The Malaysian ringgit is expected to weaken further against the Singapore dollar in 2026, analysts said.

It was trading at RM3.17 to S$1 on June 26, close to its 6-month low of 3.21 on June 22. https://str.sg/cjs9

🚌 Take note if you’re heading out this weekend. 6 bus services with routes in the city will be diverted on June 27 and July 4 due to road closures for NDP rehearsals. The affected bus stops: https://str.sg/hAYg

OpenAI defers public roll-out of GPT‑5.6 as US seeks early access to frontier AI models
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/openai-defers-public-roll-out-of-gpt-5-6-as-us-seeks-early-access-to-frontier-ai-models

Regional trade bloc CPTPP welcomes reopening of Strait of Hormuz, steps up expansion efforts
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/cptpp-welcomes-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz-advances-expansion-agenda

In this Weekly Wrap-Up (0:05-0:12), Chief Market Strategist Gareth #Soloway provides a technical analysis of the current market landscape, noting signs of potential exhaustion in the tech sector.

Key Market Insights:
Tech & AI Sector: The semiconductor and AI-related stocks faced a significant downturn (0:34-1:44). Gareth highlights Micron's earnings-driven pullback as a sign of "peak euphoria" and "peak margins" (1:06-1:28), emphasizing that the broader market is anticipating weaker performance in the coming 6-12 months.
Technical Analysis:
S&P 500: Gareth identifies a critical "failed breakout" of a long-term parallel trend line (2:23-5:47). He warns that if the index sustains a lower low next week, it could signal a larger downward trend.
Sector Rotation: While AI stocks lagged, there was a noticeable rotation of capital into previously "hammered" stocks like Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (2:01-2:13).
Other Asset Classes:
Dollar & Bonds: A strong dollar remains a concern for corporate earnings (8:06-8:29), while the 10-year yield's downward movement suggests potential economic slowdown concerns (8:58-9:30).
Commodities: Gareth notes that while gold and silver have been in a freefall (15:47-16:08), oil is approaching a potential technical support level where a bounce might occur (17:21-18:04). Bitcoin is currently struggling at support, with sentiment leaning toward extreme bearishness (19:18-19:58).

Market Outlook:
Gareth reminds investors that cyclical corrections are natural and that extreme optimism in specific sectors is often a contrarian sell signal (13:32-14:18). Looking ahead, he anticipates a potentially slower week leading into the July 4th holiday (5:50-6:22) and continues to provide daily updates to help investors navigate market volatility.

https://www.youtube.com/live/WEdMlWG7PTU?is=r1nvoj6yJxJfVxuI

#YahooFinance
What is happening to Apple and its supply chain of companies?

https://youtu.be/_KBZBxe7fmo?is=l0xLaoPWkYAscmR8

China industrial profits stay resilient as economy leans on factories, exports
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-industrial-profits-stay-resilient-economy-leans-factories-exports

Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company: FT
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-seeks-approval-buy-chips-blacklisted-chinese-company-ft

Gold climbs above US$4,000 as inflation print curbs rate-hike bets
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-climbs-above-us4000-inflation-print-curbs-rate-hike-bets

#JayMartin

In 2025, the world's central banks quietly began holding more gold than U.S. Treasuries for the first time in a generation, and Jay argues this is not really a story about gold, it's the clearest signal yet that the dollar's reign has no heir. In this episode, Jay runs the numbers on every supposed successor to the dollar, China, the euro, the yen and pound, a BRICS currency, even stablecoins, and shows why each one fails the test, leaving the throne empty for the first time in 600 years. This is a look at what happens when an empire's currency begins to fade but no rival is ready to take the crown, and why central banks are quietly piling into the one money no government can print or freeze.

