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Strong rally resumes over US-Japan trade deal, and extension of China tariff pause. The US market jumped 0.8%, while Japan's Nikkei leapt 3.5%, with carmakers dominating the gains (most top 10 performance were auto companies). Toyota and Honda leapt more than 13%. There were mixed results from big US tech companies. IBM and Alphabet reported strong results after market close, but dropped 5%, while Alphabet was up. Tesla disappointed with a revenue drop, and is down nearly  5%in  post market trade. 
Stocks mentioned include Alphabet, Boss, Ford, GE Vernova, GM, Honda, IBM, Paladin, Tesla, Toyota

A selloff in big US technology stocks forced the Nasdaq-100 to close down 0.5% overnight. But the broader market retained its previous day's gains. Nvidia dropped 2.5%, but Alphabet, Tesla were up ahead of reporting tomorrow morning. Earnings results from Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris brought down their share prices. Big Australian miners are making solid gains this week as the powerful banks' flounder.
Stocks mentioned include Alphabet, Agnico Eagle, Barrick Mining, BHP, CommBank, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Newmont, Nvidia, Philip Morris, Rio Tinto, Tesla

The US market reached a new record overnight. Verizon led gains, up 4% after a strong second-quarter report. The vast majority of US companies reporting so far are beating expectations. Focus remains on Alphabet and Tesla with results out Thursday morning AEST. Alphabet jumped more than 2% overnight in anticipation. While banks dragged down the ASX yesterday, the broader market could make gains today. An 11% gain for Block may have helped limit the ASX 200 dip yesterday. The stock will join the S&P 500 listing this week, which is seen as a huge positive. Investors will focus on Reserve Bank board minutes out today and in the US on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaking.
Stocks mentioned include Alphabet, AMP, ANZ Banking Group, Block, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Tesla, Verizon, Westpac Bank, South32, Yancoal, Whitehaven Coal

Markets dipped on Friday, but remained well up in a very strong week. Both the Australian and US markets rose more than 2%. That's the best performance in months for Australia. We're in for another strong news week with major US companies reporting, and some in Australia. So far, US company reports are strong, proving the resilience of that economy. We'll see if that continues as Google, Tesla and others report for the quarter.
Stocks mentioned include Alphabet, American Airlines, AMP, BYD Company, Circle Internet, Coca-Cola, Fortescue, Lucid Motor, Intel, GM, Tesla, Whitehaven Coal, Woodside

US, Australian sharemarkets are hitting new record highs. Aussie investors are expecting rate cuts now unemployment is rising here. And in the US, general economic data is strong, encouraging investors into riskier stocks. Commodities are also stronger, including iron ore, oil and silver. Block rose more than 5% on the ASX yesterday, continuing its strong recovery since May.
Stocks mentioned include Block, Broadcom, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvida, PepsiCo
 

US shares edged up overnight despite a poor response to solid earnings from big financial firms. Labour data will impact investor sentiment for the US and Australian markets today. Retail figures will also be important in the US tonight. The ASX opened up this morning, but fears CBA is overvalued remain persistent.
Stocks mentioned include Bank of America, Commonwealth Bank, GE Aerospace, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, Netflix

US sharemarkets fell in overnight trading following the release of inflation data that showed an uptick in price growth. Investors are now concerned they won't be seeing rate cuts as soon as hoped. And the bond market continued to signal danger with a further increase in longer-dated yields. All this meant strong reports from US financials overnight weren't enough to save them from largely declining. Of note, the Hang Seng remains bullish, up 1.6%. While the ASX 200 is down mid morning, led by goldminers.
Stocks mentioned include Bank of New York Melon, Blackrock, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan, Newmont, Rio Tinto, Wells Fargo

Bitcoin hits an all-time high of US$123,218, continuing its uptrend since April. That added to the picture of a buoyant US market overnight, with stocks broadly ending up. Investors again shrugged off further US tariff threats (against Mexico, Europe and Russia) – evidenced by continuing stasis in the volatility index, a gauge of investor fear. With China increasing exports 5.8% in the first half of 2025, we could get good news from China's industrial activity today. US inflation will be a key focus though, with figures out tonight. Local stocks opened up this morning. That includes DroneShield, up 4% by 11am, building on its 17% gain yesterday.
Stocks mentioned include Coinbase, DroneShield, Ondas, RedCat, Strategy

