Supporting the classy head, paying for investors

Which is the first half of the year.

In the first six months, the world saw (not so) a new US president in the Oval Cabinet, stated that the president had stopped the global trade landscape and the South Korean president was taken away.

Conflicts between India and Pakistan, as well as Israel and Iran, also began (together with the American aircraft thrown into the mix.)

The Chinese AI Startup Deepek made his debut, stealing the chatgpt for a while, and the elections were held worldwide, including in Germany, Australia and even here in Sunny Singapore.

We may just have to call Billy Joel and make him write a brand new version “We didn’t start fire”.

Despite such a trip to the US Mountains, the investor market, in response to most events, it seems to have accepted the UK mantra when it was prepared for the war in 1939: continue quietly and continue.

When we consider a longer look, the markets came with a respectable performance, despite the changing first half. Just a few statistics: S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite closed in fresh highs over Monday and today increased by 5%.

In Europe, the STOXX 600 increased by 6.7%, and in Asia most major markets are in a positive territory, and Hong Kong and South Korea places a large 20% profit today.

Keep calm and keep the second half of the year, investors.

– Lim Hui Jie

S&P and NASDAQ touch fresh highs. On Monday, S&P 500 scored 0.52% and posted another entry, closed, ends at 6 204.95, a Nasdaq Composite Extended 0.47% and reached a fresh high of 20 369.73. Asian-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesdaywith Japan Nikkei 225 Retreating from the 11-month maximum.

The White House claims that Canada caves on trade. A said the White House This Canada “gave” to President Donald Trump hastily storeroom him Digital Services tax After the president threatened to close trade Negotiations between two major trading partners.

June factory activity in China is unexpectedly expanding. CAIXIN/S&P CEOs index came in 50.4higher than the Reuters’ 49 estimate. It also disagreed PMI’s official report in ChinaWhich sample more companies, mainly in the branches in the top.

Elon Musk calls Trump beaten “loan slavery”. CEO TESLA and SPACEX have doubled on it Critics kill Trump’s signature megabil. Musk also called for a “new political party” and promised that any fiscal conservative that votes for the bill “to lose its main year”.

(Pro) Beneficiars for NATO defense. With NATO members who commit a much higher defense goal, certain companies They are expected to see a huge strengthening of their lower lines – especially with the headquarters in Europe.