S&P 500

Bitcoin snaps six-year S&P 500 underperformance streak with sharp weekly rally

Bitcoin staged its most dramatic rally of 2026 this week, climbing from around $63,000 to nearly $79,000 and snapping a three-month streak of underperformance against the S&P 500 — the longest such streak in six years.

EM stocks hit record discount to S&P 500, falling below half its valuation

The valuation gap between emerging-market equities and their US counterparts has widened to a level not seen in at least 20 years, with developing-economy stocks now trading at less than half the price-to-earnings multiple of the S&P 500, according to…

Europe eyes strongest earnings in 3 years, but AI gap with U.S. widens

European blue-chip companies are heading into their strongest earnings season in more than three years, yet investors remain wary that the region's limited exposure to artificial intelligence leaves it trailing the United States by a wide margin.

BIS warns of rising perils as J.P. Morgan stays bullish

J.P. Morgan JPMorgan Chase & Co. released its mid-year global economic outlook in June 2026, maintaining a constructive view on worldwide growth even as elevated energy prices and persistent inflation cloud the horizon. The report, titled "Promise and Pressure," identifies…