Global Markets Digest

U.S. indexes turned lower despite cooling inflation, record bank profits, and TSMC's strong beat with raised capex. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% and Nasdaq...

Middle East escalation sent Brent above $90 for the first time since June as U.S. strikes on Iran entered a ninth straight night and fears mounted...

• Valuation concerns and Chinese AI startup doubts triggered global AI stock declines, with S&P 500 falling 1.01% to 7,457.69.
• Korea's Kospi now...

VT delivered stronger returns of 19.7%, 10.9%, and 12.8% over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, outperforming VXUS by roughly 1-3 percentage points. This positions VT as the clearer long-term buy for 2026 global market exposure.

The Bank of Korea raised rates 25bp to 2.75% for the first time since 2023, signaling further tightening amid 2.7% inflation. This raises opportunity...

CME Group introduced Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures as a seamless tool for market participants to express views on the relative value between Bitcoin and Ether. The product expands trading options in crypto markets.

Markets now see a 70% chance of one more ECB rate hike this year, likely in September. This signals tighter policy ahead as expectations firm.

• European stocks closed mixed overall on Friday, with FTSE 100 rising 0.27% to 10,600.37
• ASML draws investor focus as revenue and earnings outpace...

Big Tech is testing market rotation through earnings while driving record equity issuance.

• Earnings test ahead: Alphabet and Tesla reports this...

The percentage of U.S. stocks above key averages fell 0.53% this week to 52.59%, flashing a mild caution signal for market breadth.

Private payrolls slowed for a third consecutive week, adding an average of just 19,750 jobs per week for the four weeks ending June 27. This cooling trend points to a softening labor market.

• Monday rebound: S&P 500 rose 0.7% to within 1% of its record high, Nasdaq climbed 1.1% as AI names led.
• Prior week's pressure: Broadcom fell more...

• Inflation slowed to 2.8% in June from 3.2% in May, the lowest rate since March and matching the flash estimate.
• Core inflation excluding energy,...

• Bybit enters Indonesia via licensed local acquisition, launching under OJK oversight with 500+ trading pairs
• The move underscores global platforms...

• Solana shows reversal potential via weekly RSI bullish divergence and Grayscale's updated staking ETF, which would distribute rewards to...

The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) has returned 451% over ten years versus the S&P 500's 306%, driven by heavy exposure to NVIDIA (15%),...

• 256 companies report Q1 FY27 results this week, headlined by Infosys, Eternal and Bajaj Auto.
• Monday: UltraTech Cement, Paytm and Indian Overseas...

Kevin Warsh highlighted imperfect inflation measures after 63 straight months above target, noting June CPI/PPI improvements while launching task...

BlackRock warns that index funds alone may fall short amid market concentration, geopolitical volatility, and longevity risks.

• S&P 500's 38% IT...

Moonshot AI unveiled its open-source Kimi K3 model, closing the gap with top U.S. systems and triggering immediate anxiety over AI spending...