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Capital Flow

Shows how policy, balance sheets, market structure, and investor expectations transmit change across industries.

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J.P. Morgan’s Q1 Biopharma Venture Report: Early-Stage Funding Slows as Capital Concentrates in Later-Stage and Larger Deals

J.P. Morgan’s Q1 2026 biopharma venture report shows that seed and Series A financing cooled noticeably, while funding at Series B and beyond remained relatively active. At the same time, three sources point to a consistent view: capital is flowing more heavily into more mature, lower-risk projects, and the IPO and M&A windows are recovering unevenly. However, some sources do not provide enough information on the underlying causes, the full industry picture, or the subsequent trend.

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After Safe-Haven Buying Fades in the U.S.-Iran Conflict, the Dollar Gives Back Most of Its Gains as Markets Still Assess the “Geopolitical Risk Premium”

According to three Reuters reports, the dollar index surged on safe-haven demand after the U.S.-Iran conflict broke out, then gave back most of those gains as ceasefire expectations and hopes for a new round of Iran talks intensified. All three sources point to the same main line: the dollar, boosted earlier by geopolitical tensions, has clearly lost part of its war premium; but on whether it will weaken further, the sources only show that markets are still assessing the situation and do not offer a unified conclusion.

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