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Citi expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged at its July policy meeting despite higher oil prices and market pricing that implies a roughly 30% chance of a near-term hike. The bank points to softer-than-expected June core inflation, slowing payroll growth and other signs of moderating economic pressure as reasons policymakers w…
Fast-fashion retailer Shein filed a draft prospectus for a Hong Kong initial public offering, disclosing rising revenues but a sharp drop in net income tied to changes in U.S. import duty rules. The filing gives investors their first detailed look at Shein's recent financials and highlights how the removal of the U.S. "de minimis" duty-free exempti…
A draft prospectus filed on Hong Kong’s exchange discloses that fast-fashion e-commerce platform Shein recorded $2.064 billion in net income last year and revenue of $41.8 billion for 2025, while profit fell significantly from 2024. The filing follows regulatory approval from China and sets up investor presentations for a listing anticipated in lat…
A new BCA Research report argues that fears of a swift descent into authoritarianism in the United States are exaggerated. While noting erosion in the rule of law over two decades and elevated political polarization, the report highlights ongoing restraints on the presidency from the judiciary, Congress, the Federal Reserve and state-run election s…
Barclays found that the largest U.S. technology companies have sharply reduced share buybacks as they prioritize multiyear AI infrastructure spending. While buybacks by the biggest firms have declined, repurchase activity elsewhere in the market has risen and the brokerage argues the slowdown should not meaningfully drag on the wider equity market …
UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel told Corriere della Sera that the bank expects to reach a deal on its proposed acquisition of Commerzbank as discussions with the German government and other interested parties recommence. Orcel reiterated UniCredit's willingness to uphold commitments aimed at limiting social disruption, supporting small and medium-size…
A cluster of high-profile analyst moves this week reshuffled AI-related buy lists and ratings ahead of second-quarter earnings. Morgan Stanley labeled Microsoft as highly attractive heading into fiscal Q4, Wedbush added Alphabet and Reddit to its Best Ideas amid cloud share gains and ad momentum, Mizuho elevated Meta as its top pick, Citi called th…
The African Development Bank’s climate director warns that a potential 'super' El Niño could cut GDP in severely affected African countries by 1-2%, producing an aggregate hit of $10 billion to $20 billion continent-wide. Beyond threats to food and water security, the bank cautions that disasters driven by El Niño may undermine government budgets, …
Bank of America analysts say the conventional belief that carry trades reliably outperform in summer months has limited statistical backing. Seasonal reductions in trading activity may modestly affect implied volatility, but realised interest-rate volatility does not show a consistent summer decline. Current macro conditions - firm activity, contai…
SK Hynix’s American depositary receipts have been trading at a substantial premium to the company’s shares in Seoul, a gap driven by strong U.S. demand for semiconductor exposure tied to artificial intelligence. Regulatory limits on converting ADRs back into Korean shares are preventing typical arbitrage that would normally compress the price diffe…
Marvel Studios used its San Diego Comic-Con presentation to unveil new projects and first-look footage, confirming 'Ghost Rider' with Ryan Gosling and director Shawn Levy, the casting of David Jonsson as the new T’Challa in 'Black Panther 3' set for Dec. 15, 2028, and a teaser for 'Avengers: Doomsday' which depicts Doctor Doom commanding Sentinels.
CXMT Corp.'s 66.6 billion yuan initial public offering, priced at 8.66 yuan per share for 6.688 billion shares, was met with exceptional retail demand and leaves open the prospect that the Hefei-based DRAM producer could become the most valuable listed company in mainland China shortly after its Shanghai listing. The deal is China’s second-largest …
Nike has told two of its largest Chinese retail partners, Topsports and Pou Sheng, that most of their online distribution rights will be terminated on January 1, 2027. Analysts at Citi describe the decision as an extreme step with significant execution risk. The change affects an estimated $750 million of Nike revenue in China - about 9.5% of Nike’…
Bank of America increased price targets across four cybersecurity vendors, citing expanding sector valuations, faster AI adoption and a stronger long-term growth outlook. The firm now projects each company can sustain revenue growth near or above 20%, and it raised forward enterprise value multiples to reflect enduring demand for protection, automa…
The MOEX Russia Index finished unchanged at the close on Saturday as gains among retailers and select miners offset small declines in major energy companies. Trading saw more advancing stocks than decliners, while the Russian Volatility Index held steady. Commodities and currency pairs moved unevenly, with gold higher and oil prices lower.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro officially opened his presidential campaign in Sao Paulo, presenting endorsements from Argentine President Javier Milei, an AI-generated message from his imprisoned father Jair Bolsonaro, and a video address from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He pledged tax reductions and a harder line on crime while …
Goldman Sachs increased its 12-month price objective for Japan's TOPIX to 4,500 from 4,400, driven by an updated currency outlook that anticipates a weaker yen. The bank also nudged up its 3- and 6-month targets and raised TOPIX EPS forecasts for fiscal years 2026-2028. Analysts flagged continued market volatility tied to AI demand and geopolitical…
London Stock Exchange Group's Lipper unit is reviewing a substantial transaction in a single investment-grade bond fund that has distorted aggregated fixed-income fund flow statistics. The firm has temporarily removed the fund from its weekly flow report while it validates whether the movement was a transfer or another operational event. Reported d…
DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence startup, has informed some prospective investors that it is suspending its second fundraising round for the moment. The company indicated it will not move ahead with signing agreements in the immediate days ahead, though it may revive the process later. The pause follows reported frustration from f…
BCA Research is recommending a tactical three-month rotation that pairs long positions in an equal-weighted basket of Chinese Investable and A-shares with a short position in South Korea's KOSPI index. The strategy seeks to capture a mean-reversion after Chinese equities hit record lows versus South Korea, but the firm cautions the move lacks durab…
Russian officials say an overnight attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-held part of Zaporizhzhia region killed 11 people, including four children, and wounded 16. Separately, Ukrainian officials reported strikes on a Lukoil-operated oil platform in the Caspian Sea and a refinery in Siberia, while both Kyiv and Moscow reported attacks on vessels…
Citi Research maintains Buy recommendations on Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, arguing that recent share price declines are unwarranted. The bank highlights that inventory levels across the memory supply chain remain materially low and contends that enterprise AI workloads - including context memory extension architectures and near-GPU…
Michigan is the epicenter of a nine-state cyclospora outbreak that has produced more than 8,100 cases in the state alone. Officials say staffing shortfalls tied to federal funding cuts, reduced laboratory capacity and what some local officials describe as imperfect communication with federal agencies have complicated efforts to investigate and cont…
Samsung Electronics and U.S. chip designer Broadcom have signed a memorandum of understanding to broaden cooperation across memory, contract chip manufacturing and advanced packaging in a collaboration expected to exceed $200 billion through 2030. The agreement pairs Broadcom's application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) expertise with Samsung's…
South Korea announced roughly $950 billion in new AI-related initiatives anchored by agreements between SK Group and Nvidia and a memorandum of understanding between Samsung Electronics and Broadcom. The commitments cover next-generation memory, large-scale AI data centers, sub-2-nanometer foundry services and advanced packaging, and were unveiled …
