Mark Cullen
Senior Stocks Analyst —
Mark Cullen is a Senior Stocks Analyst at Finonity covering global equity markets, corporate earnings, and IPO activity. A London-based professional with over 20 years of experience in communications and operations across financial, government, and institutional environments, Mark has worked with organisations including the City of London Corporation, LCH, and the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. His extensive background in strategic communications, market research, and stakeholder management — including coordinating financial services partnerships during COP26's Green Horizon Summit — informs his ability to distill complex market dynamics into clear, accessible analysis for investors.
Economy
Three Tankers Just Transited Hormuz on a Route Iran Does Not Control. The Blockade Has a Crack.
Three Omani tankers bypassed Iranian waters through a southern coastal route on April 2. Windward data, insurance risks, and the April 6 deadline explained.
Economy
Europe Has the Money. It Does Not Have the Confidence to Spend It.
Euro area saving rate stuck at 15% despite 8 ECB rate cuts. Survey shows half of households save from fear of taxes, half from income anxiety. The war made it worse.
Americas
USOR token launched on Solana claiming oil reserve backing. It surged 400,000%, then crashed 90%
USOR token launched on Solana claiming oil reserve backing. It surged 400,000%, then crashed 90% when the February 1 rollout revealed no physical oil. Here is what went wrong.
Economy
Europe’s Energy Bill Just Doubled. The ECB Cannot Cut Rates Into an Oil Shock.
ECB held at 2.00% and raised 2026 inflation to 2.6%. Growth cut to 0.9%. Markets now price hikes, not cuts. Europe's energy import bill just doubled.
Americas
Bitcoin Closes Q1 Down 47 Percent. Fear Is at 11. FTX Just Released $2.2 Billion.
Bitcoin ends Q1 at $67K, down 47% from ATH. Fear & Greed at 11. FTX pays $2.2B today. BTC ETFs saw $2.5B March inflows but $296M outflow in final week.
Americas
Gold Just Had Its Worst Wartime Month in 50 Years.
Gold fell 27% from its ATH during the Iran war the worst first month of any conflict in 50 years. GLD lost $9B in three weeks. JPM still targets $6,300.
Americas
The Fed Cannot Cut, Cannot Hike, and Cannot Explain Why.
The US lost 92,000 jobs in February. Wages rose 3.8%. Oil is up 55% in March. The Fed is frozen. The March jobs report drops on Good Friday. Iran deadline Sunday.
Commodities
Brent Just Posted Its Steepest Monthly Gain on Record. Trump Said He Wants to Take Iran’s Oil.
Brent surged 55% in March, the largest monthly gain on record. Trump told the FT he wants to seize Kharg Island. WTI crossed $100. The war just changed shape.
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