For most of the last decade, asking “who leads the electric vehicle market” had one obvious answer: Tesla. That is no longer true. In 2026, the title of world’s biggest EV maker has changed hands more than once — and the Tesla vs. BYD race has become the single most important story in the auto … Read more
If you checked your crypto portfolio in late June, you probably didn’t like what you saw. Bitcoin just finished its worst month since June 2022, tumbling more than 20% and dragging the rest of the market down with it. But something changed in the first few days of July: Bitcoin bounced hard, climbing from a … Read more
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in June, but it also nudged its year-end forecast toward one more rate hike — right before a much weaker-than-expected jobs report landed on July 2. That contradiction is unresolved, and it makes Wednesday’s release of the Fed’s June meeting notes (the “FOMC minutes”) the single most important … Read more
If you glanced at Asian markets on Thursday, July 2, 2026, you would have seen one of the sharpest single-day selloffs of the year: South Korea’s KOSPI fell nearly 8%, Samsung Electronics dropped 9.1%, and SK Hynix tumbled almost 15%, wiping out roughly $290 billion in combined market value in a matter of hours. Japan’s … Read more
If you check the FTSE 100 this week and see it sitting near an all-time high, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a quiet week for UK stocks. It isn’t. On Thursday, July 9, 2026, nominations formally open for a new leader of the Labour Party — and, by extension, a new Prime Minister — … Read more
The U.S. stock market just closed out its best quarter since 2020. Then, in the final two trading days before the July 4th holiday, semiconductor stocks took their sharpest tumble in over a year. Now, right in the middle of that turbulence, SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is pressing ahead with a Nasdaq … Read more
Asian Markets Are at a Turning Point — and These 10 Stocks Are Right in the Middle of It If you have been watching Asian markets lately, you already know the tension. AI chip demand is surging. Central bank decisions are shifting. China’s manufacturing data is about to land. And a handful of stocks across … Read more
The Week That Could Move UK Markets The week of June 29 to July 3, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most catalyst-rich periods of the year for UK investors. Between China’s Manufacturing PMI on Monday, the U.S. ADP Employment Report midweek, and the U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report dropping on Thursday, … Read more
This week could be one of the most volatile trading weeks of the summer — and if you’re not watching the right stocks, you could miss some serious moves. With Nike dropping its fiscal Q4 earnings, Tesla releasing Q2 delivery numbers, and Thursday’s Nonfarm Payrolls report on deck, the market has plenty of fuel to … Read more
The forex market is about to get loud. The week of June 29 to July 3, 2026 packs more high-impact events into five trading days than most months can manage. You’ve got the U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls report landing on Thursday instead of Friday—because U.S. markets close on Friday, July 4 for Independence Day. You’ve got … Read more