US stocks dipped last week under the weight of inflation concern (not tariffs, which by and large investors are taking in their stride). While continuing enthusiasm for big tech minimised the week’s losses, with megacap Nvidia up 3.5% in the week, US inflation figures will be most important when they’re released Tuesday. And there’s speculation of stimulus activity from the Chinese government, which would likely boost investor sentiment, especially for commodities. We’re seeing surprising lifts in copper and iron ore already. This is one reason we may see more interest in stocks such as BHP, a share price under pressure this year (compared with banks such as CBA which have flown up in recent months).
Stocks mentioned include BHP, Blackrock, Commonwealth Bank, Nvidia

Most big US tech stocks fell overnight, with Tesla down 5% after US President Donald Trump threatened the car company's subsidies. US renewable energy giant NextEra led gains in the sector as the 'Big Beautiful Bill' looks set to become law. And US casinos rocketed up after Macau reported high revenue in June. June. Bitcoin fell 7.7% overnight, dragging down alighed stocks such as Strategy.
Stocks, ETFs mentioned include Block, Commonwealth Bank, Invesco Solar ETF, iShares Global Clean Energy ETF, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, NextEra EnergyNvidia, Tesla, Wynn Resorts

US stocks again hit records, with expectation of trade deals and rate cuts. That market has shown outstanding results this year, just as we've seen Australian shares record their biggest gains in years. Defence stocks are leading the charge in both markets. And we've seen gold stocks rally (the sector had its best half year since the global financial crisis). Specifically, Palantir recorded the biggest gain in the Nasdaq-100 for first-half, up 80%. And Austal is up more than 100% on the Australian sharemarket in 2025.
Stocks, ETFs mentioned include ANZ Bank, Austal, Commonwealth Bank, Deep Yellow, DroneShield, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett Packard, National Australia Bank, Palantir, Regis Resources, RTX, South32, VanEck Australian Banks ETF

US shares jumped to a record last week, with Nvidia up 10%, Nike up 20%. Investors are seemingly unworried by tariffs, inflation and other issues. Oil slumped 12% last week, with stocks such as Occidental plummeting. The US healthcare sector is also down. Australian shares are on track for 10% gain as 2024-25 closes, with gold, defence leading gains over the past 12 months.
Stocks mentioned include Nike, Nvidia, Occidental, Virgin Australia, Tesla, Regis, UBER, Genesis Minerals, Austal, Technology One, Zip, Woodside, Santos, Beach Energy

Finance, technology, oil, gas rose overnight, pushing US markets to highs. A decline in US personal consumption expenditure boosted hopes of rate cuts. This all meant the Nasdaq-100 hit another record, with Nvidia, Netflix at new highs. Locally, the S&P/ASX 200 rallied above 8600 at open this morning. Virgin is holding steady from its Tuesday IPO, as is DroneShield after staggering gains this week.
Stocks mentioned include Apache, BYD, DroneShield, Geely Auto, Virgin Australia

The Nasdaq-100 index hit all-time high overnight as tech stocks surged. Investors have moved on from the Iran conflict, deepening their risk appetite. Because of that Nvidia reached a new record, climbing 4.3% to overtake Microsoft as the world's most valuable company. Locally, shares dipped at the open, we'll watch DroneShield, after its 20% jump yesterday over a European defence deal.
Stocks mentioned include Commonwealth Bank, DroneShield, Nvidia, Virgin Australia

A broad market rally lifted the Hang Seng 2%, S&P 500 1.1%, ASX 200 0.95%. Notably, energy and gold stocks are down, with Woodside sliding 6.5% yesterday. Virgin Australia closed 11% higher at $3.23 yesterday, after it listed, with more gains likely today. We're focused on Australian inflation data out soon, expected to be 2.3%.
Stocks mentioned include Coinbase, Virgin Australia, Woodside, Circle
 

Markets broadly rallied overnight, with the Nasdaq up about 1%, following a seeming calm in the Iran-Israel conflict. In response, the price of US crude oil dropped, along with energy stocks, while most of the market rallied. Tesla shares surged more than 8% following its robotaxi launch, while competitor Google dipped. Locally, Virgin will list at 12pm today under code 'VGN'. The oil price drop is as good as Virgin could have hoped for today. And its listing today follows a decline in Qantas's share price throughout June.
Stocks mentioned include Tesla, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways, Alphabet

Price of oil is rising as Middle East tension escalates, up more than 20% in the past month. In response to this tension, expect energy, 'safe haven' assets to rise and goldminers to rebound from last week. Virgin Australia will list on the ASX tomorrow so it'll be interesting to see how its share price performs at such a time. Focus on inflation reports out this week in the US and Australia.
Stocks mentioned include Virgin Australia, Woodside Energy, Santos, Evolution Mining, Goodman Group, Transurban, APA, Origin Energy, Meridian Energy

Virgin Australia Holdings, listing on Tuesday, could be the trade of the year, if your timing is right. If you're focused on local stocks it should be on your radar. Moomoo Australia and New Zealand market strategist Jessica Amir explains how to analyse this (and any other) stock, to get your timing right.

