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Daniela Hathorn

Daniela is an experienced market commentator with a demonstrable history of delivering high-impact macroeconomic and technical analysis to clients. With Capital.com and formerly IG, she has built expertise in areas ranging from equities and forex to commodities and beyond, with an advanced ability to bring markets to life for retail traders.

Iran oil
Middle East tensions return to centre stage as markets reprice risk
Oil jumps higher as Trump announces the ceasefire deal with Iran is over, reintroducing the Hormuz risk-premium into markets.
12 hours ago
German flag
Europe steps out of Wall Street's shadow
European indices take advantage of lower energy prices as the ECB stays ahead of the curve on inflation.
12:54, 6 July 2026
markets
Markets find their footing as rate fears ease
Markets focus on the latest economic data as central banks reiterate they are data-dependant at the ECB forum in Sintra.
12:24, 3 July 2026
oil barrels
WTI falls below $70 as markets price out the Middle East risk premium
Oil continues to face downward pressure as markets hope for a resolution to the Middle East conflict and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
10:47, 1 July 2026
markets
Market Mondays: waiting game as geopolitics gives way to macro
Markets trade with some uncertainty as high inflation and a lack of progress in the Middle East cap the upside
10:33, 29 June 2026
Gold breaks below $4,000 as Warsh's Fed rewrites the narrative
Gold breaks below $4,000 as Warsh's Fed rewrites the narrative
Gold has fallen below the psychologically important $4,000 level for the first time in seven months, extending its correction as investors increasingly embrace a stronger dollar and a higher-for-longer interest-rate outlook.
11:05, 25 June 2026
Federal Reserve Building
Market Mondays: Warsh’s first Fed meeting sets the tone for a new era
Markets adapt to the new Federal Reserve under Warsh leadership as he offers little information in regards to forward guidance.
11:34, 22 June 2026
Iran oil
US and Iran Sign Peace MOU as Crude Prices Fall to Critical Level
Oil continues to face downside pressure as the US and Iran sign a memorandum of agreement which will halt hostilities for 60 days as they finalise their agreement.
09:15, 18 June 2026
Federal Reserve Building
Gold, equities and the dollar face a major test from Warsh’s Fed debut
Markets await the first meeting from Governor Warsh to determine the likely path for interest rates.
08:40, 17 June 2026
Middle East map
Market Mondays: Peace deal reshapes the outlook ahead of FOMC meeting
News that the US and Iran have reached a peace deal and the Strait of Hormuz will re-open has reignited risk appetite in markets during a busy central bank week.
11:31, 15 June 2026

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