Weekend 06.14 & 06.15

Israel’s Fight With Iran Spreads to the Energy Sector – wsj
Zelensky Says Iran Poses ‘Serious Threat’ To Ukraine, Amid Israel War – Ζerohedge

What exactly is Section 899 of the ’Big Beautiful Bill’? – investing
What happens if AI can do everything better than humans? – investing
U.S. Defense: Is Trump’s Golden Dome the ’perfect system’? – investing
Iran’s strikes may expand to U.S. bases- Fars News Agency – investing
Middle East Conflict: What it means for macro and markets – ing

 

Friday 06.13

Business Live – guardian
Schwab Market Perspective: 2025 Mid-Year Outlook – schwab
Israel-Iran conflict: market outcomes and impact on inflation – schroders
Investors Fearing Worst-Case Middle East Scenarios Hunker Down – Reuters
Major Iranian Missile Impacts On Israel As All-Out Aerial War Emerges – Zerohedge

Oracle’s stock closes out best week since 2001 on cloud momentum – cnbc
Gold Closes At Record High, Oil Soars As Retail Buys WW3 Dip In Stocks…& Loses – Zerohedge
Wall St Ends Sharply Lower as Iran Retaliates Against Israel Attack – Reuters
Stocks Sell Off, Oil Surges as Israel Strikes Iran – Reuters
Dow falls more than 700 points on Friday as attacks between Israel and Iran escalate – cnbc
David Sacks selling stakes in xAI, Meta and other AI companies – axios
Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel: ‘Hard Retaliation Operation has begun,’ Tehran says – cnbc
What Investors Need to Know About the Budget Reconciliation Bill – morningstar
Adobe Shares Slide as Investors Skeptical of Quicker AI-Adoption Returns – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Circle, Visa, Carnival, Halliburton, Adobe and more – cnbc
Ford CEO says rare earths shortage forced it to shut factory – cbs
Ford Struggles With Supply of Rare Earth Magnets, CEO Tells Bloomberg News – Reuters
European Shares Tumble as Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates – Reuters
U.S. equity fund outflows ease on cooling inflation pressure, trade deal optimism – bbg
‘Tariff Derangement Sydrome’ Remains As UMich Sentiment Surges In Early June – Zerohedge
US Consumer Sentiment Improves; Tariff Anxiety Lingers – Reuters
Consumer sentiment reading rebounds to much higher level than expected as people get over tariff shock – cnbc

Futures Tumble, Oil Soars As Friday The 13th Ushers In New Middle East War – Zerohedge
Meet SharpLink, The “MicroStrategy Of Ether” – Zerohedge
The Newspaper That Hired ChatGPT – theatlantic
Euro Zone Industry, Trade Take Big Hits in April Amid Tariff Turmoil – Reuters
Crude spike driven by Mideast tumult may be a ‘knee jerk’ that quickly fades: analyst – bbg
Big Disruption to Oil Supply Unlikely After Israel’s Attack on Iran, Say Analysts – Reuters
FACTBOX: Oil surges as Israel strikes Iran nuclear sites, traders eye supply risks – spglobal
Oil prices surge 9% on heels of Israeli strikes, set for largest single-day gains in about five years – cnbc
Deutsche Telekom, Nvidia Join Forces on Manufacturers’ AI Cloud in Germany – Reuters
Israel attacks Iran, airstrikes kill armed forces and Revolutionary Guard chiefs – cnbc
MP Materials Rockets 17% After Trump Admin Mulls Prioritizing U.S. Based Rare Earth Projects – Zerohedge
European stocks lose ground after Israel launches air strikes on Iran – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets fall as Israel conducts military strikes on Iran; oil prices soar – cnbc
Japan Issues Rare Warnings on Bond Market in Policy Roadmap – Reuters

 

Thursday 06.12

Business Live – guardian
Scoop: U.S. told Israel it won’t participate in an Israeli strike on Iran – AXIOS
Gundlach says gold is no longer for lunatics as the bond king says wait to buy the 30-year – Marketwatch

