HK 2Q GDP RISES 3.1% Y/Y; EST. +2.8%

🔊 Trump's tariff policy threatens to make Americans poorer while failing to bring back lost manufacturing jobs. In this episode of The Big View, author Philip Coggan explores the parallels with Britain's foolish return to the gold standard a century ago

After purchasing 77,000 ETH for $290 million last weekend, a certain company continued to spend $43.09 million today to buy 11,259 ETH.
They transferred 43.09 million USDC to a trading platform 10 hours ago, and then received 11,259 ETH from that platform 15 minutes ago, which means the purchase price was approximately $3,827.
A certain company conducted this transaction from a certain platform.

Michael Kantrowitz, chief investment strategist at Piper Sandler, details why a rally fueled by macro optimism could soon face a reckoning.

BOJ Governor Ueda Says They Will Examine Whether Tariffs Affect Japan's Factory Profits and Wages

According to reports, Indian police disclosed that hackers lured a certain trading platform employee, Rahul Agarwal, into installing malware on the company's computer by offering a part-time bait, which allowed them to illegally access the platform's Wallet and steal approximately $44 million (around 384 million rupees) worth of encryption assets. This incident was reported to the authorities on July 22 by the platform's parent company, Neblio Technologies.

BOJ Governor Ueda stated that underlying inflation is not experiencing a stall due to tariffs.

Dollar/Yen pares some losses after BOJ's Ueda states there is "no big change to the central outlook" for slower growth and inflation.

BOJ Governor Ueda said accommodative monetary policy will continue to support the economy.

Microsoft and Meta fuel $500-billion gain in AI stocks

POWELL'S GAMBLE: THAT THE ECONOMY WILL REVEAL ITS TRUE SELF IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS-WSJ

The EU-U.S. trade deal dented euro strength. Strategists say that may not last

JAPAN ANNUALISED HOUSING STARTS: 0.647M (EST 0.666M; PREV 0.529M)

A Split Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged

Standard Chartered announced a fresh $1.3 billion share buyback as it reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations amid the tumult caused by US President Donald Trump's tariff war

The Federal Reserve's decision to avoid signaling imminent rate cuts despite relentless political pressure underscores its prevailing caution and has forced investors to dial back expectations for an easing at the next policy meeting

UK retailers warn of more price hikes as tax costs bite, survey shows

Flurry of huge trade deals buries Trump tariff doubters

BOJ Report: Uncertainty surrounding each country's trade negotiations, and their impact on both domestic and global economies and prices, remains elevated.

BOJ: BOARD'S REAL GDP FISCAL 2025 MEDIAN FORECAST AT +0.6% VS PREVIOUS +0.5%