The May 2025 semi-annual review of the MSCI World Index delivered a headline surprise: Saudi Aramco finally cleared free-float hurdles to enter the benchmark. Even though its fresh weight is less than half a percent, the move—dubbed the MSCI World…
The surprise decision by U.S. regulators to postpone the Basel III “Endgame” capital rules has ignited what traders are calling the S&P Financials Endgame rally. Since the announcement, the S&P Financials Index has climbed 8 percent, adding nearly 40 index…
Breakthrough Phase-III results for next-generation GLP-1 obesity drugs have injected fresh momentum into the MSCI World Health Care Index. Traders have dubbed this the MSCI healthcare GLP-1 rally. With the index up 9 percent in just eight trading sessions, investors…
Apple’s long-awaited Vision Pro headset finally hit stores in early June. The debut sent Apple shares up 7 % in two sessions and drove the NASDAQ-100 Technology Index to a fresh record close above 18 400. Traders quickly framed the…
A weaker yen, record corporate buybacks, and firm overseas demand have combined to send the Nikkei 225 through the psychologically important 40 000 mark for the first time ever. The surge, dubbed the Nikkei 225 export boom, has revived global…
A surprise U-turn in official UK GDP forecasts has triggered the FTSE 250 GDP rally—a six-session climb of 6.4 % that pushed Britain’s mid-cap benchmark to its highest level since late 2021. After the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) lifted…