Markets on edge today as US decides in weeks if it will join attack on Iran. The oil price jumped as much as 3% overnight before closing 0.8% higher at US75.80. Energy stocks generally are up. ASX-listed Deep Yellow jumped 31% in four trading days, leading Australian uranium stocks big climb so far this week. Investors should expect volatility as we transition into the new financial year as investors rebalance, and a possible broad rally in July. 
Securities mentioned include Beach Energy, Boss Energy, Constellation Energy, Deep Yellow, Genesis Minerals, Global X Uranium ETF, Life360, Paladin Energy, Pro Medicus, Regis Resources, Santos, Sigma Healthcare, Technology One, Whitehaven Coal, Zip Co

Shares, gold and other commodities fell overnight with lower expectation of US rate cuts and concern over inflation if the oil price stays high. Investors instead focused on real estate, utilities and technology – which we could see repeated in Australia today. They also dove into stablecoin stocks such as Circle, with regulatory legislation making progress in the US Congress.
Stocks mentioned include Honeywell, Taiwan Semiconductor, Cognex, Amphenol, Nvidia, Tesla, Circle, Coinbase

US stocks jump overnight, with the Nasdaq up 1.5%, with investors assuming the Iran-Israel conflict is unlikely to escalate. Because of this the oil price dropped 2% and the gold price dipped. Slight gain is expected locally, noting that Australian uranium stocks spiked up yesterday, led by Deep Yellow and Boss. There's a focus on Japan as central bank makes rate decision today.  
Securities mentioned include Invesco QQQ Trust, SPDR Gold ETF, RTX Corp, Deep Yellow, Boss Energy, Global X Uranium ETF

Oil spiked 7% on Friday to US$76.94, with predictions it could reach US$95. This would dampen consumption, fuel inflation and airline costs (with United falling 12% last week). Predictably, oil and defence stocks are rising.
Stocks mentioned include Capricorn Metals, Corporate Travel, Flight Centre, Karoon Energy, Newmont, Qantas Airways, Santos, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Viva Energy, Westgold Resources, Woodside Energy

Virgin Australia will list in just under a week and a half, and is the biggest new entrant to the ASX in several years. With all the buzz, it’s natural to wonder whether this is an opportunity you should seize. But moomoo's Jessica Amir says there's six reasons to pause before you rush in to buy, not just Virgin, but any initial public offering.
Stocks mentioned include Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways, Guzman y Gomez, Commonwealth Bank, Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Alphabet

US inflation steady at 2.8% boosts hopes of rate cuts and investor confidence, says moomoo's Jessica Amir. So risk-accepting investors are showing favour to energy, tech stocks. US uranium stocks are on the rise and Oracle jumped 13% over strong earnings. Goldminers are making big gains in Australia.
Stocks mentioned include ConocoPhillips, Constellation Energy, Newmont, Oracle, Vistra Energy, Yancoal Australia
 

Though the US and China announced initial compromises on tariffs, with 'more to come', the S&P 500 fell for the first time in four days, slipping 0.3%. Locally we could see further gains, after the S&P/ASX 200 hit an all-time high yesterday. While we've seen defence stocks in broad rally, the AUKUS deal is on the line, which could have an impact.
Securities mentioned include Austal, Vanguard Australian Shares ETF, iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF, BetaShares Australia 200 ETF

Australian shares have reached a new high, just as the US market looks like it's about to. Tesla’s shares rose 5.7% overnight, ahead of its Thursday robotaxi event. It's part of the tech surge which includes the world’s biggest computer chip companies growing earnings at 43% year on year. And in Australia, with stocks such as Megaport up 89% this year, as the data centre group's gross profits grows by 70%.
Securities mentionedTesla, Micron, Qualcomm, Intel, VanEck Semiconductor ETF, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares ETF, Megaport, Regis Resources, Genesis Resources, Boss Energy
 

Tech, commodity sectors expected to push the ASX up this week particularly if US-China talks go well. Platinum hit its highest since 2021, while silver is at a 14-year high. Australia's public listing process is under review and may increase IPOs this year.
Securities mentioned include GraniteShares Platinum Trust ETF, Qantas Airways, VanEck Semiconductor ETF, Themes Airlines ETF

