August 11, 2026 9:18 am
Key Moments Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) increased its planned stock offering size to $20 billion from $15 billion. The offering is priced at $95 per share, a 6.5% discount to Intel’s Friday closing price before the deal was disclosed. Intel expects approximately $19.7 billion in proceeds, earmarked for general corporate purposes, as shares traded lower in […]
Read moreAugust 11, 2026 8:55 am
Key Moments ING analysts report firmer oil prices as optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement fades, keeping supply risks elevated. Crude continues to transit the Strait of Hormuz despite ongoing disruptions, highlighting the market’s capacity to sustain flows. Middle East tensions and constrained refined product inventories are seen skewing oil price risks to the upside […]
Read moreAugust 11, 2026 8:10 am
Key Moments GBP/USD trades around 1.3500 during Tuesday’s Asian session, extending a two-day advance. Markets have scaled back expectations for a Bank of England rate hike by year-end, even as GBP outperforms peers. Investors are focused on upcoming US CPI and UK Q2/June GDP data, which are expected to guide policy expectations. GBP Supported Despite […]
Read moreAugust 11, 2026 7:02 am
Key Moments EUR/USD is trading in a tight band around 1.1545-1.1550 as earlier U.S. Dollar gains lose momentum. Heightened Middle East tensions are pushing oil to an over one-week high, stoking inflation concerns and supporting expectations of further Fed rate hikes. Investors are awaiting U.S. CPI and PPI data, which are expected to guide views […]
Read moreAugust 11, 2026 6:39 am
Key Moments XAG/USD trades around $66.00 per troy ounce in Asian dealings after a two-day advance stalled. Rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields intensify expectations for a potential Fed rate hike. Chinese silver-bearing ore imports jumped 62.5% year-over-year in June to 219,000 tonnes, underscoring firm physical demand. Market Overview Silver prices (XAG/USD) are giving […]
Read moreAugust 11, 2026 6:07 am
Key Moments The People’s Bank of China set the USD/CNY central parity rate at 6.7900 for Tuesday’s session. The new fixing compared with the previous day’s reference rate of 6.7884. The latest fix differed from a 6.7497 estimate reported by Reuters. Session Fixing Details The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the central USD/CNY reference […]
Read moreAugust 10, 2026 1:55 pm
Key Moments Winter wheat futures began Monday with double-digit gains, extending strength across Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis contracts. Managed money increased its net short in CBT wheat futures and options to 23,786 contracts in the week ending August 4, while trimming its KC wheat net long to 33,094 contracts. Analysts surveyed by Reuters anticipated […]
Read moreAugust 10, 2026 1:25 pm
Key Moments Target shares trade at $149.70, up 52.9% year to date and less than $1 below their 52-week high ahead of the August 19 Q2 earnings release. Barclays argues the stock already reflects a strong recovery, with consensus modeling +3.0% comps and $2.40 EPS, leaving a high hurdle for further upside. InvestingPro’s fair value […]
Read moreAugust 10, 2026 12:46 pm
Key Moments Meta’s shares climbed 2.4% after the debut of Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model optimized to run on a single GPU. CEO Mark Zuckerberg detailed sweeping changes to Meta’s AI governance, open-source strategy, cloud business, and infrastructure commitments in a new essay. Meta outlined a vision of “Personal Superintelligence,” emphasizing widely distributed AI […]
Read moreAugust 10, 2026 12:16 pm
Key Moments Societe Generale highlights that copper trading has become heavily influenced by U.S. Section 232 tariffs, reshaping the COMEX-LME arbitrage. The bank identifies a structurally wider premium for COMEX copper, with the spread mean-reverting toward roughly $33/mt over the long term. Market-implied probabilities signal a 14.6% chance of a 15% U.S. refined copper tariff […]
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