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.
AMZN Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: AI Capex in Focus
The AMZN Q2 2026 earnings preview arrives under pressure: the company reports this Thursday, July 30, after market close, with the stock down 17% from its high and investors watching whether it holds its $200 billion capex plan following the scare Alphabet triggered last week. Consensus expects revenue near $197 billion, amid a cautious mood toward the AI infrastructure sector.
Gold Outlook: Fed Holds, Hawks Speak Up — All Eyes on Payrolls
The Fed's biggest internal split since 2016 still left the rate path frustratingly unclear. Gold has been grinding between $4,000 and $4,200 for weeks, caught between rate expectations, dollar moves, and geopolitical headlines. This week, U.S.-Iran talks and Friday's nonfarm payrolls report could finally give the market something to trade.
Palantir Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Commercial Sales Hold the Key to the Stock’s Next Move
Palantir Technologies PLTR is set to report its second-quarter 2026 financial results Monday after the close of the US trading session, in what is shaping up to be one of the most watched events of this earnings season.
SpaceX Q2 Earnings Preview: Can Elon Musk Reignite the Rally?
SpaceX reports Q2 earnings with investors focused on Starlink, AI growth, Starship progress and guidance. Here's what could drive the next major move in the stock.
HSI Leads the Global Pack: Chinese AI Repricing Drives the Rally, Earnings and Policy Hold the Key
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) has led major global benchmarks since late June, with the repricing of Chinese AI assets serving as a key driver. With earnings season approaching, whether AI profitability materializes and how the policy backdrop evolves may prove decisive for whether this rally can be sustained.
Apple Q3 2026 Earnings Preview: Memory Costs Test Profitability as Options Bet on Bigger Swings
The market broadly expects Apple to deliver another solid quarter, but options are now pricing implied earnings-day volatility at nearly double the historical average, showing traders are paying up for potential uncertainty. What really drives the stock may not be whether earnings beat expectations, but whether gross margin can hold up against memory cost pressure — and how management lays out the final AI roadmap of the Cook era.
Meta Faces a Tough Test: Strong Earnings Alone May Not Be Enough
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Microsoft Q4 FY2026 Earnings Preview: AI Spending, Free Cash Flow, Guidance and the Key Levels That Could Move MSFT
Microsoft reports Q4 FY2026 earnings with investors focused on AI infrastructure spending, Azure growth, free cash flow, margins and FY2027 guidance. Here's what to watch, the options-implied move and the key technical levels for MSFT.
Gold Outlook: July FOMC Goes Live — All Eyes on Oil and Warsh
A pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities has pulled oil prices off their highs, but market expectations for a July Fed rate hike have picked up sharply. Gold remains rangebound, caught between shifting geopolitical dynamics and an increasingly uncertain rate path. This week, progress in Middle East talks, the Fed's rate decision, and Warsh's press conference could together determine whether gold can break out of its recent range.
Three ways to trade SpaceX: SPCX.US, SPCX.US-24 and SPCX.US-PERP CFDs explained
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US Q2 Earnings Season: Beyond the Mag 7
The Mag 7 dominates earnings season in the past, but something has shifted. The market is no longer asking whether AI demand is real. It's asking who's winning, who's losing, and how much upside is already priced in.
Alphabet Q2 Earnings Preview: Cloud and Capex Take Center Stage
Alphabet reports second-quarter 2026 results tomorrow, and the market arrives with demanding but achievable expectations. Consensus points to earnings per share of US$3.2 and revenue near US$101 billion, a year-over-year gain of around 25%, driven by Google Cloud growth of roughly 64% and a Search business holding firm against generative AI competition. The central focus of the print, however, will be capex and how much clarity the company offers on 2027.
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Tesla Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Earnings Quality in the Short Term, AI Delivery in the Long Term
Earnings tell you about the performance, but AI tells you about the valuation. For Tesla, what really moves the stock this quarter may no longer be how many cars it sold, but whether the market is still willing to pay a premium for the future of its AI businesses — Robotaxi, FSD, and Optimus.