Chart #2 —
Apple reclaims the crown
Last Friday, Apple (AAPL) overtook Nvidia (NVDA) to become the world's most valuable company, reaching $4.92tn against Nvidia's $4.86tn in early trading.

Source: Barchart
Chart #3 —
Semiconductors near bear market territory
The semiconductor sector has entered a technical correction, down 16% from June's all-time high.

Source: Barchart
Chart #4 —
Refining strain
Here is why crack spreads are surging worldwide: Russia's refining system is showing clear signs of strain.
Russian refinery throughput fell to just 3.8 million barrels per day in June, down 1.5 million bpd from the start of 2026. For comparison, refinery runs remained relatively stable at around 5.0-5.7 million bpd at the same point in 2023-2025.
Then came April 2026. Throughput collapsed and has yet to recover. The main driver appears to be Ukrainian drone strikes, which have inflicted more immediate damage on Russia's refining capacity than years of Western sanctions.
The consequences extend far beyond Russia. With fewer Russian refined products hitting global markets, diesel and other fuel supplies have tightened, driving crack spreads sharply higher. Sometimes the clearest signal is not the price of crude oil, but what refiners are no longer able to produce.

Source: Jack Prandelli on X, Bloomberg
Chart #5 —
Supercore CPI drops
Supercore CPI fell 0.2%, its biggest monthly decline since COVID-19, led by drops in education and communication and transportation services.

Source: Bloomberg
Chart #6 —
Change in margin debt
Total margin debt has risen by more than 40% over the past 12 months, a level previously observed near major market peaks, including the dot com bubble and the global financial crisis.

Source: Barchart, CNBC
Chart #7 —
China is forcing AI prices lower
DeepSeek V4 Flash is priced at $0.09 per million input tokens, compared with around $5 for GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8, making it approximately 55 times cheaper.

Source: Lukas Ekwueme
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