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European Morning Brief Wednesday 24 June 2026
FedEx Beats But Falls 6% — Carnival −8.7% — Sector-Wide Selling as S&P Drops to 7,406 — Micron at New ATH $1,213 Ahead of Tonight
Tuesday's session was a study in "sell the news" and rising investor caution. The S&P 500 slipped to 7,406 — down nearly 1.3% from Thursday's record close — as a wave of sector-wide selling hit industrials, materials and tech names simultaneously. FedEx delivered a clean beat: $6.31 EPS vs $6.02 expected, $25bn revenue vs $24.3bn estimated — then f

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Jun 241 min read


European Morning Brief Monday 22 June 2026
H2 Begins — Futures Slide as Iran Deal Strains Again — Micron at ATH $1,145 Ahead of Wednesday — PCE Thursday Is the Week's Defining Print
Wall Street returns today after Juneteenth, stepping into a new macro chapter — but not without fresh complications. CNBC headlines "deja vu" as the Iran deal shows renewed strain in implementation, with Qatar and Pakistan announcing a 60-day roadmap for full US-Iran deal execution. Futures are sliding. Brent is cautiously drifting lower.

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Jun 221 min read


European Morning Brief Wednesday 17 June 2026
FOMC Day — Warsh's First Decision at 20:00 CEST — SpaceX Strikes $60bn Cursor Deal, Hits $225 ATH — Dow Records Again at 52,003
The most consequential trading day of 2026's first half. Kevin Warsh chairs his first FOMC decision today — markets price a 97% hold at 3.50-3.75%, but the Dot Plot, the Summary of Economic Projections, and Warsh's debut press conference are the real story. BofA flags at least three FOMC members projecting 2026 hikes. Warsh may scrap the dot plot its

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Jun 171 min read


European Morning Brief Tuesday 16 June 2026
Dow Hits Record 51,671 on Monday's Iran Deal Surge — SpaceX +19.6% Day Two — BoJ Hikes to 31-Year High — FOMC Begins
The Iran peace deal opened the week with a powerful relief rally. The Dow added 469 points for a record close at 51,671. The S&P jumped 1.65% to 7,554. The Nasdaq surged 3.07% — its best session since March 31. SpaceX added 19.6% on its second trading day. Oil collapsed nearly 5% with WTI at $80 and Brent at $83. Overnight, the Bank of Japan delivered a hawkish

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Jun 161 min read


European Monday Morning Brief 15 June 2026
"Ships of the World, Start Your Engines" — Iran War Ends After 110 Days — Oil at $80 — FOMC Holds Wednesday — The Most Important Week of 2026
The most consequential weekend since the war began in February. After 110 days of conflict, a closed Strait of Hormuz, and energy-driven inflation that pushed CPI to 4.2% and battered financial markets for months — the United States and Iran reached a permanent peace deal on Sunday.

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Jun 151 min read


Friday Market Closing Report 12 June 2026
SpaceX Soars +19% to $160.95 on Debut Day — Iran Deal Potentially Signable This Sunday — Adobe −7% · Oil at Two-Month Low
History was made today. SpaceX became one of the world's largest listed companies on its first day of trading, closing at $160.95 — a 19% gain from its $135 IPO price — touching an intraday high of $176.52 as crowds cheered at the Nasdaq MarketSite and Gwynne Shotwell rang the opening bell. The broader market gyrated on conflicting Iran deal signals throug

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Jun 120 min read


European Morning Brief 12 June 2026
SpaceX Lifts Off Today at $1.78 Trillion — Iran "Great Settlement" Sparks 929-Point Dow Rally — Kospi +8% · Nikkei +3.4%
What a turnaround. After CPI at 4.2% and Wednesday's worst session of 2026, Thursday delivered the most dramatic single-day reversal of the year. President Trump's mid-afternoon Truth Social post announcing a "great settlement" with Iran sent the Dow surging 929 points (+1.86%), the Nasdaq +2.54%, oil plunging 4% to $89 Brent, and the VIX collapsing 12.5%.

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Jun 120 min read


European Evening Brief 11 June 2026
Relief Bounce After Wednesday's Carnage — ECB Delivers 25bps, Oil Eases, SpaceX Prices Tonight, Adobe Reports After the Bell
Markets stabilised Thursday after Wednesday's brutal selloff. The ECB delivered its first hike since 2023 — a 25bp move to 2.25% — exactly as priced. Lagarde acknowledged "growth is absent or under threat" while pushing inflation forecasts higher to 3% for 2026. Oil eased to $92.60 Brent as cooler heads emerged in the Middle East.

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Jun 110 min read


European Morning Brief 11 June 2026
Dow Loses 953 Points on CPI 4.2% Shock — Oracle Crashes 7% After-Hours Despite Record Quarter — ECB Hikes Today · SpaceX Prices Tonight
Wednesday was the worst day of the year. May CPI at 4.2% hit a three-year high. Trump threatened fresh military action against Iran. The Dow shed 953 points (−1.87%), the S&P fell 1.62% to 7,266.99, the Nasdaq tumbled 1.98%. Oracle reported a record $19.2bn quarter with cloud revenue up 47% — and crashed 7% after-hours as $55.7bn in 2027 cape

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Jun 110 min read


European Morning Brief 8 June 2026
Iran Fires Missiles at Israel — Ceasefire Breaks on Day 100 — Markets Return to a Week Loaded with CPI, SpaceX and Apple WWDC Today
The fragile Iran–US ceasefire — in place since early April — was shattered over the weekend. Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since the truce began, precisely on the 100th day of the conflict. Israel retaliated with strikes on western and central Iran. Oil surged 3–4% overnight. Asian markets tumbled — Kospi plunging over 8%, Nikk

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Jun 80 min read
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