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UK pubs will be allowed to stay open for Monday's early morning match, but the overall benefit of the World Cup will likely be short-lived. Bloomberg's Sam Unsed discusses on "The Opening Trade."

Ludovic Subran, chief investment officer and chief economist at Allianz, says there isn't enough evidence to say that the AI trade is in "bubble" territory. Speaking to Bloomberg's Caroline Connan at the Aix-en-Provence Economic Forum in France, he also says emerging-market stocks are looking more attractive due to demand for semiconductors, and that Europe might fail to reap the "AI dividend."

Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV <GO>.

Jordan Rochester, Mizuho FICC strategy EMEA head, discusses sharp moves in the yen. "From all the frameworks, dollar-yen should be lower," he tells Bloomberg Television. He adds there has been a change in behaviors in the Japanese space and the yen is not behaving like a G10 currency. "It trades like an EM in terms of its correlation to rates," Rochester says.

Semiconductor stocks started 3Q with their worst two-day selloff in nearly a month. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index, which is coming off its best quarter ever with an 88% advance, fell as much as 6% on July 2. Richard Windsor, Founder of Radio Free Mobile spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the stocks performance.

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure discusses the nation's budget deficit, bond markets and the outlook for next year's presidential election. He talks with Bloomberg's Caroline Connan at the Aix-en-Provence Economic Forum in France.

Toyota led the Australian vehicle market to an all-time monthly record of 140,058 sales in June.

The Reserve Bank of Australia staff rejected a proposed 9.5% pay rise offer over three years.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has eliminated 170 roles from its technology division as part of an ongoing restructuring process.

The first half of 2026 saw a bumper earnings season and global equity benchmarks soar to new highs, driven by a enthusiasm around the AI trade. Businesses, investors and central banks now turn their attention to the second half of the year with the focus firmly on whether markets can move past rocky geopolitical issues, growth concerns and ongoing jitters around the AI buildout. The Opening Trade spoke to leading voices about how the rest of 2026 is shaping up for equity markets.

Fiona Yang, Invesco Fund Manager for Asia ex-Japan Equities, says the AI trade isn't over but parts of the market have become stretched. She discussed the market dynamics around the tech trade with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Avril Hong on Insight.

Australian Retirement Trust generated an average 10% return annually over the 10 years to June 30.