Global markets were unsettled after reports that US prosecutors had opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, an unprecedented development that has intensified concerns over the independence of US monetary policy.

1. US driving the sentiment Recent market sentiment has been shaped by evolving US trade strategy, a cooling inflation report, and...

Amid heightened geopolitical tensions, policy divergence and persistent questions around the strength of global demand, investors continue to navigate a complex and often contradictory macroeconomic environment.