A New Round of Trade Escalation Markets entered the heart of summer earnings season facing a fresh jolt of trade-policy uncertainty. A weekend announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico pushed overall … Read more
A Blowout Quarter, Powered by Infrastructure Money The second quarter of 2026 delivered one of the strongest earnings seasons Wall Street has seen in years, and the common thread running through nearly every result was … Read more
The Strongest Dealmaking Start Since Records Began Global mergers and acquisitions activity has posted its strongest first half on record, according to LSEG data, with announced transactions totalling $2.8 trillion in the six months through … Read more
A Rebound Built on Chips and Confidence Chinese and Hong Kong equities have staged a sharp rebound in early July 2026, powered by a rally in semiconductor and artificial intelligence stocks that has drawn global … Read more
A Labor Market That Refuses to Reaccelerate The June 2026 U.S. jobs report landed with a thud. Employers added just 57,000 positions, well below economists’ expectations and a sharp deceleration from the 129,000 jobs added … Read more
A $560 Billion Market Hiding in Plain Sight Buy Now, Pay Later has become a checkout-page fixture, and by nearly every measure it is still growing fast. The global BNPL market reached approximately $560 billion … Read more