Euro zone bond yields fell sharply on August 3, 2026, after Trump called off a planned strike on Iran and announced talks, sending Brent crude down 7.3% to $81.55—the German 10 year Bund yield dropped 6 basi...
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) plunged 21% in July 2025 , its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis, erasing approximately $2.2 trillion in market value as AI spending doubts and a surprise...
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) fell 21% in July 2026 — its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis, erasing roughly $2.2 trillion in market value [17][20].
HSBC reported Q2 2025 pretax profit of $6.3B, down 29% year on year and missing analyst expectations, primarily due to $2.1B in dilution and impairment losses from its associate Bank of Communications (BoCom).
The single most critical level for confirming a Bitcoin bear market bottom in August 2026 is a monthly close above $63,000 , according to 10x Research founder Markus Thielen.
Russia's crude oil exports from western ports (Primorsk, Ust Luga, Novorossiysk) will rise 4% in August 2026 to 2.7 million barrels per day, driven by three factors: Ukrainian drone strikes knocking out dome...
The US Iran conflict has produced the most severe simultaneous blockage of global oil shipping chokepoints in decades — the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked since late February 2026, the Bab al Mandeb strai...
The final HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.9 in July 2026, with the output index surging to 52.9 — the highest in nearly 4½ years — but the expansion was driven by firms clearing order backlogs, no...
Bitcoin's 200 week moving average near $63,000 has marked the cycle bottom in every major bear market since 2015, but on chain data suggests a traditional bottom signal has not yet triggered.
Key Developments in Eurozone Factory Activity — July 2026 S&P Global PMI The final HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.9 in July , up from 51.4 in June, marking a three month high and the strongest im...
SoftBank Group heads into its August 6 earnings report with over $60 billion committed to OpenAI and AI infrastructure, a halved stock price, and S&P's negative credit outlook.
The 2026 27 El Niño is projected as a very strong event (peak Niño3.4 anomaly near 2.5–2.6°C) with a 97–98% probability of persisting through the end of 2026, simultaneously disrupting wheat, corn, and soybe...