If you follow Asian markets even loosely, this is the week to pay attention. A renewed conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices back above $100 a barrel, and that single fact is rippling through everything from Japanese factory costs to Indian stock valuations. At the same time, the region is heading into … Read more
If you only remember one thing about UK markets this week, make it this: the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve are both deciding on interest rates within a day of each other, and that decision lands right in the middle of the busiest single day of FTSE 100 earnings so far in 2026. … Read more
Last week ended with U.S. stocks lower for a second straight week. The S&P 500 barely held onto a gain Friday, the Nasdaq fell about 2% over five trading days, and only the Dow bucked the trend as money rotated out of expensive technology names and into steadier, defensive stocks. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index — … Read more
If you’re researching the best DeFi projects for passive income in 2026, you’ve probably noticed something: the “1,000% APY” farms that defined DeFi’s early years are mostly gone, and honestly, that’s a good thing. Today’s smartest DeFi investors aren’t chasing the biggest number on a yield dashboard. They’re prioritizing sustainable, “real yield” protocols with strong … Read more
Artificial intelligence and crypto have been on a collision course for the better part of two years, and by mid-2026 that collision has produced a real market: AI-focused crypto tokens now carry a combined valuation of roughly $20.9 billion to $25 billion across more than 900 projects, according to data aggregated from sources like CoinGecko, … Read more
UK growth is stuck in low gear. The Bank of England held its Bank Rate at 3.75% in June 2026, and forecasters at the OECD, IMF, and EY all see GDP growth crawling along somewhere between 0.9% and 1.3% this year. The UK’s real economy, once you strip out public spending, even tipped into a … Read more
If you check the economic calendar for the week of July 20–24, 2026, you might think crypto markets are in for a quiet stretch. There’s no Consumer Price Index (CPI) report this week, and the Federal Reserve’s next meeting isn’t until July 28–29. But calendars don’t tell the whole story. Bitcoin and Ethereum are still … Read more
Oil is trading near a one-month high after renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and that single story is rippling through gold, silver, the U.S. dollar, and oil-linked currencies like the Canadian dollar. On top of that, the European Central Bank meets Thursday, July 23, days after its first rate hike … Read more
This week’s top Asian stocks to watch are led by Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), Samsung Electronics, Alibaba, and Tencent, all reacting to major earnings or regulatory news. The big story: Japan’s AI-hardware stocks (SoftBank, Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Kioxia) are sliding after a sharp valuation reset, while Hong Kong-listed Chinese internet names are rallying after China approved … Read more
There’s rarely a dull week in UK markets, but the week of July 20–24, 2026 is unusually loaded. On Monday, Andy Burnham formally becomes the UK’s next Prime Minister, taking over from Keir Starmer. Reports this week suggest his economic advisers have floated some genuinely big ideas — a wealth tax, a further windfall tax … Read more