AdoptionMacroASML Posts Record Q2 Sales on AI Chip Demand, Raises 2026 OutlookASML delivered 16 EUV lithography machines in Q2 2026 and posted 9.3 billion euros in sales, prompting the company to ra...Jul 19, 2026, 12:02 AMASMLEUV lithography
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MacroBelgium Bans Goods From Israeli Settlements; Limited Crypto ImpactBelgium announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, joining other European na...Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 PMBelgiumEuropean Union
MacroIran Strikes US Base in Jordan; Crypto Markets Face Geopolitical UncertaintyIranian missile and drone strikes on Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan killed two US service members, escalating Middle E...Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 PMIranUnited States
MacroS&P 500 Earnings Season Opens Strong With 33 Companies Beating EPSAll 33 early S&P 500 reporters beat earnings-per-share estimates in Q2 2026, with aggregate earnings exceeding projectio...Jul 18, 2026, 09:01 PMS&P 500
MacroEU and Gulf States Reject Iran's Strait of Hormuz Sovereignty ClaimsThe EU and Gulf states have rejected Iran's territorial claims over the Strait of Hormuz, reasserting international ship...Jul 18, 2026, 08:15 PMEuropean UnionIran
StablecoinsMacroSWIFT Launches Blockchain Platform Using Bank Deposits, Not StablecoinsSWIFT has completed a nine-month development effort to build a blockchain platform that settles transactions using tradi...Jul 18, 2026, 08:11 PMSWIFTstablecoins
MacroFranklin Templeton Warns of AI Chip Cycle Risks as Micron, SK Hynix Hit $1TFranklin Templeton analysts cautioned investors Tuesday that memory chip makers Micron and SK Hynix face cyclical downtu...Jul 18, 2026, 08:02 PMFranklin TempletonMicron Technology
MacroUS Adds 57,000 Jobs in June as Long-Term Unemployment PersistsUS nonfarm payrolls increased 57,000 in June 2026, marking the fourth consecutive month of job growth. Nearly 2 million ...Jul 18, 2026, 08:01 PMUS Labor DepartmentFederal Reserve
