August 18, 2026 11:23 am
Key Moments Morgan Stanley reports that mega-cap tech stocks remained under-owned by active institutional managers relative to their S&P 500 weights, with the gap widening in the second quarter to -129 basis points. Nvidia shows the largest underweight among large-cap tech, with a -2.53% gap versus its S&P 500 weighting, while Sandisk ranks as the […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 11:13 am
Key Moments A bipartisan group of 29 U.S. states is taking Meta Platforms to trial over claims that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately engineered to be addictive for children and teens. Meta has said potential penalties could reach $1.4 trillion, while attorneys general have indicated they may seek an amount closer to $200 billion. The […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 9:45 am
Key Moments The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.2%, extending its decline to six straight sessions and touching its lowest level since August 5. Reports that Iran shifted to a fully offensive military stance after a breakdown in ceasefire talks rattled global risk assets and drove crude above $91 a barrel. With Q2 earnings season […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 9:10 am
Key Moments USD/CHF trades near 0.8116 as the US Dollar stabilizes from a recent two-month low in the DXY. Rising WTI crude toward $84.50 and geopolitical tensions around the US-Iran ceasefire support renewed hawkish Fed concerns. Market attention centers on upcoming FOMC minutes, while a sparse Swiss data calendar leaves CHF driven mainly by global […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 7:50 am
Key Moments EUR/JPY has advanced for a fourth straight session, trading near 184.80 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The cross is trading above its 50-day EMA at 184.52 and nine-day EMA at 184.03, maintaining a constructive short-term bias. Primary resistance is located around 186.10 at the upper boundary of a rising wedge, while key support […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 7:13 am
Key Moments WTI trades around $84.20 in a consolidation phase after reaching an over two-week high during the Asian session on Tuesday. Price action stays above the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the July-August decline, with RSI near 56 and MACD above zero and rising. Upside remains capped by a confluence barrier at $86.65-$86.70, reinforced by […]
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 7:03 am
Key Moments XAU/USD trades with modest losses below $4,400, halting a two-day advance heading into the European session on Tuesday.
Read moreAugust 18, 2026 6:00 am
Key Moments GBP/USD trades near 1.3550 in early Asian dealings as the US Dollar softens following cooler US inflation readings. Markets assign only a 35% probability to a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, with 69% odds for a move by December. UK employment and inflation data later this week are seen as pivotal for […]
Read moreAugust 17, 2026 1:17 pm
Key Moments Nvidia agreed to invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, gaining access to up to 8 gigawatts of AI computing capacity at an Ohio campus developed for OpenAI. The planned Ohio AI data center at the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus has an initial capacity of 4.25 GW using Nvidia GPUs and networking equipment. SB Energy […]
Read moreAugust 17, 2026 9:38 am
Key Moments Intuit Inc (INTU) has dropped 52% over the past year from a 52-week high of $721.54 to $345.66, even after an 18.75% rebound in the past month. Mizuho views the current ~13x FY27E non-GAAP P/E as a trough valuation for a double-digit growth story, with a stated fair value of $558.85, implying 61.7% […]
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