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How will trillion‑dollar AI IPOs reshape equity markets?

10 June 2026

After several subdued years, the US initial public offering (IPO) market is poised for a dramatic revival. SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are all preparing listings that could together command a…

What do rising government bond yields mean for global markets?

22 May 2026

Why have government bond yields risen so sharply? Government bond yields have risen sharply across most major economies in recent weeks as bond prices have come under sustained pressure. Yields…

Why have US equities risen while Australian shares have lagged?

15 May 2026

The divergence between US and Australian equity market performance since the outbreak of the Iran conflict has been significant. While US equities have delivered exceptionally strong returns, Australian shares have…

What are US first‑quarter 2026 earnings telling us so far?

5 May 2026

How strong is the overall earnings backdrop? The US first‑quarter 2026 earnings season has so far reinforced the message that American corporate profits continue to outperform expectations, even amid a…

What has been the economic impact of Trump’s tariffs in 2025?

5 December 2025

What are the current US tariff rates? Following US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements throughout 2025, the effective US tariff rate has risen from roughly 2.5% at the start of…

Why are US tech giants flooding debt markets to fund AI?

28 November 2025

What’s been happening in debt markets? The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has triggered one of the largest borrowing sprees in corporate history. US tech giants, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and…

What did we learn from the US third-quarter 2025 earnings season?

14 November 2025

How did big tech perform and how did markets react? The third-quarter 2025 US earnings season delivered robust earnings growth, particularly in the technology sector, but market reactions were mixed….

What does the Google antitrust ruling mean for competition in the tech sector?

12 September 2025

Why did the court stop short of breaking up Google? In a landmark decision in the US antitrust case against Google, US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the company…

What were the highlights from the US second quarter 2025 earnings season?

28 August 2025

US corporate profits in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 have proven resilient, with the S&P 500 reporting 12.9% earnings growth and 80% of results exceeding investor expectations1. However, results…

How is AI impacting the Magnificent 7’s performance?

25 July 2025

How have the Magnificent 7 fared in 2025? The Magnificent 7 tech stocks, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Alphabet, now account for around 35% of the S&P 500…

Magnificent 7 Dominance Continues: But is the S&P 500 overly concentrated?

13 January 2025

What has driven the market’s returns? The S&P 500 has posted consecutive years of over 20% gains for the first time since the late 1990’s,[1] with the so-called ‘Magnificent 7,[2] stocks…

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