[MARKET UPDATE] Crude pullsback while equity futures lift to incremental high, fresh newsflow somewhat light

Crude's pullback amidst lighter fresh news suggests that market participants may be reassessing supply-demand dynamics, but the upward movement in equity futures indicates a resilient risk appetite.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 30 Mar 2026, 09:00 UTCOn the live feed at 08:40 UTC — 11 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Dutch Business Confidence (Mar) -0.7 (Prev. -1.1)

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[MARKET ANALYSIS] Global equities rebound despite a lack of US-Iran de-escalation, miners benefit from surging aluminium prices

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[MARKET UPDATE] Crude pullsback while equity futures lift to incremental high, fresh newsflow somewhat light

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Agricultural Bank of China (1288 HK) FY 2025 (CNY): Net Income 291bln (exp. 291.2bln), NII 569.6bln (exp. 574.4bln)

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Bank of China (3988 HK) FY 2025 (CNY): Net Income 243.02bln (exp. 240.11bln), NII 440.7bln (exp. 436.3bln)

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This divergence signals a potential recalibration in investor sentiment, where equities are favored despite the commodity retreat, possibly reflecting confidence in economic recovery or earnings outlooks. Keep an eye on how this imbalance might impact associated assets and overall market direction.

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EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

Modest downside seen across equity futures as energy prices tick higher.

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

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