#HKMarketUpdate
<H Shrs>HSI Ends Down 387 pts; KNOWLEDGE ATLAS Soars 26% Above HKD2,000; MEITUAN-W Sags 3.5%

2026/06/18 16:30 GMT+08

https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1529715/top-news/AAFN

#Kelvin
Singapore interest rates have fallen 2.5 percentage points from their peak, and yet most Singapore REITs are still flat, down, or even cutting their dividends. If you've been wondering why falling rates haven't rescued your REITs, you're not alone.

In this video, I break down the real reasons some S-REITs are recovering while others aren't, and how to spot the ones set up for a second wave of income once their high-rate debt finally rolls off.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Introduction
00:23 — How REITs borrow money
04:17 — Interactive Brokers shoutout
02:23 — Why overseas properties are dragging some REITs down
04:49 — The REITs growing despite high interest rates
08:32 — So is REIT investing dead?

None of this is meant to be construed as investment advice. It's for information purposes only. Links above include affiliate commission or referrals. I'm part of an affiliate network and I receive compensation from partnering websites.

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Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on June 18, 2026

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#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore shares end higher; STI up 0.7%

Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jun 18), as the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.7 per cent or 36.38 points to finish at 5,212.84.

Sats : S58 +4.07% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 4.1 per cent or S$0.17 to S$4.35.

The worst performer among STI constituents was DFI Retail Group : D01 -5.87%, which fell 5.9 per cent or US$0.22 to US$3.53.

The three local banks ended higher.

DBS : D05 +1.52% gained 1.5 per cent or S$0.99 to S$66.00, OCBC : O39 +1.87% rose 1.9 per cent or S$0.46 to S$25.08, and UOB : U11 +0.89% was up 0.9 per cent or S$0.35 at S$39.70.

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 372 to 242, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.2 billion changed hands.

Key regional indices were mixed on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 1.6 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.6 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 2.3 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI inched up 0.1 per cent.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-end-higher-sti-0-7

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jun 18)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-jun-182

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, SpaceX, Micron, Carnival & more

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-.html?__source=androidappshare

Here are 5 wild stats from SpaceX's first week on the Nasdaq

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/5-wild-spacex-stats-from-the-companys-first-week-on-the-nasdaq.html?__source=androidappshare

Trump hits back at critics as Iran peace deal fuels debate over U.S. concessions

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/trump-iran-deal-mou-nuclear-hormuz.html?__source=androidappshare

The Fed decision, JetBlue's Florida plans and more: Morning Squawk

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/5-things-to-know-before-the-stock-market-opens.html?__source=androidappshare

#U$MarketUpdate
Stocks rebound from Fed sell-off as oil prices slide, chip stocks rally:

Live updates

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=androidappshare

MAS adds one of world’s largest crypto exchanges to list warning investors
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/mas-adds-one-worlds-largest-crypto-exchanges-list-warning-investors

DoubleLine CEO and CIO #JeffreyGundlach joins CNBC's Scott Wapner following Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's debut FOMC press conference, calling it the start of a new era. Gundlach's key takeaway is unmistakable — Warsh repeated "we will deliver price stability" more than anything else, and his decision to buy time through five task forces rather than move rates suggests no action until at least the fall. Gundlach reads the inflation framework task force with some skepticism, noting it could open the door to new measurement techniques that conveniently engineer a path to declaring price stability. On the dot plot, with nine members projecting a hike, he sees it primarily as jawboning — but effective jawboning. He also raises the possibility that Warsh may prove more Volcker-like in his independence from the two-year Treasury, rather than slavishly following it as his predecessors have done for two decades.

On markets, Gundlach sees the hawkish tone as net positive for long-term Treasuries, arguing that a credible commitment to price stability actually provides better support for the long bond than the over-easing that had been driving yields higher. He remains cautious on US equities — now approaching 50% concentration in just ten names — and sees the funding burden of the AI CapEx cycle as the back side of the earnings story markets have been celebrating. He remains most constructive on non-US markets, particularly emerging market equities and local currency EM bonds, which have been the best performing asset class for dollar-based investors year to date. He closes with a pointed quip on Fed independence — thanking the stars that Donald Trump is not running the Federal Reserve.

https://youtu.be/FGxLLLoQeWA?is=dc8pxXKT2QlnZ-Su

I thought “oligarchy” meant Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. But those guys are just the tip of the iceberg. I had no idea what a massive phenomenon oligarchy really is.


