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Shanghai Stock Exchange Weekly Wrap: 10-Year High Fades as Iran Risk, Muted China Policy Signals Hit Stocks

Shanghai Stock Exchange Weekly Wrap: 10-Year High Fades as Iran Risk, Muted China Policy Signals Hit Stocks

Shanghai shares closed at 4,124.19 on Friday, down 0.9% for the week after hitting a 10-year high Monday amid geopolitical tensions. The CSI300 fell 1.1% for the week, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 3.3%. Beijing set a 2026 growth target of 4.5%-5% and announced new AI and technology initiatives during its annual parliament session.
Venezuela oil barrels return: Vitol, Trafigura court India and China as Trump export plan takes shape

Venezuela oil barrels return: Vitol, Trafigura court India and China as Trump export plan takes shape

Vitol and Trafigura are offering Venezuelan crude for March delivery to refiners in India and China, traders said Monday. Brent crude slipped to $63.03 a barrel as markets weighed unrest in Iran against expected Venezuelan exports. Vitol shipped naphtha to Venezuela, set to arrive Jan. 28, to help dilute heavy crude. U.S. efforts to shield Venezuela’s oil revenues face legal and political hurdles.
PetroChina A shares in focus after Bernstein upgrade as oil jolts on Iran, Venezuela risks

PetroChina A shares in focus after Bernstein upgrade as oil jolts on Iran, Venezuela risks

PetroChina’s Shanghai A shares closed at 9.87 yuan Friday, up 0.71%, after Bernstein upgraded the stock citing cash flow strength at $65 oil. Brent crude settled at $63.34 as traders tracked Iran unrest and Venezuela supply talks. CNPC increased its PetroChina stake by 30 million shares in December. Investors await U.S. energy data and China’s December trade figures this week.
Maduro captured in U.S. strike: what happens next for Venezuela’s oil, politics and markets

Maduro captured in U.S. strike: what happens next for Venezuela’s oil, politics and markets

Venezuela’s PDVSA ordered joint ventures to cut crude output as U.S. forces block oil exports following President Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York on drug charges. A Venezuelan court named Vice President Delcy Rodriguez interim president. No tankers have left the main oil port since Thursday. Regional governments and the UN condemned the U.S. action as a breach of international law.
4 January 2026
Crypto Whirlwind: Markets Dip, Regulators Pivot, NFTs Sag as Institutions Double Down (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Crypto Whirlwind: Markets Dip, Regulators Pivot, NFTs Sag as Institutions Double Down (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Bitcoin and Ethereum fell about 10% from mid-August highs, with Bitcoin hitting $108,000, its lowest since July. A $15 billion options expiry and a brief Binance Futures outage fueled volatility. U.S. regulators adopted new crypto surveillance tools and faced leadership gaps, while Hong Kong and Australia tightened oversight. The Philippines proposed a national Bitcoin reserve, and PetroChina plans stablecoin settlement trials in Hong Kong.
30 August 2025

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  • Crypto Analyst Predicts 50x Surge for Aave, Outperforming Bitcoin by 2030
    June 28, 2026, 10:17 AM EDT. Bitcoin has declined over 50% since its October peak, amidst concerns about a crypto "Ponzi scheme" collapse. Geoff Kendrick, head of crypto research at Standard Chartered, forecasts a 50-fold surge in Aave's price-from $70 to $3,500-by 2030, positioning it to outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum. Aave, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol with $12.4 billion locked in assets, suffered a $300 million exploit in April but remains a key player in DeFi, an emerging area Kendrick calls the next source of "generational wealth." He also predicts Bitcoin will reach $100,000 by 2026 and Ethereum $4,000. This highlights investor shifts towards DeFi amid faltering high-growth tech stocks and gold.

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AAPL volume spikes as QQQ faces memory squeeze risk

AAPL volume spikes as QQQ faces memory squeeze risk

28 June 2026
Apple (AAPL) surged 3.14% Friday on massive volume after a weeklong slide, but still lost $209 billion in value as memory chip price hikes forced iPad and MacBook increases; investors face margin pressure, supply-chain risks, and a short trading week with Apple now trading more on memory costs than iPhone cycles.
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