Tesla's share price fell 14% overnight, dragging the US market with it. CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump are in a feud war that's unsettling investors. Moomoo Australia and New Zealand market strategist Jessica Amir explains Australian shares are reaching for highs, as silver and gold keep rising.
Securities mentioned include Adriatic Metals, Global X EURO STOXX 50 ETF, Palantir, Tesla

Markets are trading around record highs, with expectation they will rise further. Both in Australia and the US investors are looking forward to rate cuts, just as they're showing excitement over the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry. While market and geopolitical volatility is also keeping 'safe' assets such as gold strong, there is a clear bullish sentiment at work in markets.
Stocks mentioned include Alcoa, Paladin Energy, Meta, Boss Energy, Constellation Energy, Amazon, Microsoft, Megaport, Nextdc
 

The ASX could hit a high today as global markets push upward, fuelled by investors not wanting to miss out on tech gains, with other sectors also looking positive. This is despite a bleaker view of world economic growth from the OECD, which cut expectations from the US economy, but predicts improving growth in Australia.
Stocks mentioned: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla

US markets rose overnight led by big tech stocks Meta, Broadcom and AMD. US steel producers also made gains with news of higher tariffs. Another sector recording a rise is gold, which looks set to continue. But a darkening picture of the US economy is pushing the dollar down, while Disney and Microsoft are among those announcing further layoffs.
Securities mentioned Alphabet Advanced Micro Devices Disney Meta Platforms Microsoft Newmont Nucor Steel Dynamics Tesla

US stocks closed off their best month since 2023 on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 6.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rising 9.5%. While the Aussie market straggled up 3.8%. But this week the market could get spooked over US-China tariff disputes and key economic data due out.
Stocks mentioned: Nvidia, Evolution Mining, Genesis Minerals
 

Buoyed by US rate cut hope but confused by tariff court rulings, investors are focusing on high-value stocks. Nvidia may be one, rising 3.25% to now rival Microsoft as the world's valuable company, says moomoo's Jessica Amir. Locally, the ASX dipped at open. And Meta has partnered with Anduril to develop defence industry products.
Securities mentioned include Meta Platforms, Nvidia, Microsoft, VanEck Global Defence ETF

Nvidia delivered a market-beating quarterly report, driving its shares higher after market. Moomoo market strategist Jessica Amir unpacks the results, tracing the powerful growth trajectory of this leading artificial intelligence company. She says it's not a stock any investor should be ignoring

Markets made solid gains yesterday with the Nasdaq 100 surging 2.4% overnight. (Tesla alone was up 7%.) We're seeing strong investment in ETFs in May, suggesting we could see another record year. Any rise in the ASX today drawing it close to a new record.
Securities mentioned include Tesla, Nvidia, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

US stocks were down last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 2.65%. Apple faced a particularly bad week, down 7.5%. This week focus is on Nvidia, set to report quarterly results on Wednesday evening (US time). On the weekend, US threats of stiff levies on Apple foreign-made iPhones and tariffs on Europe, could lead to a selloff this week. But gold has risen 1.9% to US$3357.
Securities mentioned Apple, Nvidia, West African Resources, DroneShield, iShares Trust US Aerospace & Defense ETF

Three of Australia's big four banks remain a compelling investment case. They've always recovered from big market drops, with CommBank reaching new highs after every one. They have a stranglehold on the mortgage market and are powerfully integrated into the economy. Moomoo strategist Jessica Amir lays out the case for why investors should consider them.
Stocks mentioned: Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Westpac Bank

US 10-year bond yields hit 4.56%, the highest since February 14. Not only are insurers benefit from this, but investors are buying into 'safe haven' assets. So Bitcoin pushed into another high, above US$111,000, and gold stocks are dominating the top 10 gainers in Australia this week.
Stocks mentioned include Tesla, Alphabet, CrowdStrike, Palantir, West African Resources, Genesis Minerals, Emerald Resources, Challenger, QBE Insurance Group, Medibank

Investor fear over US debt has caused a bond market rout, pushing up yields. A sell off spread to equities, and investors turned to 'safer' assets such as gold and Bitcoin (which hit a record). It's worth noting wheat also rallied, says moomoo Australia market strategist Jessica Amir.
Securities mentioned include GrainCorp, Inghams Group, Rigetti Computing, iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

US shares snapped a six-day winning streak overnight, with the S&P 500 falling 0.39%. Investors waiting on further tariff deal news, selling up for profit after the sharp rally. Gold nudged up and could rise further in response. Following Australia's rate cut we're seeing banks rise this morning – Westpac, Commonwealth and NAB historically performed well after a rate cut. We could expect property and technology to also gain as the impact of the rate cut settles.

