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Oil Spike and Rates Shake Markets

Oil spikes, rate hikes, and rising uncertainty is weighing on markets.  Peter Oppenheimer, the chief global equity strategist at Goldman Sachs joined Bloomberg Open Interest to break down why US stocks are holding up better than Europe, where risks are building, and why this may be a short-term correction, and not a long-term downturn.

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BOE's Bailey Says Appropriate to Hold Rates Amid Iran Uncertainty

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says it was appropriate to keep interest rate on hold at 3.75% on Thursday due to the situation in the Middle East. There has been a "huge increase in uncertainty," Bailey said in a pooled interview clip. "None of us know how this is going to play out."

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BOE's Bailey Says Appropriate to Hold Rates Amid Iran Uncertainty
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Fed Unveils Plans to Ease Capital Rules for Big Banks

The Federal Reserve is proposing a plan to ease capital requirements for Wall Street lending giants. The move could potentially unleash billions of dollars for lending, share buybacks and dividends. Michael McKee has the details.

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Fed Unveils Plans to Ease Capital Rules for Big Banks

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What’s behind the panic-buying of gold?

In times of uncertainty, we often look for something solid to hold onto. Lately, it seems the world’s investors have decided that “something solid” is, quite literally, gold. 

The metal’s soaring price is more than just a market trend; it's a global barometer of anxiety. 

When faith in currencies, governments, and traditional financial systems begins to waver, we see a familiar flight to the perceived safety of this timeless asset.

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Surprise! Lithium gets a recharge

Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers. 

Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.

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Surprise! Lithium gets a recharge
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Billionaire bears take a swipe at Tesla

The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk. 

This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers. 

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Billionaire bears take a swipe at Tesla
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Can Bitcoin bring down the global financial system?

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

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Can Bitcoin bring down the global financial system?

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