SK Hynix swap costs, which spiked to 1000bp in June, now said to halve
If accurate, an easing of swap financing costs would mark a meaningful shift in risk appetite toward SK Hynix specifi ...
UBS stays constructive on equities as VIX hits 2026 low despite risks
UBS’s framing suggests the path of least resistance for equities remains higher into year-end, provided the cur ...
ICYMI – HUGE news: US Treasury’s giant bond buyback boost sinks dollar, lifts stocks
The Treasury’s decision to more than double its long-dated bond buybacks is the standout policy move of the wee ...
China eases limits on Nvidia H200 chips as AI race escalates, FT reports
A loosening of Beijing’s own restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 chips, even at a small scale, signals that Chi ...
South Korea stock market halt called already as Kospi plunges
Asian equites are opening weaker following the continued fall on Wall Street and the ongoping stalemate over Hormuz.& ...
Fund managers pile into stocks, BofA finds. Fund manager bullishness near four-year high
The scale of bullishness in BofA’s August survey points to a market where positioning, rather than valuation or ...
UBS stays constructive on equities as Fed hike case weakens on soft data
The VIX sitting at its lowest level of the year points to a market pricing very little event risk into the next sever ...
Big Tech’s AI spending is $3 trillion bigger than balance sheets show
The scale of off-balance-sheet AI commitments adds a layer of hidden leverage that traditional valuation metrics may ...
Franklin Templeton stays bullish on stocks, leans into AI and US
Franklin Templeton’s note lands as a risk-on counterweight to the more cautious Fed and inflation narratives do ...
UBS sees more room to run for stocks, favours broader global exposure
UBS is telling clients that despite the risk of bouts of volatility as Fed policy expectations shift with each data p ...
Asia stocks – Nikkei, Topix and Kospi all rally on chip strength and earnings optimism
The read-through from Wall Street’s chip strength is landing forcefully across Asia, with Japan’s Topix e ...
Tariff refunds boost earnings at Apple, Nike and FedEx, WSJ reports
The scale and speed of these refunds matters more for the earnings-quality debate than for the broader macro picture: ...