European and American shares traded modestly higher overnight despite the US government's credit downgrade and lower industrial activity in China. Locally there is strong expectation of a rate cut by Australia's central bank, even though employment here is robust.  If the RBA does surprise today by not cutting rates, the initial sharemarket reaction is likely to involve selling. If we see a rate cut then the market is likely to jump 0.5% to 1%, lead by banks, infrastructure and real estate investment trusts.

The bull market run stumbled over the weekend, with the US credit rating downgraded over the size of government debt. Investors are likely to turn to safer assets such as gold, moving away from equities. But any setback is likely to be short term, with the bull run to continue. Locally, a central bank rate cut tomorrow will support this.
Securities mentioned include Tesla, Nvidia, Lululemon, Micron, Technology, Liontown Resources, Mineral Resources, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Domain Holdings, Megaport, Newmont

As world markets invest more in AI we'll see a wave of infrastructure development. That's part of the story that spurred Nvidia to become the second most-valued company in the world this week, and it could soon take the number one spot soon. Cloud services, computer chip makers and data centres look set to benefit as generative AI spend climbs toward US$1.6 trillion in seven years.
Securities include Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon.com, AMD, Cisco, Microsoft, VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Big drop in US business inflation helped the market rise further overnight. But strong local employment data released yesterday makes a weaker case for a local rate cut next week. We can expect tech sector investors to sell out for profits following strong gains in the sector over the past few weeks. That's especially the case before central bank meetings, employment data and big company results over the next two weeks.
Stocks mentioned include South32, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Cisco, Nvidia, Rio Tinto, Tesla,  Life360, Nextdc

Markets continued to broadly rise in Asia, North America, with the Nasdaq Composite up 0.72%. Semiconductor stocks surged in particular, including dedicated ETFs, Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor. This pushed Nvidia to overtake Apple last night to become the world's second most-valuable company. The gold price is down, with Newmont, Evolution Mining and Ramelius dropping on the ASX yesterday.
Securities mentioned include Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple, Arm Holdings, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Evolution Mining, Genesis Minerals, Gold Road Resources, Lynas Rare Earths, Microsoft, Newmont, Nvidia, Ramelius Resources

US markets climbed further, recovering all losses in 2025. Nvidia rose above US$3.1 trillion, and could soon overtake Apple. Oil rallied with Brent crude up 2.5%. The Hong Kong market dropped 1.9% yesterday but is up 19% from low.
Securities mentioned include Apple, iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF, Megaport, NextDC, Nvidia, Qantas Airways, Technology One, Tesla, WiseTech Global, Woodside Energy Group

Markets spiked up overnight over the US-China tariff 90-day deal, where US tariffs drop to 30% and China's to 10%. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 4.35%, with about two thirds of companies listed on the Nasdaq-100 up more than 3%. Commodities also rallied with iron ore near US$100, oil rising, but gold down. Of the big US tech stocks, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Nvidia, Tesla rallied more than 5% overnight.
Securities mentioned Fortescue Tesla Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares ETF GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF Lululemon Athletica PDD Holdings Amazon.com Meta Platforms Apple Nvidia Alphabet Microsoft

Markets dropped last week, led by US pharmaceuticals over presidential orders to boost domestic drug manufacturing. But all focus this week is on details from US-China trade talks, with hopes already rising from reports they were 'substantial'. Investors are also focused on US inflation data out tomorrow and big consumer stocks Alibaba, Walmart reporting this week.
Stocks mentioned include Eli Lilly, Walmart, Alibaba, Tencent

Stocks extended their rebound from April 7 lows, taking the S&P 500 up 14.4% since then. The US tariff deal with Britain is pleasing investors, who want a China deal settled also. On that optimism it's likely the rally could continue. Adding to that, Nasdaq-100 listed companies have increased earnings by an unexpected 22.6% so far this reporting season. And we can see not only a spike in commodities, but Bitcoin has crossed over US$100,000, gaining 7.2% overnight.
Securities mentioned include Palantir, iShares Bitcoin Trust, Tesla, GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF, Woodside Energy Group, BHP, Rio Tinto, Macquarie Group

Shares rose overnight, with investors hopeful US-China talks will lead to tariff de-escalation. But we saw a sharp drop in Alphabet on news its search volume declined, with AI investors turning to other stocks such as Nvidia. ANZ Bank reported 'strongest ever half-year revenue', rounding out solid results from the big three banks reporting for this season. Commodity prices dipped as the US dollar rose, but may not stay that way for long.
Securities mentioned include Invesco QQQ Trust, ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF, Apple, iShares Bitcoin Trust, Alphabet, ANZ Bank, Sandfire Resources, Nvidia, National Australia Bank