Key Points
- Israel stepped up airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
- Iran’s lead negotiator says a bilateral ceasefire is unreasonable in such a situation.
- Iran attacked Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the ceasefire was agreed.
- The United Arab Emirates carried out air strikes on Iranian production and refining facilities. Iran retaliates with a barrage of missiles and drones.
- Ukraine defies calls to stop striking Russian energy facilities.
- Brent crude bids for spot delivery at $144 per barrel, but no sellers.
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Colin Twiggs is a former investment banker with almost 40 years of experience in financial markets. He co-founded Incredible Charts and writes the popular Trading Diary and Patient Investor newsletters.
Using a top-down approach, Colin identifies key macro trends in the global economy before evaluating selected opportunities using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.
Focusing on interest rates and financial market liquidity as primary drivers of the economic cycle, he warned of the 2008/2009 and 2020 bear markets well ahead of actual events.
He founded PVT Capital (AFSL No. 546090) in May 2023, which offers investment strategy and advice to wholesale clients.