Australian Dollar Outlook: What Is Driving AUD Higher in 2026?
The Australian dollar has been one of the strongest G10 currencies in 2026. We examine AUD/USD, AUD/CAD, AUD/NZD and the key forces driving the Aussie higher, from RBA rate expectations and carry to China, copper and iron ore.
September Rate Hikes: What Central Bank Hikes Mean for Markets
September brings a wave of major central bank meetings, with markets pricing rate hikes from the Fed, RBA, BOJ and others. We look at OIS pricing and the potential impact on volatility.
SHEIN's IPO Breaks Issue: What Should Retail Traders Watch?
SHEIN broke below its issue price on its Hong Kong debut, with its market cap sitting around 75% below its peak private valuation. Traders are watching the HK$43.72 and HK$48.56 levels, and whether earnings recovery and the marketplace pivot can justify the valuation.
Gold Outlook: Warsh's Hawkish Tilt Boosts Rate-Hike Bets — Payrolls Take Center Stage This Week
Gold Outlook: Warsh's Hawkish Tilt Boosts Rate-Hike Bets — Payrolls Take Center Stage This Week
Bitcoin and Altcoins Surge as Liquidity, ETF Flows and Regulation Fuel the Crypto Rally
NVIDIA's Q2 FY27 Results: A Beat Big Enough to Move the Stock
NVIDIA's fiscal second quarter came in well ahead of an already sky-high bar. Revenue reached $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year and 18% from the prior quarter, while non-GAAP earnings per share hit $2.22. After a run of quarters where NVIDIA beat estimates and the stock sold off anyway, this print finally got the reaction the numbers deserved.
NVIDIA Earnings Preview Q2 FY27: Blackwell, Rubin and Gross Margin Are Key
Gold Outlook: Price Clears $4,600 — Geopolitics, PCE, and Warsh's Speech in Focus
Gold surged 5.2% last week, clearing $4,600 and hitting a three-month high. The U.S. Treasury's expansion of medium- and long-term bond buybacks, combined with a weaker dollar and growing concerns about U.S. fiscal discipline, drove gold through resistance that had held for several months. This week, geopolitical developments, July PCE, and Warsh's address at Jackson Hole are the three key variables that will determine whether the rally can hold.
Anthropic's IPO Looms: Can a $2 Trillion Valuation Survive the Profitability Test?
Anthropic's IPO is entering its countdown phase and could become a key litmus test for AI sector valuations. Can rapid growth and a single quarter of profitability offset sky-high compute costs? Q3 and Q4 earnings performance will be the key to validating the $2 trillion price tag.
Oil Price Outlook: Brent Eyes $100 as Iran Sanctions Put Weekend Gap Risk in Focus
Brent crude has pushed firmly above $94 as momentum builds and traders turn their attention to weekend gap risk. With Scott Bessent set to detail what he has called the “toughest sanctions in history” against Iran on Monday, the key question is whether targeting Iran's economy and its crude buyers ultimately removes supply and pushes Brent towards $100.
Gold Outlook: Bulls Target $4,400 Again — Jackson Hole Is the Real Test
Gold rose for a second consecutive week, with cooling inflation and central bank buying continuing to provide support — but geopolitical turbulence kept $4,400–$4,450 firmly in play as a key resistance zone. As September rate-hike expectations ease, market attention is shifting to the FOMC minutes and the Jackson Hole symposium, where Warsh's policy remarks could prove pivotal for gold's next move.
Alibaba Q1 FY27 Earnings Preview: Wall Street Is Overwhelmingly Bullish — Now AI and Cloud Have to Prove It
The market expects Alibaba's profitability to come under clear pressure this quarter, even as analyst ratings lean almost unanimously bullish. With the stock having rallied sharply in recent months, the real focus for traders isn't this quarter's numbers — it's whether AI and cloud can start turning heavy capex into growth the market can actually verify.
Unitree IPO: Perpetual CFD Market Points to a 292% Gain
Unitree’s IPO was more than 8,000x subscribed online, attracting CNY8.1tn of retail bids. Pre-IPO Perpetual CFD pricing now implies a 292% gain from the IPO price.
Gold Price Outlook: The Breakout Above US$4,400 Is Being Driven by Powerful Market Flows
Gold has broken above key resistance as ETF inflows, options positioning, falling real yields and central bank buying combine to support the bullish outlook. Is US$4,500 next?
Gold Outlook: Bulls Break the Stalemate — CPI To Decide Whether the Rally Has Legs
Gold has broken out of a six-week range and cleared $4,300. Easing geopolitical tensions have taken some of the heat out of inflation fears, while a weak jobs report has further dented September rate-hike expectations — leaving gold's bullish momentum noticeably stronger. This week's July CPI will be the key test, and could determine whether the rally has room to run.
AMD 2Q26 Earnings Preview: EPYC Drives Growth, But Instinct and Helios Will Define the Bias
AMD's 2Q26 earnings preview arrives with elevated expectations after a strong run for the stock, so the market will focus less on the quarterly beat itself and more on the guidance for data center acceleration in the second half of the year. The key will be whether the recovery in Instinct accelerators keeps pace with EPYC, whether gross margin holds near 56%, and whether the company confirms first Helios shipments toward the end of the third quarter.
Unitree IPO: Valuation, Timeline and Pepperstone's Pre-IPO Perp CFD
Explore the Unitree IPO, including its valuation, business model, listing timeline and how Pepperstone's pre-IPO market allows traders to speculate before listing.
USDJPY Slides to 155: FX Intervention Lifts the Yen, but Rate Differentials Remain the Key Headwind
The yen has staged a strong rebound, with USDJPY falling from around 164 to the 155 region as markets reassess the impact of FX intervention. Still, tension remains between short-term policy action and longer-term fundamentals, and USDJPY's future direction will hinge largely on shifts in the US-Japan rate differential and signals from the two central banks.