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0:00 The Briefcase
6:30 Defense
14:20 The Maze
21:32 The Army
24:10 The Pyramid
31:23 The Gilded Age
36:29 Source Code
42:36 Now What

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🔴 #Soloway

Welcome back to My Trading Game Plan. Action-packed morning already. It started yesterday with a much more hawkish Kevin Warsh than the markets expected — more Fed governors voting for hikes this year than anticipated — and the market sold off sharply, the Nasdaq down 1.5-2% and the S&P down about 1.5%. Then came the kicker: the US-Iran deal signing, originally slated for Friday, got bumped up to after hours last night. Oil came down, and today the markets are lifting and erasing the entire Fed-driven drop.

Gareth breaks down the playbook of distraction: the early Iran signing, an officially announced Apple-Intel deal (the same news the rumor mill ran twice already), and AI chip stocks ripping. It's a masterclass in how the tape is being steered from the negative to the positive — and the one chart that tells Gareth when the bubble finally cracks.

📌 What's covered today:
🔵 S&P 500 (ES futures) — Erased the entire Fed-decision drop. Gareth wanted a third down day to solidify a lower high; instead he's watching how today closes (triple witching, last trading day of the week)
🟢 INTC (Intel) — Gapping up on the official Apple deal, the third time this rumor has lifted the stock. Watching the 136 level on the logarithmic chart, currently below 131
🔵 AAPL (Apple) — Quiet; the deal matters far more for Intel as the AI chip player than for a 4.5T safe-haven name
🔵 10-Year Yield — Pulling back again as oil falls
🟢 Oil (WTI) — Around 74 into a major gap fill after the early Iran deal signing
🟢 STX (Seagate) & WDC (Western Digital) — Both at new all-time highs
🟢 MU (Micron) — Near all-time highs just under 1,100; watching a trendline around 1,125
🔴 IBM — Down sharply pre-market; software and data-center weakness
🟢 MSFT (Microsoft) — Bouncing off the lows with heavy technical support lower near 373; a contrarian software bounce candidate
🔵 IGV (software ETF) — Sitting at support; software the clear laggard versus semis
🟢 CAT (Caterpillar) — Trading like an AI name on the data-center buildout; a swing level just above 1,000
🟢 NFLX (Netflix) — Potential double bottom around 75
🟢 BABA (Alibaba) — Gap-fill double bottom near 104 (trading 106.65), RSI near 20 (extreme oversold); on the swing-long radar
🔴 Gold — Flattish; Gareth is short from about a day and a half ago, watching a new wedge pattern
🔴 Silver — Down again, diverging from risk assets, with dollar strength a factor
🔵 US Dollar — Rallying into major resistance
🔵 Natural Gas — Nothing of intrigue yet
🟢🔴 BTC (Bitcoin) — Flat; must hold the 63,500-63,700 support on a daily closing basis to keep the bullish bias intact

The question Gareth keeps coming back to: as the bubble expands, when does it collapse? That's why the S&P's higher-high-versus-lower-high decision is the chart to watch.

👇 Higher high or lower high on the S&P? Drop your call in the comments. Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications to never miss a Game Plan.

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The 2020 playbook is back on Wall Street
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/spacex-nuclear-and-the-return-of-the-return-of-the-2020-thematic-etf-boom-chart-of-the-day-100000925.html

US weekly jobless claims stay elevated amid seasonal volatility, but labor market stable
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-124238903.html

#USMarketUpdate
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq climb with focus on Iran deal, Fed hike path

Live updates

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-climb-with-focus-on-iran-deal-fed-hike-path-230530576.html

Michael Burry makes a bold call on the SpaceX trade
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/michael-burry-makes-bold-call-161700384.html