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
Last week ended badly for chip stocks. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 11% in five trading days — its worst week since March 2025 — leaving it nearly 24% below its late-June high, enough to count as a technical bear market. The trigger was a new AI model from Chinese startup Moonshot AI called “Kimi … Read more
Andy Burnham is now the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister. He replaced Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned on June 22, 2026, after a rough few months for Labour: disappointing local election results, falling poll numbers, and open frustration from Labour MPs. Burnham then won the Labour leadership contest with the backing of roughly 349 MPs — … Read more
If you’ve watched Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom trade in 2026, you’ve probably noticed something strange: they haven’t been moving together. Nvidia — still the largest AI company on the planet by market value — has lagged. AMD has ripped higher, gaining well over 180% in a single quarter. Broadcom has surged on blowout AI chip … Read more
If you’ve checked the news lately and seen headlines about a new Federal Reserve Chair, you’re not imagining things. Kevin Warsh took over from Jerome Powell in 2026, and the way he’s running the Fed so far has surprised a lot of people, including some of the professional investors who thought they had him figured … Read more
Ten stocks stand out as undervalued in July 2026 by trading at low P/E ratios relative to their earnings or industry peers: Alphabet, Cigna, Arch Capital Group, Trip.com, UP Fintech, Central Puerto, Caledonia Mining, Equinox Gold, Chicago Atlantic BDC, and Jiayin Group. Each combines a specific reason it looks cheap with a specific risk to … Read more