Home Appliances Swept up in Expansion of Trump Steel Tariffs – Reuters
Trump Expands 50% tariffs to appliances starting June 23 – forexlive
Stocks chop, bonds bid with Dollar sold following soft US PPI & heightened geopolitical tensions – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stocks Close At Session Highs But Retail Euphoria Boils Over As Short-Squeeze Frenzy Ends – Zerohedge
S&P 500 closes higher on Thursday, lifted by Oracle rally and favorable inflation report – cnbc
UBS identifies stock winners amid structural growth tailwinds – INVESTING
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Chime Financial, Oracle, Boeing, CureVac, Datadog and more – cnbc
AMD reveals next-generation AI chips with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman – cnbc
Citi highlights sector opportunities based on recent flows – INVESTING
Bank of America wades into the most-important investing question of the decade – forexlive
Trump Says He May Soon Hike Auto Tariffs to Get More US Production – Reuters
European Shares Drop as Trade Optimism Wanes, Geopolitical Tensions Rise – Reuters
Capital Economics breaks down the latest U.S.-China trade deal – INVESTING
US Household Wealth Dropped in First Quarter as Tariff Concerns Hit Stocks – Reuters

US PREMARKET
U.S. producer prices rise modestly to 2.6 per cent in May with inflationary pressures still mild – bbg
US Producer Prices Rebound Less Than Expected in May – Reuters
Micron To Invest $200 Billion In America To “Reinforce” Global Chip Dominance – Zerohedge
BioNTech Takes Over CureVac in $1.25 Billion All-Stock Deal Among COVID Rivals – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Boeing, Oracle, GameStop, Voyager Technologies and more – cnbc
British Exports to US Suffer Record Hit From Trump Tariffs – Reuters
Futures, Dollar Slide As Trump Renews Tariff Threats, Middle East Tensions Spike – Zerohedge
Nvidia’s first GPU was made in France — Macron wants the country to produce cutting edge chips again – cnbc
Germany to Return to Growth After Two Years of Contraction, Economists Predict – Reuters
Ifo Institute Raises German Growth Forecasts Due to New Government Plans – Reuters
Europe stock markets open lower; FTSE 100 choppy after UK economy shrinks more than expected – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess Trump claims of ‘done’ deal with China – cnbc
Critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiations – bbg

Wednesday 06.11

Business Live – guardian
Trading Day-Good Vibrations Turn Sour – Reuters
Investors Pull Out of US Stocks and Into Europe and Emerging Markets – Reuters

Oracle shares climb 8% as earnings, revenue top estimates – cnbc
Stocks chop to soft CPI and geopolitical tensions – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
S&P 500 Ends Lower; Traders Focus on Middle East Tension and Await Details on Trade Deal – Reuters
Bonds, Bullion, & Black Gold Bid As Mideast Tensions Trump Soft CPI – Zerohedge
S&P 500 closes lower, snapping 3-day winning streak – cnbc
US Collected A Record $22BN In Tariffs In May… Which Was Just 3% Of Total Government Spending – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oklo, Chewy, Quantum Computing, GitLab and more – cnbc
UBS looks at what’s next for tech stocks after a rebound “for the history books” – investing
U.S. budget deficit hit $316 billion in May, with annual shortfall up 14% from a year ago – cnbc
European Shares Slip as Markets Unfazed by US-China Deal – Reuters
Oil prices rise more than 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions – cnbc

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Dave & Buster’s, GameStop, GitLab and more – cnbc
Fearmongering Pundits Disappointed AGAIN As Consumer Prices Refuse To Surge On Trump Tariffs – Zerohedge
US Consumer Prices Rise Moderately in May – Reuters
U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May from prior month, less than expected – cnbc
Gold is now the world’s second-largest reserve asset — but central bank appetite is waning – cnbc
Trump says China will supply rare earths in ‘done’ deal – cnbc
Trump Says China Deal “Done” With 55% Tariffs On Beijing; Will Work With Xi To Open Up China To US Trade – Zerohedge
What AI can — and can’t — do for investors right now – Μarketwatch
Futures Drop After US-China Trade Talks Fall Flat, CPI Looms – Zerohedge
Talen Energy and Amazon Sign Nuclear Power Deal to Fuel Data Centers – Reuters
Amazon To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For AI Infrastructure – Zerohedge
UK finance minister set on ‘renewing Britain’ as she unveils spending plans – cnbc
Nvidia, Perplexity Partner With European Firms to Boost Local AI Models – Reuters
Nvidia makes big play for Europe with infrastructure deals – CNBC
Nvidia CEO says quantum computing is reaching an ‘inflection point’ – CNBC
The Inflection Point In European Defense Is Here – Ζerohedge
New data release: ECB wage tracker indicates decline in negotiated wage growth over course of year – ecb
Zara owner Inditex flags slowing summer sales as tariff uncertainty weighs – cnbc
European markets head for negative open, shrugging off China-U.S. trade talks progress – cnbc

