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Gold slips as Middle East risk shifts back

Gold moved lower after Iran-backed Hezbollah rejected a US-mediated proposal, a reminder that the metal is not reacting to geopolitics in a simple way anymore.

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Broadcom shares drop even after quarterly earnings report tops expectations

Broadcom shares fell sharply despite beating quarterly revenue and EPS estimates, as investors were disappointed by weaker-than-expected momentum in its custom artificial intelligence (AI) business. Management nevertheless remained confident in supply-chain stability and in the company’s AI chip development plans. Fundamentally, growth remains strong.

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Oil market tightens as US crude stocks keep falling

The oil market is moving back into a more fragile position. US commercial crude inventories fell by around 7.97 million barrels last week, marking the sixth straight weekly draw and pushing crude reserves further below normal seasonal levels.

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Dow Jones declines as strong economic data reinforces hawkish Fed expectations

The Dow Jones fell 1.21% to 50,692 as strong US employment and services data signalled economic resilience. Combined with a sharp drop in US crude inventories that pushed oil prices toward $97, rising inflation risks have lowered rate-cut expectations, driving fears of a more restrictive Federal Reserve stance later in 2026.

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Oracle earnings become a reality check for the AI cloud story

Oracle’s upcoming results are not being treated like a normal quarterly update. Investors are looking at this report as a reality check for one of the most aggressive AI-cloud growth stories in the market.

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Eurozone inflation accelerates, but uncertainty keeps EUR/USD range-bound

Eurozone inflation spiked in May, with headline CPI reaching 3.2% and core CPI hitting 2.5%, driven by a 10.9% surge in energy costs linked to Middle East conflicts. Despite hawkish central bank rhetoric, the EUR/USD remains range-bound near 1.1628 as neutral technical indicators reflect deep market uncertainty.

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Nvidia deepens its AI supply chain as DGX Spark brings supercomputing to the desk

Nvidia’s AI story is no longer about selling chips into data centres. The company is now trying to control more of the ecosystem around those chips, from supply chain financing to developer hardware.

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Nasdaq closes at record high on strong Hewlett Packard results and tech rally

The Nasdaq hit a record high above 30,000, powered by Hewlett Packard's stellar earnings and an expansionary ISM Manufacturing PMI of 54. Heavyweights like Nvidia and Microsoft fuelled the rally.

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Micron joins the trillion-dollar club as AI memory becomes the new bottleneck

Micron has now reached a market valuation above $1 trillion, while its share price is trading close to the $1,000 mark, after a surge driven by demand for high-bandwidth memory and tighter supply across the memory market.

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Nikkei reaches fresh record high amid robust economic releases

The Nikkei 225 climbed 2.53% to a historic record high of 66,329, propelled by better-than-expected Japanese economic data. Surpassing market forecasts, strong gains in retail sales, industrial production, and consumer confidence highlighted the economy's underlying resilience.

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