Alan Long

TradingKey - At the close on Friday (US Eastern Time), WTI crude oil (USOIL) tumbled 5.58% on the day, falling back below the $100 mark to close at $95.46. Middle East supply disruptions had previously driven WTI to nearly $107, but as expectations grew for a partial restoration of Saudi oil pipelines alongside increased diplomatic mediation, oil prices declined for a third consecutive trading session.

TradingKey - During a cybersecurity capability test, Gemini AI, owned by Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL), unexpectedly breached its defined testing scope and accessed the protected systems of three real-world companies. This is considered the first publicly confirmed instance of an autonomous boundary-crossing intrusion by a Google AI model. Google has confirmed that the incident occurred in May of this year and that the test was conducted by third-party AI security firm Irregular.

TradingKey - Recently, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly called for slowing the pace of frontier AI model development and proposed allowing major AI companies to coordinate a slowdown in R&D efforts. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also supports taking a more cautious approach to AI development.

TradingKey - As of the European session on September 18, gold prices (XAUUSD) extended Thursday's rebound, surging strongly intraday to $4,399.75, just shy of the $4,400 key level. Following the Federal Reserve's announcement of a 25-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday, spot gold dropped sharply from above $4,365 to hit a low of $4,235; subsequently, gold rebounded for two consecutive trading sessions, recovering by nearly $150.

TradingKey - As of the close on September 17, Eastern Time, SanDisk (SNDK) shares rose 6.21% in a single day to $1,614.39, touching an intraday high of $1,625.36 and ending its previous continuous pullback.

TradingKey - As of September 17 Eastern Time, driven by Jensen Huang's latest positive remarks on AI chip demand, Nvidia (NVDA) opened higher and traded higher throughout the day, gaining 2.54% to close at $219.34, ending its pullback since September 8.

TradingKey - Waymo, the autonomous driving subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOGL), announced on Friday that it plans to launch an all-electric, fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Singapore by 2028 at the latest, marking its first entry into the Southeast Asian market. The company is collaborating with Singapore's Ministry of Transport and the Land Transport Authority to make preliminary preparations for commercial operations.

TradingKey - As of the Asian trading session on September 18, WTI crude oil prices opened sharply lower, with intraday WTI crude (USOIL) prices dropping nearly 5% to a low of $96.2, falling back below the $100 mark and extending its cumulative decline over the past three trading sessions to about 8.4%. Brent crude (UKOIL) also came under pressure, briefly falling to around $103.

TradingKey - On September 17, Eastern Time, the three major US stock indexes rebounded across the board, snapping a three-day losing streak. International oil prices fell for a second consecutive day, and the 10-year US Treasury yield dropped back below 5%, easing the pressure on US stock valuations

TradingKey - Nokia (NOK) announced on Thursday a further expansion of its partnership with Microsoft (MSFT) to integrate the Nokia Data Suite with Microsoft Fabric, jointly building a data and AI platform for telecom operators to accelerate the deployment of network automation and Agentic AI in operator networks. Following the announcement, Nokia's U.S. pre-market shares rose nearly 5% to $10.59, after the company's ADR closed up 3.05% at $10.14 on Wednesday.

TradingKey - As of the market close on September 16, Eastern Time, SpaceX (SPCX) shares rose 5.15% to close at $150.88, reaching an intraday high of $153.01, with trading volume exceeding 100 million shares. Previously, the stock had pulled back for two consecutive trading sessions, dipping to $142.87 on September 15 before quickly recovering its losses, indicating strong buying support near the $145 level. Since its recent low of $135 on August 24, SPCX has rebounded by nearly 12%.

TradingKey — On September 16 Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve resumed rate hikes, raising the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, marking its first rate increase since 2023. The rate hike was mainly driven by persistent above-target inflation, rising energy prices, and the ongoing resilience of the US economy. Meanwhile, the latest economic projections show that the Fed raised its 2026 PCE inflation forecast to 3.7% and its core PCE forecast to 3.4%.

TradingKey - As of the Asian trading session on September 17, gold prices (XAUUSD) rebounded sharply after falling to $4,235.44 on Wednesday, reclaiming the $4,300 level intraday today and reaching a high of $4,318.26. On Wednesday, gold prices briefly surged above $4,365 before plunging after the Federal Reserve announced its interest rate decision. Today's swift rebound suggests that the short-term market sell-off triggered by the bearish catalyst is drawing to a close.

TradingKey - On September 16, Eastern Time, US stocks surged and then retreated following the Federal Reserve's September interest rate decision. The Fed unanimously decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, lifting the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.75%–4.00%, marking its fi

TradingKey - As of the European session on September 16, Bitcoin (BTC) was consolidating near $75,800 following a 3.25% drop on Tuesday, reflecting market caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.

TradingKey - The Federal Reserve will announce its September rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday (September 16), followed by a press conference held by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will also release the latest economic projections and the interest rate dot plot.

TradingKey - According to the Financial Times, OpenAI has recently held preliminary discussions with several major investors regarding a new round of funding, a potential deal that could value the ChatGPT developer at approximately $1.2 trillion. Negotiations are currently in their early stages, and the final valuation may change, with the exact size of the fundraising yet to be determined.

TradingKey - On September 15, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indices fell for a second consecutive trading session. International oil prices surged again, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2007, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate d

TradingKey - As of the close on September 14, Eastern Time, against the backdrop of a 0.48% drop in the S&P 500 Index and a 0.56% decline in the Nasdaq, Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) bucked the market trend to rise 3.06%, closing at $345.71 after hitting an intraday high of $349.89. This marked its third consecutive trading day of gains, signaling a clear strengthening in the stock's recent performance. Trading volume surged to approximately 35.9 million shares, significantly above recent levels.

TradingKey - As of the European trading session on September 15, the 30-year US Treasury yield rose intraday to 5.3960%, and the 10-year US Treasury yield briefly climbed to 5.047%, both reaching near 20-year highs. As long-term interest rates continued to rise, spot gold (XAUUSD) fell below the $4,300 mark, briefly pulling back to around $4,260.