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PLDT REIT IPO seeks $397M for Philippine data centers

PLDT REIT IPO seeks $397 million from a VITRO listing, testing whether AI-linked data centers can revive the Philippine IPO market.

Crypto

Japan pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation in 2026

Banking

EU capital markets deal: Ireland sees year-end accord

China flag in front of the Ministry of Commerce headquarters in Beijing

Regulation

China trade curbs hit 56 U.S. firms after Pentagon blacklist

Economy

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Colombia's National Capitol on Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá with the national flag flying.

Colombia election 2026: markets eye pro-business turn

Colombia election 2026 delivered a narrow win for Abelardo de la Espriella, giving investors a pro-business signal but a harder governability test.

June 22, 2026

Crypto

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Regulation

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Markets

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Night view of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong's financial skyline.

Hong Kong IPO access would tap mainland cash for liquidity

Hong Kong IPO access is being pitched as a way to restore deal demand and trading depth without giving Beijing a full capital-account reopening.

June 22, 2026

Commodities

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QatarEnergy LNG facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City

Qatar gas plant blast leaves 18 missing; LNG flows in focus

June 22, 2026

Rare-earth minerals supply chain illustration

China rare-earth controls hit MP Materials, USA Rare Earth

June 22, 2026

Gold bars and US dollar imagery illustrating the shift in the 2026 gold outlook

Goldman’s gold cut puts the Fed back in charge of bullion

June 19, 2026

Oil tanker moving through a narrow shipping strait with mountains in the background

Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

June 19, 2026

Crude oil storage tanks at an oil terminal

China oil refiners cut output as imports plunge

June 16, 2026

Oil pumpjack equipment underscores crude-market exposure as CME tests round-the-clock WTI futures

CFTC weighs CME 24/7 oil futures block as risk rises

June 12, 2026

Deals

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Banking

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EU capital markets deal: Ireland sees year-end accord

EU capital markets deal talks got a year-end target after Ireland said the bloc could still unlock cross-border funding reform.

June 22, 2026

Stocks

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Apple CEO Tim Cook smiles as he holds up an orange iPhone 17 Pro during an event at the company's headquarters

Apple price rises 2026: chip costs force product hikes

June 18, 2026

Printed circuit boards and electronics components representing AI supply-chain exposure

Kingboard’s rally says mainland money is chasing AI proxies

June 18, 2026

Server racks representing Oracle's AI data-center buildout

Oracle Q4 earnings beat, but $40B AI capex plan bites

June 11, 2026

Anthropic AI safety concept with digital lock and binary code overlay

Anthropic's Fable 5 Bets on Safety. Researchers Say It's Gone Too Far.

June 10, 2026

AI coding tools interface showing code generation

xAI Grok Build coding agent challenges Anthropic, OpenAI

June 8, 2026

Bright and modern Google Store entrance with clear glass facade in Mountain View, California.

Alphabet (GOOGL) $84.75bn AI stock raise goes live

June 5, 2026

Earnings

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Analysis

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A rocket stands at a launch pad under a bright blue sky, underscoring the industrial scale behind SpaceX's public-market debut.

SpaceX’s triple-C ESG score lands after the IPO rush

SpaceX ESG score worries are colliding with index demand, forcing investors to weigh MSCI’s CCC rating against post-IPO momentum.

June 21, 2026

PLDT REIT IPO seeks $397M for Philippine data centers

Japan pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation in 2026

EU capital markets deal: Ireland sees year-end accord

China trade curbs hit 56 U.S. firms after Pentagon blacklist

Economy

Colombia election 2026: markets eye pro-business turn

PCE inflation 2026: hot print keeps Fed hike bets alive

Student loan repayment changes 2026: what July 1 means

Trump says US better off without USMCA before July review

BOJ raises rates to 1% as yen carry trades face test

China retail sales fall 0.6% as demand gap widens

Crypto

Japan pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation in 2026

Franklin Templeton bitcoin ETF filing channels dividends to BTC

Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETF fees set at 0.14%

Fidelity stablecoin reserve fund targets GENIUS issuers

Strategy STRC falls to $89, testing its bitcoin funding model

SpaceX IPO filing shows $5bn loss and 18,712 bitcoin

Regulation

China trade curbs hit 56 U.S. firms after Pentagon blacklist

Abaxx probe request tests Canada's market oversight

Polymarket fake winning bets raise disclosure risk

Fed quiet-period scrutiny grows after Bowman's BofA dinner

CME CFTC perpetual futures lawsuit tests swap rules

Stablecoin ID rule: Fed adds AML gate in GENIUS era

Stock token trading: SEC move could reshape US markets

CLARITY Act deadline: Senate crypto bill faces July 4 squeeze

Markets

Hong Kong IPO access would tap mainland cash for liquidity

Treasuries slip back into oil-shock mode as Iran threats return

Yen slides past 161 as Tokyo intervention bets return

S&P 500 binary options: Schwab and Cboe test retail demand

PBOC rate regime shift could steady China bond markets

SpaceX (SPCX) shares jump 19% as Musk reaches $1tn

Commodities

Qatar gas plant blast leaves 18 missing; LNG flows in focus

China rare-earth controls hit MP Materials, USA Rare Earth

Goldman’s gold cut puts the Fed back in charge of bullion

Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

China oil refiners cut output as imports plunge

CFTC weighs CME 24/7 oil futures block as risk rises

Deals

KNDS IPO clears hurdle as Germany buys 40% holding

Lime IPO: Uber anchor role tests 2026 listings demand

PLDT REIT IPO seeks $397M for Philippine data centers

Jio Platforms files for $3.8bn in India’s biggest IPO test

Brookfield leads XpFibre bid as Drahi sale nears €8bn

Rumble Northern Data deal adds 22,000 Nvidia chips

Rumble (RUM) gets €317.5m Tether loan for Northern Data

SpaceX bond deal: $20bn sale follows record IPO

Banking

EU capital markets deal: Ireland sees year-end accord

China's cheap yuan turns panda bonds into a funding rival

JPMorgan blocks Anthropic access for Hong Kong staff

Banks are hiring chief AI officers before the job settles

Revolut's Ireland playbook exposes legacy banks' digital drag

China mBridge payments near $69bn in dollar-rail test

Stocks

Apple price rises 2026: chip costs force product hikes

Kingboard’s rally says mainland money is chasing AI proxies

Oracle Q4 earnings beat, but $40B AI capex plan bites

Anthropic's Fable 5 Bets on Safety. Researchers Say It's Gone Too Far.

xAI Grok Build coding agent challenges Anthropic, OpenAI

Alphabet (GOOGL) $84.75bn AI stock raise goes live

Earnings

CarMax beat on sales, but margin pressure still sank the stock

GameStop (GME) Q1 profit jumps on $2B buyback plan

India earnings rebound becomes a commodity-cost stress test

Pick n Pay break-even target moves to 2029 as costs bite

SharkNinja lifts 2026 outlook after Q1 earnings beat

Nvidia earnings: Q1 revenue $81.6bn, Q2 guide $91bn

Target (TGT) earnings: 4% sales outlook tests rebound

Lowe's beat estimates, but housing still set the verdict

Analysis

SpaceX’s triple-C ESG score lands after the IPO rush

Trump’s Anthropic reversal trims one IPO discount, not policy risk

Nvidia’s $25 billion bond sale shows AI’s cash king joining the borrowing spree

PBOC rate regime shift could steady China bond markets

Anthropic curbs are becoming an AI trade fight with US allies