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Recent Briefings
The unveiling of a competitive Chinese open-source AI model has sent a shockwave through the semiconductor sector, abruptly halting the 'growth at any cost' narrative that fueled the recent capex boom…
Today on The Tape Reader: Merck just landed a landmark FDA approval for the first oral PCSK9 cholesterol drug, while Eli Lilly is making a $3.8 billion entry into psychedelics. On the other side of th…
Today on The Tape Reader: The Q2 earnings gauntlet is delivering rapid-fire verdicts across sectors. TSMC's record quarter on surging AI demand provides a massive boost to the semiconductor space, whi…
Today on The Tape Reader: The June CPI report we've been bracing for just delivered a massive downside surprise, instantly rewriting the odds for a July rate hike. But beneath the macro relief, a brut…
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed after the U.S. reinstated a naval blockade and imposed a 20% protection toll on cargo. The resulting supply shock pushed crude prices signif…
Today on The Tape Reader: Equity futures are under heavy pressure to start the week as geopolitical tensions boil over. The fallout from Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has escalated into direc…
Today on The Tape Reader: A reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz is sending shockwaves through the energy market just as we enter a critical macroeconomic week. With oil surging on renewed US-Iran…
Today on The Tape Reader: Major capital deployments are confirming the durability of the AI infrastructure cycle. SK Hynix has priced a massive $26.5 billion US listing, just as Micron commits another…
Today on The Tape Reader: A second wave of US strikes in Iran is keeping oil markets on edge and equity futures under pressure this morning. Meanwhile, beneath the macro tension, a massive beat-and-ra…
Geopolitical risk has violently re-entered the tape. A sudden collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire has sent crude prices spiking and equities reeling, throwing fresh fuel onto the ongoing rotation out of…