Too much optimism? | MarketTalk: What’s up today?

Markets erupted in euphoria after headlines suggested that a potential US-Iran peace proposal could help de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Oil prices plunged from recent highs, the US dollar weakened, yields dropped and equity markets surged to fresh records, with AI and semiconductor stocks once again leading the rally.

But is the market getting ahead of itself?

Watch the full episode to find out more!

0:00 Intro
1:03 From optimism to euphoria
4:20 The memory chip-mania
5:45 AI trade broadens
7:11 Economic data not alarming, but...

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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