- Spot gold rose 1.00% intraday to $4,106.92 per ounce; COMEX gold futures main contract is currently quoted at $4,165.70 per ounce, up 1.68% intraday.
- Spot platinum has just broken through the $1640.00/oz mark, now quoted at $1640.02/oz, up 1.61% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is now quoted at $1651.0/oz, up 3.04% on the day.
- US Stock Market Movement | Semiconductor Stocks Rebound Across the Board, Lam Research (LRCX.US) Surges Nearly 20%
- The US dollar against the Swiss franc fell by 1.02% intraday, currently at 0.8053.
- The US dollar against the Japanese yen has widened its decline to 303 points, breaking below the 160 mark and is now at 159.767, hitting its lowest level since June 15.
- EUR/JPY just touched the 184.00 level, now quoted at 184.00, down 1.77% on the day.
- Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,110.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,110.03/oz, up 1.08% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now at $4,169.50/oz, up 1.77% on the day.
- AUD/JPY just touched the 112.00 mark, now quoted at 112.00, down 1.40% on the day.
- USD/JPY just reached the 160.00 mark, currently quoted at 160.00, down 2.09% on the day.
- Spot gold has just broken through the $4110.00/ounce level, now quoted at $4109.93/ounce, up 1.08% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4172.30/ounce, up 1.84% on the day.
- Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,120.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,120.08/oz, up 1.33% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is currently quoted at $4,179.60/oz, up 2.02% on the day.
- The US Dollar Index has just broken through the 100.00 mark, now reported at 99.98, down 0.83% for the day.
- Shell CEO: The LNG market is expected to experience tightness in the coming quarter.
- Shell CEO: The Middle East war has a major impact on the LNG spot market.
- AUD/USD just touched the 0.7000 mark, now trading at 0.7000, up 0.66% on the day
- The Japanese yen surged more than 1.6% intraday to 160.8, triggering market alarms amid speculation of intervention.
- The U.S. Dollar Index fell sharply in the short term, dropping more than 0.5% to 100.26. The U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen experienced a rare rapid decline, falling over 1.8% to 160.52.
- The South African rand strengthens by about 0.8% against the US dollar as PPI slows to 7.5%, lower than expected; fiscal surplus boosts market sentiment.
- Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,630.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,630.82/ounce, up 1.04% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is quoted at $1,635.7/ounce, up 2.08% on the day.
- GBP/JPY just reached the 215.00 mark, currently quoted at 215.00, down 1.54% on the day; EUR/USD just touched the 1.1500 level, currently at 1.1500, up 0.29% on the day.
- Microsoft's early gains expand to over 14% as last quarter's cloud revenue surges more than 40%, with capital expenditures below expectations; Meta drops nearly 10% as Q2 revenue beats expectations, but concerns over AI investments persist. Apple falls nearly 2%, Amazon rises over 3%, with latest quarterly financial reports to be released after hours.
- Starbucks (SBUX.US) FY26Q3 Earnings Call: Global Same-Store Sales Growth of 7.9% Exceeds Expectations, Long-Term Goal for Up to 20,000 Stores in China
- US Stocks Movement | Microsoft (MSFT.US) surges over 12% as revenue and profits exceed expectations and capital expenditure is curbed
- Arm (ARM.US) rises about 12% as the company forecasts both second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit to exceed expectations.
- NZD/USD intraday gains reach 1.01%, quoted at 0.5852
- World Gold Council Report: Largest Quarterly Drop in a Decade Does Not Change Bullish Outlook, Gold Shows Strong Resilience
- GBP/JPY has just broken through the 216.00 mark, now quoted at 215.98, down 1.09% on the day.
- The US dollar has fallen by 1.02% against the Japanese yen today, currently at 161.74.
- The euro against the yen has just broken through the 186.00 level, currently at 185.96, down 0.73% on the day; the US dollar against the yen has just broken through the 162.00 level, currently at 161.99, down 0.87% on the day; the British pound against the yen has just broken through the 217.00 level, currently at 216.86, down 0.69% on the day.
- Spot gold just broke through the $4,090.00/oz mark, currently priced at $4,090.32/oz, up 0.59% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is currently at $4,148.10/oz, up 1.25% on the day.
- USD/JPY has just broken through the 161.00 mark, now quoted at 160.96, down 1.50% on the day; EUR/JPY has just broken through the 185.00 mark, now quoted at 184.99, down 1.24% on the day.
- HSBC Holdings: Lowers the price target of Meta Platforms (META.US) from $905 to $830.
- Kioxia's first quarter operating profit was 1.27 trillion yen, compared to 44.9 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 1.37 trillion yen. First quarter net profit was 842.17 billion yen, compared to 18.28 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 973.81 billion yen.
- Japanese stocks closed up 4% today, with an 8.14% cumulative decline in July.
- The Dow Jones opened up by 1.01%, the Nasdaq rose by 1.67%, and the S&P 500 increased by 1.02%. Leading tech stocks saw Microsoft rise 12.13%, AMD up 7.09%, while Meta Platforms fell 10.18%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index gained 0.99%, with XPeng Group down 2.14% and Pinduoduo down 2.02%.
