Investment and a vision for the future was the key message from World Rally Championship’s new commercial rights holder 💬 So, is everything in place to convince manufacturers and teams to commit to the WRC? ✍️

Investment in Southeast Asia's AI sector has surpassed $50 billion USD, according to Singapore's Economic Development Board. But who is behind this seismic capital shift? Meet the 4 major archetypes of AI investors in our latest blog.

🏦 Investment banking roared back in Q2: Deal fees surged across the board as M&A, IPOs and debt issuance picked up. Banks kept teams in place through the slowdown, so recovering volumes can now lift revenue much faster than costs.

BNK Investment & Securities, the local Korean brokerage that foreshadowed the KOSPI’s decline by cutting its price target for SK hynix to KRW 1.85 million when the index was at 7,700, lowered its target again today to KRW 1.48 million. (In Korea, issuing an outright Sell report is virtually impossible, so a price-target cut effectively amounts to a Sell call.)

Foreign investment into the US is exploding: US net capital inflows surged to a record +$884 billion in the 12 months ending April 2026. This metric shows how much outside money is entering US financial markets through private investors and official institutions buying US assets. Net capital inflows have nearly TRIPLED since the start of 2025. By comparison, the 2021 peak was ~$400 billion, less than half of current levels. Total private purchases of US equities jumped to $763 billion in April, an all-time high. Official institutions' purchases rose to a record $121 billion, more than doubling since the start of the year. Global appetite for US assets is unprecedented.