Market Pulse – August 13, 2026
📊 Asian session: broadly positive. Nikkei 225 is up ~1.3–1.4%, near 68,400, extending its rally for a second day. South Korea's KOSPI is surging over 4% on rep ...
Read More📊 Asian session: broadly positive. Nikkei 225 is up ~1.3–1.4%, near 68,400, extending its rally for a second day. South Korea's KOSPI is surging over 4% on rep ...
Read More🌏 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Mixed. Kospi surged +2.44% intraday to fresh record highs, leading the region. Nikkei 225 barely moved (+0.08%), resuming trade after a holiday ...
Read More🌏 Asia: Tokyo closed for a holiday, Sydney and Hong Kong trading flat. RBA held rates at 4.35% as expected. Singapore Q2 GDP beat forecasts at +5.9% y/y, with ...
Read More🌏 Asia: Nikkei +2.1%, Kospi +0.7%, Hang Seng +0.6% – Asian equities extend Friday's Wall Street rally despite Hormuz jitters. Shanghai hit a 3-week high after ...
Read MoreThe week of August 3–7 was dominated by Friday's US jobs report: nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in July, badly missing the roughly +85,000 consensus, while the un ...
Read More📉 Asia: Futures pointing lower into today's session – Japan, Hong Kong and Australia set for a soft open as oil's jump revives inflation worries ahead of US jo ...
Read More📊 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲: Dow +0.49% to a record 54,349 🟢 | SandP 500 –0.17% to 7,724 | Nasdaq –0.83% to 26,363 🔴 – AI-spending jitters dragged tech lower.🌏 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: ...
Read More🌏 Asia OvernightRisk-on mood after Wall Street's record close. Nikkei 225 +2.7%, Kospi +4.5%, both led by chip and AI names. Sentiment lifted by hopes of a US– ...
Read MoreThe week of July 27–31 was dominated by the Fed's decision to hold rates steady despite three dissenting FOMC members, and by strong Eurozone Q2 GDP growth of 0 ...
Read MoreThe week of July 20–24 was dominated by a fresh Iran–Israel escalation and a new Red Sea front: Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers pushed Brent above $100 a barrel ...
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