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TradingKey - SpaceX SPCX at $191.82 after announcing a $60B all-stock acquisition of Cursor-maker Anysphere just 6 days post-IPO. Morningstar cut fair value to $62. August float unlock looms. RSI 46–47 neutral.

Nebius shares rose over 5% but have yet to break through the $300 mark, warranting caution over pullback risks.

TradingKey - U.S. President Trump made a blockbuster announcement on his personal social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, declaring that Apple (AAPL) has officially reached a partnership agreement with Intel (INTC) to jointly conduct chip design and manufacturing operations domestically in the United States. Following the news, Intel shares surged over 9% in pre-market trading.

Cathie Wood bought Coinbase low and sold Robinhood high, precisely capturing the inverse stock price movements of the two.

TradingKey - On June 18, Eastern Time, European private equity firm EQT announced the acquisition of Berlin-based satellite launch service provider Exolaunch, with the transaction value undisclosed. On the same day, the Financial Times reported that EQT has reached an agreement to acquire British testing and certification company Intertek in a deal valued at approximately £10.6 billion.

TradingKey - During the Asian session today (June 18), gold prices (XAU/USD) maintained an intraday rebound, boosted by positive news regarding the potential early signing of a US-Iran agreement. This recovered most of the losses from Wednesday's plunge triggered by the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, with intraday prices rebounding from Wednesday's low of $4,219 to $4,329.9 at one point. On the technical front, $4,360 represents a key near-term resistance for bulls; only a breakthrough above this level can open up further upside for gold prices.

TradingKey - According to a Wall Street Journal report, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted in an interview that as memory and flash memory prices continue to rise, it has become difficult for the company to fully absorb the costs, making future product price increases "inevitable."

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 18, Japanese and South Korean stock markets hit historic milestones. The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1.65% at 71,053.44, crossing the 71,000 mark for the first time. South Korea's KOSPI Index breached 9,000 points intraday and closed at 9,063.84, up 2.25%. Memory chip giant SK Hynix surged over 7% to hit a new record high, driven by news of its HBM4E sampling.

The Federal Reserve's hawkish signals have triggered major turmoil in the cryptocurrency market, and Bitcoin may retest the $60,000 level in the short term.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 18, South Korea's KOSPI Index broke above the key 9,000-point level for the first time in history, rising over 1.5% intraday, with its year-to-date cumulative gains now exceeding 110%.

TradingKey - On Wednesday, June 17 (Eastern Time), the Federal Reserve decided to keep the federal funds rate unchanged, marking the FOMC's fourth pause since 2026. This was the debut FOMC meeting for the Fed's new Chair, Kevin Warsh. The post-meeting statement was extremely brief, consisting of only three paragraphs and approximately 114 words.

TradingKey - On June 18, Seoul time, SK hynix announced that it has supplied samples of 12-layer stacked HBM4E to major customers. The company stated that, leveraging the development capabilities and mass production experience accumulated from previous generations of HBM, the sample delivery is progressing as planned. Moving forward, it will work closely with customers to ensure timely mass production.

TradingKey - On Wednesday Eastern Time, US media outlet Axios, citing two US officials, reported that the United States and Iran have remotely signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with the agreement now in effect.

TradingKey - On June 17, Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve’s dot plot sent a strongly hawkish signal. Renewed expectations of interest rate hikes weighed on the market, causing all three major indices to decline, with the Nasdaq falling for the second consecutive day.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 18, both Japanese and South Korean stock markets edged higher in early trading. The Nikkei 225 Index opened at 70,163.71 points, up 0.37%, while the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened 0.2% higher at 8,884.92 points.

TradingKey - On June 17, Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve's dot plot sent a clear hawkish signal. Reignited rate hike expectations put the market under pressure, causing all three major indices to close lower. By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.98% to 51,492.55 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.34% to 26,021.66 points; and the S&P 500 Index fell 1.21% to 74,201.10 points.

TradingKey - The monetary policy meeting chaired by newly appointed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has concluded, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) keeping the interest rate range unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, as widely expected. The key focus of this meeting was not the interest rate decision itself, but rather Warsh's first round of systemic adjustments to the Fed's policy framework and communication style. The first FOMC policy statement underwent a radical overhaul, totaling only about 130 words—slashed by more than half from the previous conventional length of over 300 words—marking the first clear signal of a shift in the Fed's communication mechanism under Warsh's leadership.

TradingKey - On June 17, Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision statement indicated that it chose to hold rates steady at this policy meeting, maintaining the federal funds rate in the 3.50%–3.75% range, while keeping the monetary policy framework of ample reserves in the banking system unchanged. The interest rate dot plot released alongside this Fed rate decision sent a clear hawkish signal. The median rate in the dot plot was recorded at 3.8%, a significant upward revision from the March projection of 3.4%.

TradingKey - The two major crude oil benchmarks spiked in short-term trading after US President Trump stated that military strikes against Iran could resume. According to media reports, Trump said on Wednesday that the current memorandum of understanding reached with Iran is not a final agreement, and the US may resume military strikes against Iran if he is dissatisfied with the progress of the agreement.

TradingKey - On June 16, during early US trading, SpaceX (SPCX) reversed its earlier gains. As of press time, it was down 3.85% at $194.03, bringing its latest market capitalization to $2.57 trillion, temporarily ranking as the sixth-largest company in the US. During yesterday's session, SpaceX's ma