Stocks and bonds dropped as investors faced a trio of headwinds with a pullback in the artificial-intelligence trade, mounting bets on a US interest rate hike and rising oil prices due to a worsening of the Middle East conflict. MSCI’s Asian equity gauge slid 3.2%, with South Korea’s Kospi index dropping 6.4%. A slump in chip firms forced a brief halt in the South Korean benchmark, the world’s best-performing gauge this year on the back of the AI trade. Futures contracts pointed to a 1.2% drop in European shares. Brent crude climbed 4.3% to above $97 a barrel after Israel said it struck several military targets in Iran, retaliating against missile attacks by Tehran. Higher oil prices will add further pressure to inflation, and that coupled with strong US jobs data, helped boost bets for higher Federal Reserve interest rates. The simultaneous retreat in stocks and bonds marks the biggest test in months for a bull market that has been fueled by easing geopolitical risks and the AI boom. Investors are now contending with a plethora of negatives: doubts whether the rally has run too far and too fast, renewed fighting in the Middle East, higher oil prices and inflation pressures prompting central banks to raise rates. On Friday, Wall Street’s historic weekly run came to a halt as the selloff in tech stocks gathered momentum. The Nasdaq 100 Index sank 4.8%, while growing anxiety about valuations sent the S&P 500 down 2.6%. A gauge of chip stocks slumped 10%. Chipmakers were weak across Asia as well. Samsung Electronics Co. tumbled as much as 11%, SK Hynix Inc. lost 10% and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. slid 5.7%. A flood of new shares from companies looking to fund their artificial intelligence ambitions is raising questions on Wall Street about whether there will be enough buyers to soak them all up and what this pile of fresh equity will mean for stock prices more broadly. While Asia reacted to Friday’s selloff on Wall Street, sentiment toward US tech stocks steadied as Nasdaq 100 futures erased earlier losses to rise 0.3%. Contracts for the S&P 500 Index also wiped out declines at the open to climb 0.1%. Elsewhere, Treasuries extended declines on Fed rate-hike bets and concerns about inflation from higher oil prices. The Treasury 10-year yield climbed four basis points to 4.57%. Indonesian bonds extend losses as the 10-year yield rose more than 30 basis points, deepening the rout in the nation’s assets. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield also rose. Meanwhile, Bitcoin climbed 1.5% to about $63,000 after falling below the $60,000-mark on Friday for the first time since Donald Trump won reelection in 2024. The cryptocurrency has lost about half its value since reaching a peak above $126,000 in October last year. In geopolitical news, Israel said it struck several military targets in Iran, retaliating against missile attacks by Tehran despite Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from hitting back. The exchange is one of the most serious tests of a ceasefire that took effect on April 8 to halt fighting involving the US, Israel and Iran. It comes as the US and Iran appear to be making little progress toward an interim agreement to end the war, even as Trump has repeatedly said a deal is near.
Another factor for investors to consider was the solid US jobs report. The data topped forecasts in May and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, offering the clearest sign yet that the labor market may be breaking out of a prolonged period of lackluster hiring. Interest-rate swaps indicated traders expect a quarter-point Fed hike by the December policy meeting, with a roughly 60% chance of a move in October. Higher US interest rates tend to drain capital from emerging markets, strengthen the dollar and raise borrowing costs, creating a tougher backdrop for equities.
