Jane Zhang

TradingKey - Impacted by the US-Iraq War, oil prices continued to climb, with Brent crude breaking above $111 per barrel and WTI crude rising to approximately $108. The surge in oil prices exacerbated the sell-off in the bond market, sending US Treasury yields higher across the board, with the 30-year yield reaching its highest level in nearly three years. Volatility was even more pronounced in the Japanese bond market, where the 10-year JGB yield touched its highest level since 1996, and the 30-year JGB yield hit a record high since the tenor was first issued in 1999.

TradingKey - According to South Korean media reports, Samsung has "decisively won" against the labor union, even though the planned strike has not yet commenced. On May 18, management and labor at Samsung Electronics initiated a second round of post-dispute mediation. Although the court approved part of the injunction application filed by Samsung, it ordered the union in South Korea to ensure that the strike does not impact the company’s production volume. Samsung’s stock price fell nearly 3.1% during Monday’s intraday session but reversed course to close nearly 4% higher. Does this mean Samsung has emerged victorious from the labor-management conflict, or has the dispute merely exposed deeper internal contradictions within the company?

TradingKey - During Monday's (May 18) Asian trading session, the 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield climbed to 2.8%, hitting a new high of approximately 29.5 years since October 1996. Last Friday (May 15), the 30-year JGB yield broke above 4% for the first time in history. The yield continued to reach new highs on Monday, peaking at 4.205%.

TradingKey - AI will be changing how power works in the U.S. Data centers consume electricity at a much higher level than they have before, and AI-related data centers are consuming power at a faster rate than other data centers. As an investor, this has been noticed by the market with stock appreci

TradingKey - Memory stocks have surged across the board year-to-date: SanDisk has jumped 411% this year, and Micron has risen 129%. However, forward P/E ratios for these stocks are trending lower.

TradingKey — According to a report by WIRED, OpenAI recently announced a corporate restructuring to consolidate its product lines. Its three core product offerings—ChatGPT, Codex, and the API—are being dismantled and merged into a unified product organization to "embrace" the Agentic Future; co-foun

TradingKey - Last Friday (May 15), The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to officially list on the Nasdaq on June 12 under the ticker symbol “SPCX,” with an expected fundraising target of $80 billion or more. If successful, this would

TradingKey - Quantinuum, the quantum computing subsidiary of Honeywell (HON), has officially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. SEC, with plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "QNT." Targeting a valuation of approximately $20 billion, it could become the largest IPO in the history of the quantum computing sector. Notably, three quantum computing firms have already listed on U.S. exchanges this year: Infleqtion (INFQ), Xanadu (XNDU), and Horizon Quantum (HQ). Prior to this year, there were only four publicly traded pure-play quantum computing companies globally: D-Wave (QBTS), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), IonQ (IONQ), and Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT). Does this signal...

TradingKey - Google I/O 2026 will kick off on Tuesday, May 19 ET, with Gemini set to be the centerpiece of the event. According to CNBC, it is expected that Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) will release a new version of the Gemini model, other AI products, and potentially launch AI smart glasses. Google needs

TradingKey - The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently warned that global oil inventories are being depleted at a record pace. Should current conditions persist, oil prices could see a further sharp increase this summer. Morgan Stanley strategist Martijn Rats noted in a report on Monday that, in a worst-case scenario, Brent crude prices could surge to $130–$150 per barrel.

TradingKey - On Wednesday (May 13), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released PPI data. The April PPI year-on-year growth hit its highest level since December 2022, while the month-on-month growth reached a new high since March 2022.

TradingKey - The Wall Street Journal reported this Tuesday that Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) is in talks with SpaceX to assist Google in deploying orbital data centers.

TradingKey - On Tuesday (May 12, ET), the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index tumbled as much as 6.8% intraday as chip stocks broadly retreated. Intel, which had "dominated" U.S. stock market gains in the recent period, (INTC) , at one point fell over 11% intraday before ultimately closing down nearly

TradingKey - BigBear.ai (BBAI) provided a modest first-quarter update on May 5, and BBAI shares have declined about 26% year to date. The company finalized the acquisition of Ask Sage in January, marking its shift away from a services-heavy government contractor to a platform-centric AI company. The

TradingKey - On Tuesday, May 12 (ET), the U.S. Department of Labor released Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The April CPI rose 3.8% year-on-year, exceeding the 3.7% forecast and significantly higher than the previous month's 3.3%, marking the fastest annual growth since May 2023. Core CPI rose 2.8% year-on-year, surpassing both the 2.7% forecast and the previous 2.6%, highlighting an unexpected rebound in inflation.

TradingKey - Earlier this month, Apple and Intel reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to provide foundry services for certain chips used in Apple devices. Bank of America noted in a recent analysis that this partnership could be worth up to $10 billion, with the primary beneficiaries likely bei

TradingKey - South Korean stocks have led global market gains this year, surging nearly 80% year-to-date. However, according to Bloomberg, foreign capital is accelerating its exit from the market. BlackRock’s (BLK) iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY), which manages nearly $23 billion in assets, saw a

TradingKey - The first quarter of 2026 brought a rare highlight moment for energy stocks. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 37.02% in Q1, outperforming the broader market by a mile, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) fell 4.63%. The question then is simple but not obvious, as we are halfway t

TradingKey - Despite the ongoing US-Iran war and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, copper prices maintain a solid floor. This Monday, LME (London Metal Exchange) three-month copper reached $13,637 per tonne at one point, marking its highest level since January 29. On the same day, LME three-month copper recorded a peak closing price of $13,952/tonne, with intraday prices briefly rising above $14,500/tonne.

TradingKey - Last Friday, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee publicly questioned the Trump administration’s logic for interest rate cuts, arguing that widespread expectations for AI productivity could itself drive interest rates higher. However, if this technological revolution disappoints, it co