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  • SK Hynix plunged 11.3%, triggering a market-wide program trading pause on Korea's bourse.
  • Asian equities fell broadly, led by semiconductor names that briefly halted KOSPI trading.
  • Investors await TSMC's quarterly report for signals on AI demand and capital spending.
  • Bank of Korea raised rates, increasing pressure on regional risk assets.
  • BHP shares fell after a Port Hedland strike and the company cut FY2027 copper guidance.
  • NVIDIA unveiled Cosmos 3 Edge and a Japanese industry coalition to speed AI deployment in robotics and manufacturing.

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Deutsche Bank Sees UK Inflation Rising Into Early Summer as Services Costs Rebound

Deutsche Bank Sees UK Inflation Rising Into Early Summer as Services Costs Rebound

Deutsche Bank Research expects UK headline consumer price inflation to increase to 3.01% year-on-year in May 2026, with services inflation rebounding to 3.65% year-on-year. The bank warns of mounting price pressures as energy bill resets approach, and it has adjusted its full-year CPI and RPI forecasts while flagging upside risks tied to geopolitic…

NCC Group Shares Slide After H1 Results and Conservative FY Guidance

NCC Group Shares Slide After H1 Results and Conservative FY Guidance

NCC Group reported solid first-half financials, including a 5.0% rise in revenue and a 27.7% jump in adjusted EBITDA, but the market reacted negatively to cautious full-year guidance and a widely-anticipated divestiture. The company's capital return plan followed the sale of Escode, while broader risk-off sentiment linked to a hotter-than-expected …

Kontron Shares Jump After Ennoconn Triggers Mandatory Takeover Offer

Kontron Shares Jump After Ennoconn Triggers Mandatory Takeover Offer

Kontron stock climbed sharply after its largest shareholder, Taiwan-listed Ennoconn Corporation, notified the company it had exceeded the 30% voting rights threshold. That notification obliges Ennoconn to make a mandatory cash offer for all remaining Frankfurt-listed shares at €23.50 each, valuing Kontron at about €1.47 billion. Management signalle…

Intertek Shares Lifted as EQT Wins More Time to Finalise Takeover Bid

Intertek Shares Lifted as EQT Wins More Time to Finalise Takeover Bid

Intertek's stock rose after the Swedish private equity firm EQT secured an extension to the takeover deadline to June 18, 2026. EQT's conditional proposal, first submitted on May 11, 2026, offers to buy all ordinary Intertek shares for £60.00 in cash. Market reaction reflected the view that the extension indicates active deal progression, supported…

Beijer Ref Shares Jump After MSAB Agrees to Buy Non-Listed A-Shares

Beijer Ref Shares Jump After MSAB Agrees to Buy Non-Listed A-Shares

Beijer Ref AB shares rallied after Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) agreed to acquire all non-listed A-shares held by EQT and founder-linked seller Peter Jessen Jürgensen. The move makes MSAB the largest shareholder by voting rights, and the transaction was struck at an undisclosed premium. MSAB signaled it plans to increase its stake gradually, promptin…

SAP Shares Slide After Oracle Discloses Sweeping AI-Capacity Capital Plan

SAP Shares Slide After Oracle Discloses Sweeping AI-Capacity Capital Plan

Shares of SAP fell sharply after Oracle revealed fiscal 2027 capital expenditure plans that significantly exceeded analyst expectations. Oracle said it could spend as much as $95 billion, with up to $25 billion expected to be recovered from customers, and plans to raise nearly $40 billion through a mix of debt and equity financing. The disclosure h…

Iran and Ukraine to Define G7 Agenda as France Calibrates to Trump's Priorities

Iran and Ukraine to Define G7 Agenda as France Calibrates to Trump's Priorities

Leaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Evian-les-Bains on June 15-17 with urgent crises in the Middle East and Ukraine shaping the agenda. Host France has narrowed expectations and tailored topics to avoid direct confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump, while inviting regional actors and Ukraine to engage on fragile ceasefire talks, sanc…

BOJ Faces Optics Test as Governor Ueda Is Hospitalised Ahead of Key Rate Decision

BOJ Faces Optics Test as Governor Ueda Is Hospitalised Ahead of Key Rate Decision

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's two-week hospitalisation removes the visible anchor from a critical June policy meeting and could complicate communications as the BOJ moves toward further rate increases. While officials and analysts say the upcoming rate decision is settled and Ueda is expected to continue duties remotely and return in July, hi…

U.S. Government Employee Found Dead in Yangon Hotel, State Department Confirms

U.S. Government Employee Found Dead in Yangon Hotel, State Department Confirms

The U.S. State Department confirmed the death of a U.S. government employee assigned to its embassy in Yangon. The official was discovered at the Sakura Residence & Hotel in the city’s diplomatic district, and a Thai national was reported detained in connection with the incident. Local authorities and hotel staff have declined comment while consula…

Camurus Shares Drop After FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Oclaiz

Camurus Shares Drop After FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Oclaiz

Camurus AB shares fell sharply after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response Letter for Oclaiz (CAM2029) on the PDUFA action date. The agency cited manufacturing observations at a third-party facility and requested a minor labeling change, rather than raising clinical safety or efficacy concerns. Jefferies now expects U.S. …

Ford Recalls 548,463 U.S. Expeditions Over Peeling Chrome in Center Console

Ford Recalls 548,463 U.S. Expeditions Over Peeling Chrome in Center Console

Ford is issuing a recall for 548,463 vehicles in the United States after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said chrome plating on the center console can bubble and peel, potentially producing sharp edges that raise the risk of passenger injury. The recall covers certain 2018-2024 Ford Expedition models; the regulator said the affec…

Musk to Address ASML Employees Virtually as SpaceX IPO Pricing Looms

Musk to Address ASML Employees Virtually as SpaceX IPO Pricing Looms

Elon Musk is scheduled to appear virtually at ASML's annual one-day technology conference to outline Terafab, his planned large-scale chipmaking initiative intended to supply Tesla and SpaceX. The appearance comes ahead of expected pricing for SpaceX's initial public offering later Thursday. ASML confirmed Musk will discuss AI, robotics, space and …

M&C Saatchi Says Start to Year Matches Expectations Amid Industry Weakness

M&C Saatchi Says Start to Year Matches Expectations Amid Industry Weakness

M&C Saatchi reported that its results for the first four months of the year aligned with market expectations, driven by growth in its high-margin Issues and Media divisions. The British advertising group said like-for-like net revenue for the period supports the market's full-year outlook, even as clients pare non-essential marketing spend amid mac…

Figeac Aéro Posts Record Sales and EBITDA, Keeps Deleveraging on Track

Figeac Aéro Posts Record Sales and EBITDA, Keeps Deleveraging on Track

Figeac Aéro reported record revenue of €486.8 million and current EBITDA of €78.6 million for the 2025/26 year ended March 31, 2026, meeting all its financial targets for the fifth consecutive year. Organic revenue grew 15.8%, current EBITDA rose 13.1%, and free cash flow of €36.0 million fell within the company's target range. Net debt decreased, …