{"id":92081,"date":"2026-07-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/?p=92081"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:42:05","slug":"weekly-securities-newsletter-8-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/weekly-securities-newsletter-8-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Securities Newsletter: 8 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"92081\" class=\"elementor elementor-92081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796300cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796300cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2949b35f\" data-id=\"2949b35f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27cf6c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27cf6c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEEKLY SECURITIES NEWSLETTER<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676e5e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"676e5e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"top\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weekly Securities Newsletter: 8 July 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79519aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79519aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; background: #e8f4ff; padding: 12px 18px; margin-top: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#chart\">CHART OF THE WEEK<\/a><\/span> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#mr\">MARKET RECAP<\/a><\/span> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#wt\">WHAT&#8217;S TRENDING<\/a><\/span> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#if\">IN FOCUS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f8bc2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f8bc2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"chart\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b08c780 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b08c780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692b922a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"692b922a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHART OF THE WEEK<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a4a440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a4a440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yen Hits 40-Year Low; Policy Normalization Needed, but Aggressive Rate Hikes Unlikely<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c83ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c83ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>USD\/JPY briefly reached 162 last week, the yen\u2019s weakest level since 1986. Japanese officials reiterated they would intervene in the FX market if necessary, but the lack of immediate action suggests no imminent intervention. The yen weakened further amid reports that government policy guidance could limit the BOJ\u2019s ability to raise rates aggressively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2470cf3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2470cf3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"mr\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241bcf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4241bcf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6f5bca elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6f5bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Market Recap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fab274e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fab274e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb35c3d e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb35c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faf9ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7faf9ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKET RECAP 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123effa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123effa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Eases Rate-Hike Concerns; Market Sentiment Improves<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c377fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c377fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement eased concerns over further rate hikes, lifting overall market sentiment and supporting equities, although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index saw heavier profit-taking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8243a38 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8243a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d6b52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d6b52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKET RECAP 2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eafb8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eafb8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Eases Concerns Over Oil Supply Disruptions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75aa0526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75aa0526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 in June, below market expectations of 113,000 but still above the 12-month average. The labor market showed no meaningful deterioration and remained broadly stable. The softer-than-expected employment data modestly eased concerns that the Fed could begin raising rates earlier than expected. Interest rate futures now point to October, rather than September, as the likely timing for the first rate hike. On a weekly basis, bond prices were relatively weak.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227fc786 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"227fc786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52472515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52472515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#top\">^ Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ea739c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22ea739c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"wt\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d6c50 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6d6c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394c7515 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394c7515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT'S TRENDING<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75784afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75784afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding: 20px 32px;\"><p><span style=\"color: #0d2a5e; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600;\">China Industrial Profits Improve as AI Demand and Geopolitics Drive Sector Divergence<br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13px; color: #555555; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0;\">Industrial profits at China\u2019s major enterprises rose 18.8% YoY in the first five months of 2026, while May growth slowed to 21.1% from 24.7% in April. Upstream sectors continued to outperform, with mining profits up 33.5%, led by coal, oil &amp; gas, and non-ferrous metals.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7817f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7817f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e0f942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46e0f942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#top\">^ Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eb91e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46eb91e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"if\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba10b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba10b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77adc379 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77adc379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Focus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b31edb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27b31edb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de98680 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4de98680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb7fb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eb7fb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IN FOCUS 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c49876d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c49876d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Exposure Drove Global Equity Performance in 1H26<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3520bbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3520bbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global equities rallied in 1H26, but performance diverged sharply based on AI exposure. Markets with greater AI participation\u2014including the U.S., Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan\u2014outperformed, while markets with limited AI exposure lagged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a4e26 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a4e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297459c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"297459c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IN FOCUS 2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af91d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af91d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Expansion Faces Structural Bottlenecks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f13ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f13ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI industry trends remain bifurcated, with semiconductors and hardware continuing to lead. 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