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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

    Analysis-Fearless US stock market vulnerable to shocks as midterms loom (opens the original)

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    NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - With two months until the U.S. midterm elections, the options market is showing a potentially toxic mix of fragility and fearlessness, with some analysts worried markets are ill-prepared to absorb any shock. Despite recent bond market volatility, stocks remain near record highs, volatility ‌measures are near 2026 lows, and equity market correlations are flirting with record lows, meaning stocks are moving more independently than usual. While analysts do not expect th

  2. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

    Analysis-FOMO fuels Wall Street's breakout rally as traders pile in (opens the original)

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    NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Fear of missing out is driving a buying rush on Wall Street, with options market metrics flashing some of the most bullish signals in years. Easing tensions in the Middle East, falling oil prices and robust earnings reports have supported the market's climb ‌to new highs, but some options-market measures suggest investors' FOMO has emerged as a distinct driver of the rally. "There are several factors, but FOMO is a ‌part of it," said Mark Hackett, chief market strate

  3. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

    Dollar slips against yen as intervention risks drag (opens the original)

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    NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the Japanese yen on Friday, with traders braced for a second round of intervention after Japanese authorities stepped in to prop up their currency a day earlier. The dollar slipped ‌0.8% to 158.225 yen, a day after sinking 2.4%. The U.S. Treasury has informed a number of banks that it may intervene ‌in the yen market on Friday and that they should "stand ready for future action," a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Japan was also

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

    Yen soars as analysts suspect official intervention; dollar broadly weaker (opens the original)

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    July 30 (Reuters) - The dollar sank to a more than two-month low against the Japanese yen on Thursday in what analysts said looked like official intervention by Tokyo to prop up the currency that had been languishing at four-decade lows. The ‌dollar was also weaker across the board after data showed U.S. inflation slowed in June, a day after the Federal Reserve left ‌interest rates unchanged, dashing hopes for a rate hike. Markets have been on alert for yen-buying by Japanese authorities, who ha

  5. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

    Dollar eases as markets await Fed decision (opens the original)

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    NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slipped but remained near a one-month high on Tuesday, as traders weighed the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this week, even as falling oil prices ‌eased some inflation concerns. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the ‌euro, was 0.2% lower at 101.35, not far from the 101.80 high touched in late June. The euro was up 0.2% to $1.1393, while sterling rose 0.1% to $1.3288.

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