00:00​ - Gold Quietly Tops U.S. Treasuries
00:35​ - The Crown That Always Had an Heir
01:20​ - Here's What No Investor Is Pricing In
02:40​ - Every Currency Is Just a Story
03:40​ - China: The Reflex Answer
04:30​ - The Locked Bank: Capital Controls
05:30​ - The Banker Who Said No (2009)
06:20​ - You Can't Be the Banker Pulling Money In
07:10​ - China Grows Old Before It Grows Rich
08:00​ - The Euro: A Currency Without a Country
09:00​ - The Yen & Pound: Warnings, Not Heirs
10:00​ - BRICS: A Networking Event, Not a Marriage
11:00​ - Stablecoins: A Faster Dollar, Still a Dollar
12:10​ - Maybe We Asked the Wrong Question
13:00​ - Gold Isn't the Answer Either
14:00​ - The Day Russia's Reserves Were Frozen
15:00​ - Even Washington Is Saying It Out Loud
15:50​ - The Arithmetic: Why the Price Must Rise
16:50​ - Gold Is the Intermission
18:00​ - The Thermometer: Trust Leaking Out
19:10​ - The Empty Throne

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https://youtu.be/jGG-hgqOV0U?is=u-rJnNG7TQC63nYs

#Soloway
No B.S. Just Charts.

Everyone is bearish on Bitcoin right now, and that alone is the alarm bell. In this video I walk through why the near-term setup on Bitcoin and crypto is flashing bullish, even while the mid-term picture stays lower. Sentiment is too lopsided, the negativity around Michael Saylor is at an extreme, and the charts are showing positive RSI divergences across multiple timeframes.

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I show you exactly what a positive divergence is, prove it on a past chart where it played out, and then apply it live to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, and Chainlink. I also overlay the semiconductors against Bitcoin to show you the crocodile jaws setup and why money flow may be rotating back into crypto.

This is not a no-brainer and it is not a green light to go long and walk away. I give you the level that confirms the move and the level that kills it. Risk three percent to make fifteen. That is the kind of setup I look for.

Watch the levels. Price is truth.

Join Gareth's Top Squad:
https://youtu.be/rfZdAb0OHDg?is=TLpRh2sdlKclgEqH

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 28, 2026
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/while-you-were-sleeping-5-stories-you-might-have-missed-june-28-2026

This isn't what a risk-off month usually looks like
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/this-is-not-what-a-risk-off-month-usually-looks-like-chart-of-the-day-110832956.html

#AndreiJikh
The contrarian view for Fed rate cuts: Payrolls will weaken, inflation will plunge, and Kevin Warsh was ‘largely performative’ in his hawkishness

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/contrarian-view-fed-rate-cuts-222853424.html

What happened in China this week:

1. China released a fresh 15-point action plan to court foreign investors, covering five areas across market access, investment facilitation, promotion, enterprise services and foreign investment administration.

2. The plan addresses long-standing complaints from foreign companies, including tax incentives for reinvesting China profits, equal access to consumer stimulus and trade-in programs, and a new mechanism for reporting online intellectual property infringement.

3. The National Audit Office found Bank of China evaded 2.37 billion yuan in taxes by disguising private funds as public ones. Agricultural Bank of China and several other major banks were also flagged for governance failures.

4. Trip.com tumbled more than 10% after first quarter 2026 results. Is the selloff overdone?

5. Two of Apple's key manufacturing partners, Luxshare Precision and Lingyi iTech, are seeking Hong Kong listings. Both are leveraging their Apple supply chain expertise to diversify into electric vehicles, AI infrastructure and robotics.

For more insights, read [Premium]: https://growthdragons.substack.com/p/growth-dragons-weekly-china-courts

Soaring iPad, Xbox prices reveal pain of memory chip mess
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/soaring-ipad-xbox-prices-reveal-pain-memory-chip-mess

#Weekahead
AI jitters meet a jobs report and falling oil prices this week

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/ai-jitters-meet-a-jobs-report-and-falling-oil-prices-what-to-watch-this-week-100000636.html

Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin targets $50 billion Hong Kong IPO, The Information reports
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/baidus-ai-chip-unit-kunlunxin-181913432.html