uneasy path toward 2030 and the opportunities it presents – Insights from Saxo Bank

News Desk 10/12/2025

The oil market is entering 2026 with an unusual mix of short-term comfort and long-term unease. On the surface, supply looks ample. Inventories have risen, demand growth has cooled, and parts of the curve trade with enough softness to keep macro-focused traders relaxed. But beneath that veneer sits a deeper structural tension that has only […]