Three merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz were attacked by Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) drones and missiles. Attacked ships include Qatar's giant LNG (LNG) transport ship Al Rekayyat (which was precisely struck by a drone above its engine room and caused a fire, forcing the crew to abandon the ship collectively) and Saudi Arabia's super large crude oil tanker Wedyan. The conflict was triggered by Oman's attempt to open a new shipping route close to the Oman coast, free from safe tolls, and Iran's attempt to cover its high cost of security maintenance by imposing strait tolls and use it as a bargaining chip with the United States. In response, US Central Command (CENTCOM) quickly carried out large-scale retaliatory airstrike, accurately destroying more than 80 military
Funds withdrawn from chip stocks did not enter defensive cash or outflow markets but instead went into sectors that were previously heavily undervalued but also benefited from macroeconomic resilience, such as consumption, transportation, regional banks and biotech. This structural market wide expansion essentially calmed down the downside risks brought by the correction of technology stocks, indicating that the market bull market structure remains solid and is only a healthy valuation rebalancing.
Samsung Electronics has just delivered a stunning “Surface Strongest Financial Report”—single-quarter operating profit surged 18 times year-on-year, directly surpassing tech giants such as Nvidia and Apple to top the world’s most profitable company in a single quarter. However, extremely ironically, at the moment when this "epic" positive announcement, the South Korean Composite Index (KOSPI) suffered a full bloodbath after opening today (7th) $南方兩倍做多海力士(07709)$ 。。。。
The flow of global capital is ruthlessly revealing the cold truth of this wealth grab. Funds completely disregard the hawkish signal that the Fed might raise interest rates early in October are abandoning Europe and China at historic extreme speeds and pouring into US assets frantically.