Malaysia Q2 Economy Grows 5.8%, Beating Forecasts on Strong Tech Exports and Domestic Demand 
China Home Prices Fall Again in June Despite Slower Pace of Decline 
U.S. Imposes 25% Tariff on Select Brazilian Imports After Section 301 Trade Investigation 
Brazil Weighs IP Curbs, Patent Suspensions After New U.S. Tariffs 
Oil Prices Set for Weekly Surge as U.S.-Iran Conflict Fuels Supply Fears 
Gold Price Holds Near Record High as Cooling U.S. Inflation Offsets Fed Caution 
UBS Boosts China Tech Bets, Adds Kuaishou and Meituan to Focus List 
Asian Stocks Slide as Nikkei Leads Losses on Tech Selloff and Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions 
China Q2 2026 GDP Misses Forecast as Weak Domestic Demand Offsets Export Strength 
Gold Prices Head for Biggest Weekly Loss Since June as Fed Rate Outlook Weighs 
ECB's Kocher Says No Inflation Spillover Yet From Iran Conflict, Warns Risks Remain 
Asian Stocks Rise as Softer U.S. Inflation Boosts Sentiment Despite Middle East Tensions 
Nikkei Plunges 5% as AI Stock Selloff Spreads Across Asia 
US Stock Futures Hold Steady as Soft Inflation Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears 
IEA Warns China Rare Earth Export Curbs Could Threaten $6.5 Trillion in Global Production 
South Korea Raises Interest Rates to 2.75% as Inflation and Weak Won Drive Tightening 
AI Chip Stocks Face Valuation Pressure as Investors Shift Toward Big Tech and Software 
Top Wall Street analysts have boosted price targets and outlooks on major AI-related stocks this week, signaling growing confidence in the sector’s growth trajectory.
Wedbush’s Daniel Ives raised Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) price target to $600, citing rapid enterprise AI adoption and strong momentum for Copilot and Azure. He predicts over 70% of Microsoft’s enterprise customers will adopt AI features by 2026, with Copilot alone generating up to $25 billion annually.
JPMorgan reaffirmed Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) as a “Best Idea,” highlighting its expanding Prime ecosystem, now delivering $1,430 in annual value per U.S. member. The bank sees room for a price hike by 2026 and predicts global Prime users will hit 350 million next year, with growth driven by logistics, Alexa, and Prime Video engagement.
Benchmark boosted Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) target to $475 following its robotaxi rollout in Austin. The analyst praised Tesla’s scalable, cost-effective camera-based autonomous driving approach and sees the company evolving into a high-tech robotics firm.
HSBC upgraded Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) to Buy, setting a $400 target on rising demand for custom ASIC chips. Analysts expect ASIC revenues to exceed consensus by over 40% in 2026, with hyperscaler demand and ASP growth driving valuation.
Melius Research lifted AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) to Buy, hiking its target to $175. AMD’s growing traction in the AI GPU space, strong partnerships with Amazon, OpenAI, and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN, and new server chips like “Venice” and “Helios” are seen as long-term growth catalysts. EPS estimates were raised, with analysts predicting potential multi-billion-dollar gains from GPU sales if AMD reaches 5% share in the accelerator market.
These upgrades reflect intensifying competition and massive upside potential in AI-driven cloud, chip, and autonomous sectors.
