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Global Markets Rebound as Oil Prices Fall and AI Fears Ease US stock futures climbed as easing concerns over AI investments and falling oil prices lifted investor sentiment. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.9%, with chip stocks rebounding on renewed optimism surrounding OpenAI’s revenue outlook. Brent crude slipped below $103 a barrel amid hopes of reduced US-Iran tensions, while European stocks also recovered. Investors now turn their attention to upcoming corporate earnings, bond yields and geopolitical risks to determine whether the market rebound can sustain its momentum.

GLOBAL MARKETS OPENED THE WEEK UNDER PRESSURE AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP REJECTED IRAN'S LATEST PROPOSAL TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, LIFTING BRENT CRUDE TO AROUND $105.70 AND WTI TO $93.26, WITH RISING OIL PRICES FUELING INFLATION CONCERNS AND PUSHING THE 10-YEAR U.S. TREASURY YIELD TO 5.20% AS ASIAN BOND MARKETS WEAKENED AND S&P 500 FUTURES SLIPPED.

Global markets have shrugged off a barrage of shocks in recent years, but HSBC sees several developments that could eventually end that streak. Key risks include higher corporate taxes, a renewed rise in private-sector debt and a shift in the relationship between stocks and bonds. Read the full analysis on CNBC:

GLOBAL MARKETS CAME UNDER PRESSURE AS OIL SURGED, WITH WTI JUMPING 5.9% TO $90.82 A BARREL ON RENEWED U.S.-IRAN FIGHTING THAT RAISED FEARS OF FURTHER STRAIT OF HORMUZ DISRUPTIONS, WHILE THE S&P 500 FELL 0.7%, THE NASDAQ 100 DROPPED 1.3% AND THE DOW DECLINED 0.8% ON A SHARP CHIPMAKER SELLOFF.