Bloomberg — 2026-05-14#

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President Donald Trump’s high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing yielded a mix of lavish pageantry, transactional progress, and blunt geopolitical warnings. While the leaders struck an upbeat tone on trade—highlighted by China’s agreement to buy 200 Boeing Co. jets and discussions to boost US agricultural and oil exports—Xi explicitly warned Trump that mismanagement of the Taiwan issue could lead to “clashes” and remains a highly dangerous risk.

Bloomberg — 2026-05-26#

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The geopolitical standoff in the Middle East continues to whip global markets as US and Israeli jets struck Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after President Donald Trump touted progress on an interim peace deal. Despite the fresh military hostilities, equities climbed and Treasuries rallied across the curve as investors clung to optimism that an agreement to reopen the vital shipping waterway is imminent.

Bloomberg — 2026-05-28#

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The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire by 60 days, though the pact remains pending final approval from President Donald Trump. The proposed memorandum of understanding guarantees unrestricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to pare their earlier gains, even as fresh US airstrikes on Iranian targets earlier in the week underscored the fragility of the truce.

Bloomberg — 2026-05-29#

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The US and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to extend their ceasefire by 60 days and resume talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, pending final approval from President Donald Trump. The tentative truce sparked a broad market rally, sending US stocks to record highs and industrial metals to their best month since January, while oil prices and Treasury yields retreated sharply on optimism that Strait of Hormuz shipping flows will normalize.

Bloomberg — 2026-06-04#

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Technology shares took a hit after Broadcom Inc.’s disappointing sales forecast triggered an abrupt unwind in the artificial-intelligence trade that had powered recent market gains. Despite the sudden reality check for AI stocks, mega-cap enthusiasm remains alive as SpaceX gears up for a record-breaking initial public offering, with Wall Street projecting massive AI revenue growth to justify a targeted $1.8 trillion valuation,.

Bloomberg — 2026-06-12#

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SpaceX executed the largest initial public offering in history, raising $75 billion and ending its first day of trading with a market capitalization of roughly $2.2 trillion. The blockbuster debut delivered a 19% return for IPO buyers and officially turned founder Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire.

Bloomberg — 2026-06-14#

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The US and Iran have reached an interim peace agreement that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halting military operations that killed thousands and ending a war that shook the Middle East. President Donald Trump pushed for a Sunday signing despite Iran circulating differing versions of the text, prompting global equity markets to rally and oil prices to slump.

Bloomberg — 2026-06-26#

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Tensions in the Middle East have violently escalated after the US launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for a projectile attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump accused Tehran of violating their fragile ceasefire agreement with one-way attack drones, a development that Oman warned could permanently alter the region’s shipping status quo and lead to transit fees. Surprisingly, despite the military escalation, oil prices headed for a weekly decline as supertanker traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital waterway.

Bloomberg — 2026-06-28#

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The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran was severely tested this weekend by tit-for-tat strikes, including an attack on a tanker carrying Qatari crude that temporarily spiked oil prices and hampered shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,. However, US equity futures are climbing on fresh reports that both sides have stepped back from hostilities and agreed to halt strikes to resume peace talks in Qatar, easing immediate fears of a broader Middle East conflict,,,.

CNBC — 2026-06-30#

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The U.S. stock market capped off a historic first half of the year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging past 52,000 on Alphabet’s index debut and the Russell 2000 notching its best first half in 35 years.

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U.S. equities closed out a massive second quarter, seeing the S&P 500 rally 15% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq surge 21%. Small-cap stocks surged more than 21% year-to-date as the AI boom’s capital expenditure trickled down the supply chain. The Dow crossed the 52,000 mark following Google parent Alphabet’s addition to the blue-chip index. On the monetary policy front, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack warned that “insatiable” AI infrastructure demand is fueling inflation, suggesting higher interest rates may be necessary to counter the lack of corporate restraint. Overseas, the Japanese yen plummeted to a 40-year low of 162.27 against the U.S. dollar, raising red flags for imminent currency intervention. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated amid mixed messaging on peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Doha.