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
Asian stock markets have had a remarkable run in 2026. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is up roughly a third for the year and keeps setting fresh records. Singapore’s benchmark index just notched its fifth all-time high in a matter of weeks. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is riding its sharpest rotation into Chinese technology stocks in ten … Read more
This week is shaping up to be one of the more genuinely pivotal weeks for UK markets in 2026 — and not for the reason most people expect. The Labour Party leadership contest that dominated headlines as an open question is about to resolve. Andy Burnham, backed by more than 80% of Labour MPs, is … Read more
This is going to be a loud week for the stock market. On Tuesday alone, investors get the June inflation report, five of the biggest U.S. banks reporting earnings, and new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh giving his first testimony to Congress. By Thursday, chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor, health insurer UnitedHealth, and streaming leader Netflix … 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