China, U.S. officials reach agreement for allowing rare-earth, tech trade. Now it’s up to Trump and Xi – cnbc
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: AI hits an already weak jobs market – cnbc

Tuesday 06.10

Business Live – guardian

DoubleLine’s Gundlach says to buy international stocks on the dollar’s ‘secular decline’ – cnbc
Stocks bid and bonds flat ahead of CPI – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
‘Tremors’ – Momo Meltdown Quietly Accelerates As Bonds, Bitcoin & Bullion Tread Water – Zerohedge
Wall Street Ends Higher as Investors Track Progress of US-China Trade Talks – Reuters
S&P 500 rises for a third day as traders hope for progress on U.S.-China trade talks – cnbc
Moody’s Flags Risks From Retail Investors’ Push Into Private Credit – Reuters
Google overhauls internal learning platform to focus on AI, ‘business priorities’ – cnbc
Tesla stock jumps on robotaxi momentum, Musk-Trump feud cooling- yahoofinance
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Topgolf Callaway, Insmed, J.M. Smucker, SolarEdge and more – cnbc
European Stocks Flat as Investors Await Outcome of US-China Talks – Reuters
IBM announces new quantum processor, plan for Starling supercomputer by 2029 – cnbc
China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze puts defense giants in the crosshairs – cnbc

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: J.M. Smucker, Taiwan Semiconductor, Tesla and more – cnbc
World Bank sharply cuts global growth outlook on trade turbulence – cnbc
Blackstone to Invest $500 Billion in Europe Over Next Decade, CEO Tells Bloomberg Television – Reuters
‘Collateral damage’: Fund managers lobby Congress over Section 899 to avert foreign investors leaving the U.S. – cnbc
Futures Rise As Market Awaits Outcome US-China Trade Talks – Zerohedge
Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce to build Britain’s first small modular nuclear reactors – cnbc
UBS Shares Slide 7% After Analysts Say Swiss Capital Rules Put Buybacks at Risk – Reuters
Europe to follow global markets higher as China-U.S. trade talks continue in London – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors await details of U.S.-China trade talks – cnbc
In China, fears grow of an EV financial crisis amid pricing war – cnbc

 

Monday 06.09

Business Live – guardian
Here’s everything Apple just announced at WWDC25: ‘Liquid Glass,’ Tahoe and ChatGPT Playground – cnbc

Stocks and bonds chop as markets await US/China trade updates and US CPI – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stock Rally Fizzles As Momentum Slumps, Apple Dumps But Silver, Oil Meltup Continues – Ζeorohedge
S&P 500 posts back-to-back gain as traders optimistic U.S-China trade talks making progress – cnbc
Green Dominoes Fall: Sunnova Files For Bankruptcy After SunPower’s Collapse – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Warner Bros. Discovery, Topgolf Callaway, EchoStar, Apple and more – cnbc
UBS Warns On Slumping iPhone Demand As WWDC 2025 Kicks Off – Zerohedge
Inflation Expectations Tumble As Latest NY Fed Survey Suggests Fed Late To Cut – Zerohedge
US Inflation Expectations Ease in May, New York Fed Survey Shows – Reuters
Drone Stocks Soar On Trump eVTOL Executive Order – Zerohedge
Crypto Funds’ Assets Hit Record High as Investors Hedge and Diversify – Reuters
US Electric Vehicle Adoption Plummets – Zerohedge
‘He’s like Iron Man’: Jensen Huang lit up London Tech Week — and we were in the room – cnbc

Futures Rise Ahead Of US-China Talks – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Warner Bros. Discovery, Tesla, Robinhood, IonQ and more – cnbc
Key Events This Week: CPI, US-China Trade Talks, Treasury Auctions – Zerohedge
US, China Gear Up For High-Stakes Meeting In London – Zerohedge
European markets retreat with eyes on U.S.-China trade talks- cnbc

Asia stocks rise as investors digest China data, await Beijing-Washington trade talks – cnbc
China Exports To US Tumble As Transshipments To Evade Trump Tariffs Soar – Zerohedge
China’s exports to the U.S. clock their sharpest drop in more than 5 years — down over 34% in May – cnbc
China consumer prices slump again, deepening deflation worries as demand stays weak – cnbc
Foreign investors go on buying spree for Samsung Electronics, SK hynix – kt