Attention now turns to Fed policymakers’ next meet June 16-17 under the leadership of new Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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Macro :
- UK Plans Hospital, School Funding Cuts to Boost Defense Budget
- TWD Posts Biggest Drop in Over Two Months on Geopolitical Risks
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- S&P500 / MidCap 400 / SmallCap 600 - Addition & Deletion - Website Link Statment
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- AMGN US : Key Study for Amgen’s Tavneos Under Investigation at Journal
- Anduril IPO : Anduril Gets Tentative Approval for $1.98b Sale to Kuwait
- ASML NA : Elon Musk to Attend ASML’s Private Tech Event to Discuss Terafab
- AZN LN : AstraZeneca CEO Says Co. Could Withhold New Drugs in Europe: FT - Full Article
- AZN LN : AstraZeneca CEO Says Co. Could Withhold New Drugs in Europe: FT - Full Article
- BRK/A US : Tokio Marine CEO Says Berkshire Deal May Aid Global Growth: FT
- BPM IM : Banco BPM Proposes Monte Paschi Deal to Form €50 Billion Bank
- BRAV SS : Bravida Wins NOK4.5 Billion Green Mountain Data Center Contract
- BMPS IM : Unipol to Propose Bper to Buy 635 Monte Paschi Branches
- EN FP : Bouygues Telecom consortium agrees to buy Patrick Drahi’s SFR for €20.35bn - FT
- IAG LN : British Airways to Raise Fares to Offset Higher Fuel Costs
- CO FP : Casino Secures New 5-Year €600m Credit Line
- CLSK US : Meta in talks with CleanSpark for space in data center site, Green Street says
- ENX FP : Euronext May Total Cash Market Transaction Value M/M +1%
- RACE IM : Ferrari diehards debate whether buying its first EV is test of loyalty - FT
- FLEX US : Marvell Technology and Flex Set to Join S&P 500
- FNAC FP : Fnac Darty : modification du taux de conversion des OCEANE
- FRAS LN : Frasers Weighs £500 Million Bid for Shopping Center, Sky Reports
- G IM : Intesa Sanpaolo to Buy 3.01% of Generali Amid Offer for Paschi
- GOOGL US : SpaceX signs $30bn deal to lease computing capacity to Google - FT
- IBAB BB : IBA Signs Pact With Duke University on Proton Therapy Solutions
- INCY US U: Incyte Pharma Eyes Up to $2 Billion Deal for Star, FT Reports
- ISP IM : Intesa Offers to Buy Monte Paschi in Mix of Shares and Cash
- ITG IPO : Oaktree-Backed Digital Infrastructure Firm ITG Files for IPO
- JUVE IM : Juventus Wins Dismissal of Financial Statement Investigation
- KARN SW : Kardex Sees 2026 Ebit Margin at 8%-10% on Higher Cost Base
- LDO IM : Italian defence and engineering groups enjoy Gulf deal boost - FT
- LHA GY : Munich Airport Reopens as ‘Fire Smell’ in Tower Is Investigated
- MRVL US : Marvell Technology and Flex Set to Join S&P 500
- MRK US : Merck & Co Granted FDA Orphan Drug Status for Pembrolizumab
- META US : Meta weighs big equity raising after blockbuster Google deal - FT
- META US : Meta Mulls $200/Month for Consumer AI Agent Tool: Information
- BMPS IM : *INTESA OFFERS TO BUY MONTE PASCHI IN MIX OF SHARES AND CASH
- MoonShot AI : China’s Moonshot AI Seeks $30 Billion Value in New Funding Talks
- NEL NO : Nel Settles Iwatani Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
- NESN SW : CCU Buys 49.9% Stake in Aguas CCU-Nestlé From Nestlé
- NDX1 GY : Nordex Gets 255 MW Wind Turbine Orders From Germany
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- NOVOB DC : Novo CEO Looks Beyond Weight Loss to Longevity, Aesthetics
- NOVOB DC : Nov’s CagriSema Met Primary Endpoints in Diabetes Trials
- NRIX US : Roche Enters Pact With Nurix to Co-Develop Bexobrutideg
- NVDA US : Nvidia CEO Says Selloff in Tech Stocks Is a Buying Opportunity
- NVDA US : Nvidia, SK to Detail Cooperation Plan Monday: Reuters
- NYXH BB : Nyxoah Offering of 55.2m Shares Prices at $1.72/Share
- Open AI IPO : Trump administration, OpenAI discussing possible government stake in the AI startup - CNBC
- Open AI IPO : OpenAI plots biggest ChatGPT overhaul since launch - FT
- ORA FP¨: Bouygues Telecom consortium agrees to buy Patrick Drahi’s SFR for €20.35bn - FT
- PGHN SW : Partners Co-Founder Gantner Blames Short-Seller for Share Slump
- ROP SW : Roche Enters Pact With Nurix to Co-Develop Bexobrutideg
- RR/ LN : United Airlines CEO Rips Into Rolls-Royce for Lack of Support
- RR: LN : Airplane Engine Makers Called Out for ‘Gouging’ at Rio Summit
- SAN FP : Sanofi’s Sarclisa Subcutaneous Approved in the EU
- SAN SM : Santander’s Botín Says UK Bank Taxes Make No Economic Sense: FT
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- SPCX US : SpaceX Inks $30 Billion Computing Power Deal With Google
- SPCX US : SpaceX Bankers’ Drive to Police Retail Traders Sparks Backlash
- SPCX US : Elon Musk’s $1.8 Trillion SpaceX IPO Is Too Big to Succeed - Barron's
- UHR SW : Time’s up for Swatch?, A fall in profits has increased pressure for change, but the Hayek family has decried ‘short-termism’ and defended its strategy - FT
- TATE LN : Ingredion Is Said in Advanced Talks to Acquire Tate & Lyle
- TEG GY : TAG Immobilien Is Said to Eye Polish IPO Kickoff in Coming Weeks
- TEMN SW : Temenos Agrees to Acquire Additiv
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- UNI IM : Unipol to Propose Bper to Buy 635 Monte Paschi Branches
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