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SK Hynix weighs 0.5% fee payout in planned US ADR sale

SK Hynix is considering paying banks about 0.5 per cent of proceeds in a planned US ADR sale, underscoring robust investor appetite for AI-memory exposure, according to Bloomberg and Reuters.

Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000

Economy

Trump Accounts reach hospitals as newborn rollout goes live

The dome of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC

Regulation

SpaceX stock buys by US lawmakers surface after IPO

Gold bars illustration for gold price coverage

Commodities

Gold prices head for weekly gain as Fed hike bets ease

Economy

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Trump Accounts reach hospitals as newborn rollout goes live

Trump Accounts will let parents enroll newborns through hospital Social Security forms, testing how broadly the $1,000 policy reaches families.

July 3, 2026

Crypto

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Illustration of stablecoin payment flows and digital dollar infrastructure

Regulation

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Markets

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People walk past the People’s Bank of China headquarters in Beijing as the central bank reshapes its overnight funding toolkit.

Beijing’s quiet pushback against China’s bond rally

PBOC bond purchases fell to a nine-month low in June, signalling Beijing wants tighter control of yields and liquidity without broad easing.

July 3, 2026

Commodities

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Gold prices head for weekly gain as Fed hike bets ease

July 3, 2026

Oil tankers and cargo vessels near crude infrastructure as Gulf shipping patterns normalize.

Brent oil forecast: Citi sees $60 as Hormuz risk fades

July 3, 2026

Japan cuts gas 16% as Hormuz squeeze lifts coal use

July 3, 2026

Canada's west coast oil pipeline push aims to send more Alberta crude to Asia.

Canada oil pipeline to Asia redraws crude export map

July 3, 2026

Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery and oil terminal on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast

Saudi Aramco exports rebound as spot crude sales linger

July 3, 2026

Crude oil tanker at sea, reflecting the buildup of Iranian barrels in floating storage.

Iran oil stockpile tops 20M barrels as buyers hold back

July 2, 2026

Deals

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Banking

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Britain’s consumer-credit stress is becoming a bank-risk story

UK consumer loan defaults hit their highest level since 2009, giving British lenders an early warning on provisions, pricing and consumer strain.

July 2, 2026

Stocks

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Sungrow utility-scale solar inverter equipment

Sungrow plunges 20% on report of possible US ban

July 1, 2026

Samsung Electronics semiconductor manufacturing line

Samsung, SK Hynix shares fall on $1.3tn capex plan

June 29, 2026

Close-up of memory chips on a circuit board, illustrating the AI memory boom.

SK Hynix Nasdaq listing lifts shares 11% in AI memory race

June 25, 2026

Server racks and cabling inside a data centre used for AI workloads.

Micron stock rises on Anthropic AI memory supply deal

June 22, 2026

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

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Blue-lit server cabinets show the physical infrastructure whose financing chain now worries central bankers.

Why the BIS sees the AI capex boom as a debt-market risk

AI capex debt risk is shifting from a tech valuation story to a credit-market story as the BIS warns opaque financing could amplify any slowdown.

June 28, 2026

SK Hynix weighs 0.5% fee payout in planned US ADR sale

Trump Accounts reach hospitals as newborn rollout goes live

SpaceX stock buys by US lawmakers surface after IPO

Gold prices head for weekly gain as Fed hike bets ease

Economy

Trump Accounts reach hospitals as newborn rollout goes live

Judges block Trump limits on public-service loan forgiveness

China factory PMI rises to 50.3 as export demand leads

Fed independence: Supreme Court keeps Lisa Cook

PBOC overnight reverse repo omits rate, clouds policy signal

Spanish inflation June 2026 holds at 3.6%, testing ECB

Crypto

Circle (CRCL) ARC token sale raises $20.25M at $3bn valuation

Circle shares fall as OUSD tests USDC moat; Ark buys dip

Trump crypto earnings disclosure reveals at least $1.4bn

Ionic Digital Nasdaq filing follows $400m private raise

Securitize NYSE debut set after CEPT vote, shares jump 18%

Kiwoom Bithumb stake talks deepen South Korea crypto ties

Regulation

Anthropic tightens China access to Claude after workarounds

Trump allies widen fight over Federal Reserve independence

SpaceX stock buys by US lawmakers surface after IPO

SEC probes $100 million options windfall tied to Futu, Tiger

Anthropic export controls lifted on Fable 5, Mythos 5

Taiwan passes crypto law, forcing platforms into licensing

Merrill Lynch SEC fine: BofA (BAC) unit fined $7.5M

China offshore debt clampdown hits higher-yield LGFV bonds

Markets

Beijing’s quiet pushback against China’s bond rally

South Korea stocks tumble 6% as AI jitters hit chipmakers

Foreign selling in JGBs tests Japan's higher-rate reset

Yen 40-year low keeps Japan intervention risk in focus

10-year Treasury yield in 2026: what it signals now

Dollar hits 13-month high as AI inflows, Fed bets build

Commodities

Gold prices head for weekly gain as Fed hike bets ease

Brent oil forecast: Citi sees $60 as Hormuz risk fades

Japan cuts gas 16% as Hormuz squeeze lifts coal use

Canada oil pipeline to Asia redraws crude export map

Saudi Aramco exports rebound as spot crude sales linger

Iran oil stockpile tops 20M barrels as buyers hold back

Deals

SK Hynix weighs 0.5% fee payout in planned US ADR sale

Renk nears David Brown Defence deal, deepens naval push

Jersey Mike's IPO filing tests consumer listing rebound

China Resources New Energy IPO triples on Shenzhen debut

Lime IPO prices at $25 midpoint as market stays selective

Alcoa (AA) buys South32 alumina assets for $4.1bn

CMA CGM nears $1.4bn deal for FedEx logistics unit

Luxshare Hong Kong IPO launches at up to $3.1 billion

Banking

Britain’s consumer-credit stress is becoming a bank-risk story

Plaid IPO talks test fintech listing window after reset

Stablecoin law could drain community bank deposits

Indonesia banks repatriate $640M as Prabowo risk rises

Applied Digital (APLD) expands revolver, $2B preferred capacity

JPMorgan (JPM) succession narrows after Lake exit, $30m awards

Stocks

Sungrow plunges 20% on report of possible US ban

Samsung, SK Hynix shares fall on $1.3tn capex plan

SK Hynix Nasdaq listing lifts shares 11% in AI memory race

Micron stock rises on Anthropic AI memory supply deal

Apple price rises 2026: chip costs force product hikes

Kingboard’s rally says mainland money is chasing AI proxies

Earnings

Micron’s $22bn commitments show AI memory is still tight

Cerebras’ revenue surge cannot hide AI-chip margin math

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

Analysis

Why the BIS sees the AI capex boom as a debt-market risk

Micron’s $22bn commitments show AI memory is still tight

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