🚨 🇨🇳 Kweichow Moutai reported a rare first-half profit decline, with net income falling 1.95% to 44.5 billion yuan ($6.6 billion)—its first H1 drop since 2014 and only its second since 2002, according to Wind data. The result follows a 4.5% decline in full-year 2025 profit, its first annual drop on record.
🚨 Fund Managers now believe there will be “no landing” and no slowdown in growth — great for stocks but bad for bonds as it implies rates will need to rise
🚨 🇪🇺 ECB economists warn that elevated stock valuations—despite potentially reflecting AI’s transformative potential—could face a correction. As a handful of companies become increasingly central to the global economy, investors may demand higher risk premia. They caution that excessive optimism could drive prices beyond fundamentals, risking a sharp selloff when sentiment turns.
‼️ 🇮🇳 India’s short-term bond yields rose after the RBI moved to close its special dollar-deposit window for overseas residents a month early, potentially reducing support for the rupee. Citi expects recent rupee gains to be capped near 95 per dollar.