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Japanese Yen holds near 162 as intervention risk remains

The Japanese Yen (JPY) registers minimal losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday amid mixed risk appetite, with global equities fluctuating between gains and losses, while investors continue to monitor developme…

ECB’s Schnabel: “More hiking is needed to get to 2%.”

European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Wednesday that from the present perspective, further interest rate hikes are needed to bring inflation back to the central bank’s 2% target.

Commodity FX: Positioning shifts shape prospects – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that IMM volume is concentrated in commodity currencies, with AUD, NZD and NOK leading recent adjustments. NOK and CAD are seeing outflows linked to Oil sensitivity and modest Norges Bank tight…

Malaysian Ringgit: Bearish near term against US Dollar – MUFG

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that MYR has underperformed since the June FOMC as higher US yields and wider US-Malaysia rate differentials weigh on the currency. While the bank’s medium-term constructive view on the ringgit r…

SpaceX debut helps lift market sentiment after volatile week

U.S. stocks ended higher on June 12, 2026, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining approximately 382 points, as declining oil prices, improving sentiment regarding developments in the Middle East, and strong inves…

How AI started turning memory into a structural bottleneck

The semiconductor market in early 2026 is experiencing a dramatic reversal that has caught many investors off guard. While Nvidia and other GPU makers trade sideways, memory stocks like SanDisk, Micron, and Western Digi…

Memory chip shortage: How crazy could it get?

Prices of memory are going crazy. SemiAnalysis has been calling this out for over a year since late 2024. The scariest thing is that we aren't even close to the peak. We go through fab by fab production and expansion ve…

The road to SpaceX’s juggernaut IPO

On Monday morning, the AI juggernaut announced it had turned in its first IPO proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It's a major step in the rush toward a public listing, as Anthropic and rival OpenAI…