This post was originally published on this site. US stocks close mixed Earnings calendar October 12–16: Big banks, ASML and TSMC take center stage Hammack de la Fed: Las tasas del Tesoro son “modestas” según los estándares históricos European stocks close higher. Spain leads while the dollar strengthens Gold falls toward hourly moving averages. Can sellers keep control? Bitcoin buyers had their shot above the 200-hour MA. They missed. investingLive European session wrap: Oil rebounds, dollar firms as US bond market holiday keeps traders cautious Morning Kickstart: Dollar higher, oil rebounds as holiday trading begins The dollar had the stronger...

This post was originally published on this site.A two-front geopolitical premium is now embedded in crude, with traders weighing the risk that direct US involvement against the Houthis widens the conflict around Gulf export infrastructure. The multi-year timeline for Saudi pipeline expansion suggests the kingdom’s ability to reroute or offset disrupted flows will stay constrained, reinforcing the tight-supply narrative. In products, extra Russian diesel would ease pressure on middle distillates, but Kyiv’s warning of winter retaliation keeps energy infrastructure risk two-sided. With US-Iran exchanges still stalled, there is little near-term relief for the oil risk premium. — On Monday I...