Rising energy prices is a major headache for global economies | MarketTalk: What’s up today?
About this video
The Middle East conflict is intensifying — and markets are feeling it. Equities are under pressure, banks and miners are selling off, and private credit stress is resurfacing. Meanwhile, software stocks are attempting a rebound — but funding conditions may pose a bigger threat than AI disruption itself.
Globally, rising energy prices are also reigniting inflation concerns just as central banks were preparing for rate cuts. If oil and gas remain elevated, markets may have to reprice the entire monetary policy outlook.
Watch the full episode to find out more!
0:00 Intro
0:58 Middle East tensions hammer global markets
2:27 Bank stocks sold on private credit risks
4:33 Rising energy prices are a major headache for global economy
7:49 Europe is particularly vulnerable to spike in nat gas prices
Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.
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