- U.S. economy wavers between consumer frenzy and war headwinds: strong domestic demand can't prevent GDP slowdown to 1.5%, oil price decline helps PCE unexpectedly fall
- Meta Platforms (META.US) drops about 9%, hitting a four-month low, after reporting a significant decline in Q2 cash flow.
- Mastercard (MA.US) rises 3% as second-quarter profit exceeds expectations.
- All three major US stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.6%, the S&P 500 up 1%, and the Nasdaq up 1.6%. Microsoft (MSFT.US) rose about 12% as its fourth-quarter cloud business growth far exceeded expectations. The storage sector soared, with SanDisk (SNDK.US) up about 11% and SK Hynix (SKHY.US) up about 7%.
- Qualcomm (QCOM.US) falls 4.2% as the company forecasted fourth-quarter profit below expectations and anticipated an accelerated decline in revenue from Apple.
- Labor market resilience remains, U.S. initial jobless claims slightly increased to 197,000, lower than expected
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- Anglo American: Jonathan Price Will Be Deputy CEO, Chief Strategy Officer of Anglo Teck
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- Lam Research Up Over 20%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since January 1999 -- Data Talk
- Norwegian Cruise Faces Soft Demand While Waiting for Turnaround to Take Hold -- Update
- Meta Stock Slides After Light-on-Details Update on AI Spend -- WSJ
- Meta Platforms Down Nearly 9%, on Pace for Largest Percent Decrease Since October 2025 -- Data Talk
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- U.S. Economic Growth Slowed to 1.5% in Second Quarter -- 5th Update
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- Labcorp Holdings Had Seen 2026 Revenue $14.649B-$14.803B >LH
- Labcorp Holdings Had Seen 2026 Adjusted EPS $17.70-$18.35 >LH
- Labcorp Holdings Raises 2026 View To Rev $14.71B-$14.827B >LH
- CNX Resources 2Q EPS $1.32 >CNX
- KKR 2Q Adj EPS $1.63 >KKR
- KKR 2Q Asset-Management and Strategic Holdings Revenue $2.2B >KKR
- KKR 2Q Fee-Related Earnings $1.21B, or $1.32/Adj. Share >KKR
- KKR 2Q Total Operating Earnings $1.54B, or $1.68/Adj Share >KKR
- KKR Declares Qtrly Div of 195c/Share >KKR
- KKR: Reported Record Fee-Related Earnings, Total Operating Earnings and Adjusted Net Income Per Share on Both Quarterly and Trailing 12-Month Basis >KKR
- KKR: Our Continued Return of Capital to Clients Led to Our Strongest Monetization Qtr Ever and Helped Drive Record New Capital Inflows Over Past 12 Months >KKR
- Life Time Group Holdings 2Q Adj EPS 48c >LTH
- Avery Dennison Sees FY26 Adj EPS $10.00-Adj EPS $10.30 >AVY
- Real Matters 3Q Net $1M >REAL.T
- Avery Dennison 2Q Organic Sales Rose 7.6% >AVY
- Avery Dennison Sees FY26 EPS $9.40-EPS $9.70 >AVY
- Canada Goose Holdings Sees FY27 Revenue Increasing by About Low-Single Digits Compared to Prior Year >GOOS
- Kite Realty Group Trust Declares 3Q Dividend of $0.29 Per Share>KRG
- Life Time Group Holdings 2Q Rev $866M >LTH
- Canada Goose Holdings 1Q Adj Loss/Shr C$0.89 >GOOS
- Avery Dennison 2Q Adj EPS $2.89 >AVY
- CSW Industrials 1Q EPS $3.04 >CSW
- Hershey Still Sees 2026 Capital Spending $425M-$475M >HSY
- Sonic Auto 2Q Net $57.4M >SAH
- Hershey Now Sees 2026 Organic Net Sales Up 3%-3.5% Vs Prior View Up 2.5%-3.5% >HSY
- Hershey 2Q International Segment Sales Rose 5.7% to $225.9M >HSY
- Hershey 2Q North America Salty Snacks Segment Net Sales $387.8M, Up 22.9% >HSY
- Hershey 2Q North America Confectionery Segment Net Sales $2.17B, Up 4.2% >HSY
- Hershey: 2Q Volume Declined About 8 Points Reflecting Elasticity Impacts in North America Confectionery and International Segments, Partially Offset by Growth in North America Salty Snacks >HSY
- Hershey: Impact of LesserEvil Acquisition Was 2.7 Point Benefit, While Foreign Exchange Benefit Was 0.3 Points in 2Q >HSY
- Regeneron Pharma Raises 2026 Gross Margin on Net Product Sales View to 84%-85% From 83%-84% >REGN
- Regeneron Pharma Cuts 2026 Capital Spending View to $1.03B-$1.1B From $1.1B-$1.2B >REGN
- Coastal Financial Noninterest Income $88.7M >CCB
