Global Stock Market

Key Takeaways: Nikkei hits historic highs: Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 2.6% to a record 59,624.0 points, fueled by relentless demand for tech and semiconductor stocks. China’s economy beats expectations: Chinese Q1 GDP grew 5.0% year-over-year, outperforming forecasts, though retail sales highlighted lingering domestic demand weakness. Wall Street handover drives optimism: …

Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings season for 2026 has begun with striking momentum, as America’s largest financial institutions delivered results that broadly exceeded expectations. The driving force behind this strong start was not traditional lending, but a powerful surge in trading activity and investment banking fees fueled by global geopolitical tensions—particularly …

The bulls returned to Wall Street this Tuesday as a wave of optimism swept through the trading floors. U.S. stocks recorded significant gains, fueled by a dual engine of positive news: renewed hope for a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran, and fresh economic data suggesting that the fever of …

A fire broke out at a multi-story garage within the BYD headquarters in Shenzhen, China, sparking widespread investor concern despite no reported injuries. Following the incident, the company’s Hong Kong-listed shares saw a minor dip of 0.1%, closing at HK$109.30. Incident Details The fire started in the early hours of …

A softer-than-expected inflation reading at the wholesale level injected fresh optimism into global markets, giving equities a lift while putting renewed pressure on the U.S. dollar. The latest data signaled that price pressures may not be accelerating as aggressively as feared, offering investors a welcome pause after weeks of inflation …

Key Takeaways: Wall Street opens higher: Equities caught a bid Tuesday, led by a 0.9% jump in the Nasdaq, following a cooler-than-anticipated Producer Price Index (PPI) report. Core inflation shows restraint: While headline PPI jumped to 4.0% year-over-year due to energy shocks, core PPI rose just 0.1% for the month, …

US equities continued their upward trajectory, climbing for the eighth time in nine sessions as investors increasingly looked past geopolitical shocks and refocused on corporate performance. Even with ongoing concerns tied to energy routes and regional instability, markets showed surprising resilience, steadily recovering losses triggered by the recent escalation in …

The Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting on April 28–29, 2026 is widely expected to deliver a unanimous decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. Market pricing shows an overwhelming probability—above 97%—that no adjustment will be made, reflecting near-total consensus that the Fed remains in a holding pattern.The decision comes …

Artificial intelligence stocks in 2026 are no longer rising as a single unified trade. The sector has clearly split into winners and losers, as investors become more selective about where long-term value will actually emerge. The AI narrative is still strong, but the broad-based rally has faded into a more …

The past week in global financial markets was packed with major economic and monetary developments, alongside high‑impact geopolitical events related to the conflict in the Middle East. Sharp volatility dominated trading across global assets, driven primarily by the ongoing war between the United States and Israel on one side and …