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The Finimize Daily Brief. Get everything you need to know about the day's biggest financial stories and trends, in five minutes or less, plus a regular Q+A with our world-class team of analysts.
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Investors bailed out of Japanese government bonds, sending their yields up to record levels – while UK unemployment stayed high, with layoffs outpacing vacancies. Today’s stories: Japan’s Bond Market Was Shaken, Not StirredThe UK Job Market Was Practically Perfect In Almost No WayTry Finimize Pro
The US president threatened eight European nations with tariffs in a push to take over Greenland, while China hit its 5% economic growth target – but the country’s broader scorecard was far from a bullseye. Today’s stories: The US President Waved A Red Flag For GreenlandChina’s Economy Landed On Target – But The Country’s Still On The EdgeTry Finimize Pro
China and Canada marked a relationship milestone, building on their own thing outside of the US, while major money managers issued a warning about investing in corporate debt. Today’s stories: China and Canada Worked On Their Commitment Issues, Desperate To Get Back At The USCorporate Bond Yields Might Be Too Close For Comfort, Warned Money ManagersTry Finimize Pro
TSMC’s profit sailed past analysts’ expectations, bolstering investors’ confidence in the whole “AI chips” thing, while the UK economy grew by the most since June. Today’s stories: TSMC Delivered Results You’d Need To See To BelieveThe UK Economy Posted Its Biggest Monthly Uptick Since JuneTry Finimize Pro
China booked a record-breaking trade surplus, shipping out far more goods than it brought in, while news of a possible election sent Japan’s stock market and its currency moving in opposite directions. Try Finimize Pro
JPMorgan revealed worse-than-expected results – but its boss softened the blow with a decent economic outlook – while Alphabet joined the $4 trillion club, hot on the heels of its AI deal with Apple. Today’s stories: JPMorgan Released Quarterly Results – And Investors Cut To The ChaseAlphabet Made A Deal With Apple And Joined The $4 Trillion ClubTry Finimize Pro
South Korea and China broke records, while India ended a five-day fall – and US prosecutors opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, leading investors to seek safety. Today’s stories: South Korea’s Stock Market Reached A Record High On MondayUS Prosecutors Are Investigating The Fed, Giving Investors A Shock To The SystemTry Finimize Pro
TSMC’s results offered fresh reassurance on the AI boom, reinforcing Nvidia’s upbeat message from earlier in the week, while Rio Tinto and Glencore revived their earlier merger talks, discussing a deal that would be the mining industry’s biggest ever. Today’s stories: TSMC Gave Investors A Good Reality Check, Posting Impressive AI RevenueRio Tinto And Glencore Want To Mine Ore Together NowTry Finimize Pro
Samsung celebrated a profit milestone and investors joined the toast, while convertible bonds – a stock-and-bond lovechild – are the most popular they’ve been in a quarter of a century. Today’s stories: Samsung’s Making Memories, Notching Its Highest-Ever Operating ProfitFirms Have Been Hopelessly Devoted To IOUs – Namely, Convertible BondsTry Finimize Pro
Rare earth stocks climbed after China banned certain exports to Japan, while European inflation landed bang on the central bank’s 2% target in December. Today’s stories: Rare Earth Stocks Leveled Up After Export Controls Put Investors In Trading ModeEuropean Inflation Struck The Right Note In DecemberTry Finimize Pro
Copper prices reached a record high – but Doctor Copper might be out of office for now – while shares in a Chinese tech firm picked up over 90% in a year, with investors seeing movie magic in its AI video tool. Today’s stories: Copper Prices Hit A Record High, Reaching $13,000 A TonA Chinese Tech Firm Is High In The AI Rally, After Jumping Nearly 90%Try Finimize Pro
Investors pushed oil stocks up (and oil prices down) after the US government ousted the Venezuelan president, while Goldman Sachs raised its price forecast for TSMC’s stock – and investors followed the moving target Today’s stories: Oil Prices Rose After Sudden Political Upheaval In VenezuelaGoldman Sachs Raised TSMC’s Target, And Investors Hit Their MarksTry Finimize Pro
South Korea’s benchmark index picked up by 2.3% on Monday, bagging a brand-new record high, and Chinese carmaker BYD is lining up to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of EVs. Try Finimize Pro
Entering 2026, economists are sounding the alarm on a "K-shaped economy", and billions flooded into AI in 2025 – but if companies don’t start putting the tech to work this year, that confidence could start to fade. Try Finimize Pro
The US stock market lined up three years of gains – but history says the fourth could go either way. Plus, 2025 reshuffled the global leaderboard in ways no one saw coming. Try Finimize Pro
ByteDance is planning a $23 billion investment in AI infrastructure – but it’ll take more than that to match Big Tech – US regulators approved Novo Nordisk’s once-a-day Wegovy pill, handing the Danish drugmaker an early edge over rival Eli Lilly. Today’s stories: ByteDance Is Making A $23 Billion Bid, Eager To Take A Chunk Out Of Big Tech’s AI LeadUS Regulators Approved Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss PillTry Finimize Pro
Macro hedge funds – which bet on big moves in interest rates, currencies, and other markets – had their strongest year since the 2008 global financial crisis, while US asset manager Apollo Global Management has decided some assets are better unmanaged, so it’s selling them and stacking up cash. Today’s stories: Return Of The Mac-ro Hedge FundApollo Global Management Is Entering Buy-Stander ModeTry Finimize Pro
“Vibe coding” startup Lovable put investors under its spell, landing $330 million at a $6.6 billion valuation, while Japan took it back to the nineties, pushing interest rates to their highest in 30 years. Today’s stories: “Vibe Coding” Startup Lovable Lived Up To Its Name, Giving Investors Fuzzy FeelingsThe Nineties Called And Japan Answered, Pushing Interest Rates Back UpTry Finimize Pro
US inflation data looked better than expected – but there’s a big, October-shaped hole in the numbers – and forget Silicon Valley: India proved itself as the real AI hotspot. Today’s stories: US Inflation Data Inspired Some R&R: Resting And… Reading The FootnoteIndia Did It Beta, Becoming The World’s Most Active AI MarketTry Finimize Pro
Amazon might hand OpenAI $10 billion – but the ChatGPT creator would need to hand some of it straight back – Alphabet’s self-driving ride-hailing venture, Waymo, could double its valuation to over $100 billion. Today’s stories: Amazon Could Hand OpenAI $10 Billion, In Exchange For… Some Of It BackWaymo Could Come In Clutch With A $100 Billion ValuationTry Finimize Pro
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