Market Watch

AI Sell-Off Tests Wall Street’s Confidence

Wall Street faces a crucial earnings week following a sharp sell-off in AI-linked stocks, with investors increasingly questioning whether enormous technology investments

Tesla's Flying Car, Alphabet's AI Moat & US Banks Earnings

Wall Street's first wave of Q3 bank earnings split the field, with Bank of America missing consensus by 17% and JPMorgan underperforming by 6%, even as Goldman Sachs post

AI Stocks Slide as Inflation Bites

The AI trade is facing renewed scrutiny as semiconductor stocks come under pressure, even as TSMC reports record profits. Meanwhile, US inflation has climbed to 3.7%, dri

How Bond Traders, Not Central Banks, Are Driving Rates

Inflation Pressures Mount as Fed Decision Looms U.S. September CPI showed renewed acceleration driven by energy prices, with further increases expected into year-end. Re

US Q3 Earnings Kickoff: JP Morgan, TSMC, Tesla & Netflix

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs reported strong results, with equity trading particularly robust and consumer credit card use up 10% or more across most institutions, yet eve

Looking Forward To Earnings' Season

Major US banks including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase are set to report their earnings this week with analysts expecting S&P 500 earnings to surge 30.6% in

Wall Street Rallies Despite Mounting Risks

US equities continue to climb despite elevated Treasury yields, persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions keeping oil above US$100 a barrel. With major US banks kick

Can Budget 2027 Keep Investors Confident?

With Budget 2027 tabled on the 9th Oct, what will investors need to see to stay confident in Malaysia, especially after foreign funds turned net sellers of Malaysian gove

US Stock Markets Make Record Targets, But Its Economy Sees Rising Cracks

Goldman Sachs and Citi now see the S&P 500 ending the year somewhere between 7,400 and 8,100, and analysts expect third-quarter earnings to grow by more than 30%. Underne

Global Diesel Squeeze: Will Emergency Stock Releases Work?

Faced with severe supply disruptions across the Middle East and Russia, G7 nations have agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel reserves. But is this en

Asia Faces a New Rates Reality

Weak US jobs data has reduced expectations of another immediate Federal Reserve rate hike, yet long-term Treasury yields remain close to multi-decade highs, creating a di

AI Boom vs 5% Yields: How Long Can Wall Street Rally?

Wall Street reached fresh heights as the Nasdaq hit a new record, yet beneath the surface, investors are navigating rising US Treasury yields, stubborn diesel fuel supply

Stocks Rally as the Bond Market Revolts

US equities remain close to record highs despite a surprisingly weak September jobs report, Treasury yields reaching levels not seen in decades and expectations that the

The Rally Few Stocks Are Carrying

The S&P 500 ended the third quarter higher, but the equal-weighted index fell about 4% in September, so the gains came from a small group of stocks. With AI borrowing bei

US Stocks At Near Record High, At A Time Bond Yield Is Rising

Global equities closed the quarter near record highs, even with oil up 40% and the US 10-year Treasury yield above 5.2%. US PCE inflation came in cooler than expected at

Oil, Yields & the AI Money Machine

Investors head into the fourth quarter facing oil above US$100, elevated bond yields and another crucial round of US inflation and employment data that could shape the Fe

Is the Worst Over for China A-Shares?

After four brutal years near one-year lows, could China’s mainland stock market finally be quietly carving out a bottom? While the benchmark CSI 300 remains in the red, s

The Geopolitical Shock That Could Reprice Everything

Higher oil prices, rising Treasury yields and the prospect of further Fed rate hikes are putting pressure on US markets. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-

Will US-China Truce Break After US Midterm Elections?

Despite a temporary US-China agreement on reciprocal tariff reductions and 10-year Treasury yields reaching 5.23%, global markets face mounting pressure from sticky infla

Oil at $106, AI Debt Strain, & Bond Yield Spikes

With Brent crude holding above $100 a barrel and 10-year US Treasury yields pressing past 5.19%, global markets are navigating a complex mix of rising inflation expectati