The Market Is Grappling With Two Major Unknowns By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank President Trump began this week’s Monday‑morning jawboning ahead of schedule. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening as he returned to Washington DC, he talked up the negotiations with Iran, said that Iran’s new leadership already constitutes “regime change” and praised the ...
The Market Is Grappling With Two Major Unknowns By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank President Trump began this week’s Monday‑morning jawboning ahead of schedule. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening as he returned to Washington DC, he talked up the negotiations with Iran, said that Iran’s new leadership already constitutes “regime change” and praised the “deal” with Iranian speaker Ghalibaf to allow up to 20 Pakistan-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian (!) escort. Markets have already brushed aside Trump’s comments, preferring instead the trading wisdom offered by Ghalibaf, who posted on X : “ If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long .” Heads-up: Pre-market so-called “news” or “Truth” is often just a setup for profit-taking. Basically, it’s a reverse indicator. Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long. See something tomorrow? You know the drill. — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) March 29, 2026 If the Iranian speaker wants to unsettle markets a bit more, he might consider writing a long Substack titled “ The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” describing a future in which AI sweeps through white-collar professions, upends business models, and helps trigger a stock market correction followed by a consumer‑led recession. Those were the days when we still had the luxury of worrying about this. Instead, the market is grappling with two major unknowns that feed directly into each other: when oil flows through the Strait will resume in meaningful volumes, and at what price level oil switches from an inflation story to a recession story. Brent climbed this morning to 115 dollars, up 2% from Friday’s close and about 11 dollars above the low reached after Trump extended the talks until April 6. This came as President Trump told the Financial Times that he wants to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main export hub...
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We just covered Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 10 Stocks to Buy. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranks #4 (see the Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 5 Stocks to Buy). Cracks have already started to appear in the MSFT‑OpenAI partnership, so let’s focus on Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) broader strengths. With about 39% YoY growth, Azure stands out among competitors […]
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This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund (NYSE: RQI), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is