Pacific Perspectives

Prediction market volumes are booming in 2026, on pace to more than quadruple this year alone and reach an estimated $1 trillion in the next four years, according to Bernstein. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/prediction-markets-will-grow-to-1-trillion-by-2030-bernstein-says.html

Investors are being forced to rethink a decades-old rule of thumb – that bonds will save the day if sharemarkets become too choppy – with sky-high oil prices leading to stagflation fears and stymying debt…

An unsteady ceasefire. Marathon negotiations without a peace deal. Now a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Investors are bracing for a long period of uncertainty, unsure how the conflict in the Middle East will…

It’s been two months since the war in Iran began, with no clear end in sight. But after some initial turbulence, Wall Street seems to be blocking out the noise. The S&P 500 Index has…

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/gen-z-investors-stock-market-volatility.html

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/core-inflation-was-3percent-in-february-as-expected-key-fed-gauge-shows.html

Orora says earnings from its major Saverglass division will be up to a third lower than expected, and stop production at a facility in the UAE as it adjusts to the fallout from six weeks…

After months of sluggish returns, Nvidia’s stock is rallying again and is close to breaking out of its narrow trading range, in a bullish signal for market technicians. Shares of the chip giant rose more…

Resources funds that were among the best-performing equity strategies last year are now suddenly nursing heavy double-digit losses from the Iran war, but fund managers have pounced on the rare pullback in the miners to…

Stock futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders kept an eye on the fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded marginally lower. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…