BoJ official: No clear voices from firms citing impact of US trade policy on capex plans

TradingKey - Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, the three chip giants controlling nearly 90% of the global DRAM market share, are facing a class-action lawsuit in a California federal court. The companies are accused of colluding to restrict traditional DRAM production under the guise of a strategic shift to AI High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), driving up prices by approximately 700% over the past four years.

TradingKey - Latest market data show that last Friday (June 26), Micron (MU) experienced a pullback on the first trading day after releasing exceptionally strong earnings. The stock surged to an intraday high of $1,198.71 but later retraced to around $1,121.36, closing down 6.69% for the day. The price action indicates that due to overextended recent gains and rising profit-taking, the stock has begun to show signals of heavy profit-taking at these elevated levels.

NVIDIA (NVDA) starts the week at $192.76 in a descending channel with RSI at 31. Core PCE, AI capex updates, and key support levels could decide the next move toward $205.70.

The KOSPI and Nikkei 225 indices continued to pull back, as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, SoftBank, and Kioxia fell across the board.

TradingKey - Heading into the second half of 2026, the gold market has transitioned from a strong performer early in the year to an asset undergoing a high-level correction. Recently, gold prices fell below the $4,000 threshold for the first time since November 2025, down approximately 29% from the all-time high of $5,597.91 reached in January. On the surface, gold seems to have entered a period of distinct weakness. However, looking at the full-year horizon, can gold still rise in 2026? The answer is that while short-term pressure persists, there are still opportunities for a medium-term recovery, and the long-term bullish thesis remains intact.