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Rising oil prices and surging global bond yields are testing investors’ appetite for risk, but equities continue to show remarkable resilience. The question is whether the equity rally can withstand higher borrowing costs and what history can tell us. In 2007, US 10-year yields climbed above 5% while the S&P 500 continued to advance — until deteriorating credit conditions and the subprime crisis changed the picture. Today, strong earnings, fiscal spending and massive AI investment are helping markets absorb higher rates. But risks are building. Oracle’s latest data-centre developments highlight growing concerns around power availability, financing and who ultimately carries...

Strong economic data came as bad news for markets. Surprisingly strong PMI figures from the US and Europe highlighted resilient growth, new orders and hiring, while persistent price pressures strengthened the case for further monetary tightening.
US Treasury yields jumped across the curve, the dollar strengthened and technology stocks came under pressure as investors reassessed the Fed outlook. In FX, EURUSD is approaching a critical technical support, while USDJPY remains caught between widening yield differentials and the threat of Japanese intervention.
Meanwhile, lower oil and diesel futures offer some relief, although energy costs remain elevated. Gold and Bitcoin are also...

🚀 What does it really take to build a startup in Silicon Valley?
Oliviero Pinotti went from studying hospitality at EHL to teaching himself how to code, becoming an early engineer at a Y Combinator-backed startup, and eventually making it into Y Combinator himself. Today, he is building Alfera, an AI startup developing AI workers for businesses.

🎙️ In this episode of UNLOCKED, Oliviero takes us behind the Silicon Valley dream: the relentless pace, the pivots, the fundraising rejections and the reality of building a company from the ground up. He also breaks down what Europe gets wrong about startups,...

Oil prices are falling, but the relief across energy markets remains only partial. Diesel prices are surging to record highs as supply disruptions, elevated shipping costs and geopolitical tensions keep refined products under pressure. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has backed the idea of restricting US diesel exports to ease domestic prices — but if only it were that simple. Restricting exports could tighten global supply, push international diesel prices even higher and ultimately have consequences at home.
Elsewhere, the US dollar remains well bid despite cheaper oil, while the SNB prepares for its latest policy decision and Bitcoin is rebounding alongside...