South Africa Manufacturing Production Index (YoY): -0.7% (January) vs -1.4%

TradingKey - US markets were closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Geopolitical optimism surrounding US-Iran diplomatic talks continued to influence markets, with hopes for a ceasefire or deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Kevin Warsh, who was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chair on Friday, May

TradingKey - An article from financial blog ZeroHedge points out that Chinese semiconductor firms have begun flooding the market with domestic DRAM and NAND chips, which may drive down the prices of memory and storage devices. Is the chip market approaching a devastating moment? Could the impact of the Chinese chip price war become a "black swan" event for the three major industry giants: Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron (MU)?

Tradingkey - Broadcom (AVGO) will release its fiscal second quarter 2026 earnings report after the U.S. market close on June 3, 2026, Eastern Time. As a leading global provider of AI infrastructure chips and private cloud software platform services, the company has benefited from the accelerated construction of data centers and the continued surge in demand for custom AI chips. Since the release of its previous quarterly results, Broadcom's share price has risen by approximately 36%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 over the same period.

TradingKey - As the most anticipated annual technology event in global capital markets, COMPUTEX 2026 is set to take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from June 2 to 5.

TradingKey - On May 5 (ET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) released its first-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results after the market close. The company reported revenue of $10.253 billion, up 38% year-over-year, exceeding market expectations of $9.89 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) were $1.