Economy
The Event Where Europe’s AI and Finance Worlds Actually Collide.
Finonity is an official media partner of Nexus Luxembourg 2026. June 10-11 at LuxExpo The Box. 10,000 attendees, 150 speakers, AI, fintech and the people who fund both.
Europe
Europe Swapped Russian Gas for American LNG. Then Hormuz Closed.
Europe replaced Russian gas with US LNG at 57% of imports, then banned Russian fertilizer as Hormuz closed. Bruegel and IEEFA flag the same risk: two dependencies, not one.
Economy
Europe’s Economy Is Growing at 0.1%. Inflation Is at 3%.
Eurozone GDP grew just 0.1% in Q1 2026 as inflation hit 3%, driven by Iran war energy costs. The ECB holds at 2% with June's meeting now the critical test.
Stocks
SK Hynix Hit an All-Time High on Monday. Nintendo Dropped 8%.
SK Hynix surged 15% to an all-time high on May 11 while Nintendo dropped 8% on Switch 2 price hikes and weak guidance. Both moves trace back to the same DRAM shortage.
Americas
AINext Conference 2026 Brings Enterprise AI Decision-Makers to Las Vegas on May 21
AINext Conference 2026 takes place May 21 at JW Marriott Las Vegas. Enterprise AI deployment, agentic systems, governance, and startup showcase. Finonity is a media partner.
Stocks
Nikkei Hit 62,000 While Trump Was Threatening Iran. Asia Did Not Care.
Nikkei 225 crossed 62,000 for the first time on May 7 as Trump threatened Iran on Truth Social. SoftBank surged 16%, Ibiden jumped 22%, Sumco gained 20%.
Economy
China Is Exporting Deflation and Importing Inflation at the Same Time.
China's Q1 2026 GDP hit 5.0% and exports surged 14.7%. But factory gate prices turned positive for the wrong reasons, helium prices surged 110%, and the consumer base is spending less.
Americas
Morgan Stanley Just Walked Into the Crypto Party and Told Everyone Else to Go Home
Morgan Stanley launched E*Trade crypto trading at 50bps, cheaper than Coinbase, Robinhood, and Schwab. Bitcoin hit $82K the same day. Here is why both stories are the same story.
