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According to SMBC Nomura Securities strategist Makoto Noji on July 3, yen appreciation cannot be sustained without fiscal consolidation by the Japanese government. Noji noted that widening yield curve differences in Western bond markets reflect Japan exporting "bad" rate increases driven by fiscal concerns. He added that if the U.S. conducts interest rate checks similar to those earlier this year, yen appreciation could accelerate, potentially signaling U.S. pressure on Japan to improve its fisc

According to multiple current and former U.S. officials on July 2, the United States believes Israel may have planned to assassinate Iran's senior negotiators during talks held in Islamabad in April following a ceasefire. The alleged targets were Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Kalibaff and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

France's manufacturing output fell 1% in May on a monthly basis, disappointing expectations of a 0.3% decline and reversing the prior month's 0.4% expansion.

According to official data, France's industrial output rose 3.2% year-on-year in May, exceeding expectations of 2.9% and improving from 2.8% in the previous month.

France's industrial output came in at -0.1% month-on-month in May, beating expectations of -0.4%. The previous month's reading was revised upward to 0.3% from an initially reported 0.1%.

According to Jin10, the KOSPI index in South Korea rallied 5.76% on Friday (July 3), closing at 8088.33 points, while Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.47% to 69744.07 points.

According to Morgan Stanley's report released July 2, AI-related NAND demand is expected to grow approximately 60% year-over-year in 2027, creating a 9% supply-demand gap that may extend through that year. The report noted divergence between market segments: consumer electronics experienced actual order reductions following consecutive price increases in the second quarter, with rising module and channel inventory and potential price ceiling pressure, while server demand remained strong, sustain

French Finance Minister Lecours stated that next year, France will likely draft a budget aimed at keeping the deficit as close as possible to 5%.

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, on July 3, Iran's acting defense minister Sayed Ebrahim Resaie said during a phone call with Turkey's defense minister that Iran does not trust the U.S. due to its long-standing treaty violations. He emphasized that Iran's armed forces remain fully prepared and will respond to any breach of agreements.

U.S. kayaker and former Olympic athlete David Hearn was formally charged on July 2 with willful destruction of property in D.C. Superior Court. He is accused of damaging the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, causing over $1,000 in losses and potentially facing a 10-year prison sentence.

According to Zilliqa, the company published a roadmap on July 2, 2026, introducing a compliance-before-settlement framework designed to process institutional transactions across blockchain networks. The model performs regulatory and compliance checks before transactions are executed, reversing the traditional workflow where settlement occurs first and compliance reviews are completed afterward. The framework is designed to operate across multiple blockchain ecosystems and settlement infrastructu

According to France's Health Minister Stéphanie Rister on July 3, France recorded at least 2,025 excess deaths during the June 18-28 heatwave, based on preliminary statistics from the French public health agency. The figure remains incomplete as not all regional data has been compiled, with final assessments to be released after the summer season concludes.

The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen today, with USD/JPY dropping over 50 pips before rebounding sharply. The pair is currently trading at 160.8.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, multiple whale addresses on Aster shorted ESPORTS with $5.005 million in unrealized gains on July 3. Another address's short position on GUA token generated over $1.29 million in profit.

According to Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) with technical support from Europol, on July 2, CAB cracked a third wallet belonging to Clifton Collins, a Dublin cannabis grower convicted in 2017, recovering 500 BTC worth approximately $31 million. Combined with recoveries in March and May, CAB's 2026 total from the case now stands at 1,500 BTC. Nine of Collins' 12 wallets, holding an estimated 4,500 BTC worth over $275 million, remain locked. CAB accessed the funds using decryption resource

According to DeFiLlama, Solana-based decentralized perpetual swap trading volume reached a record $147 billion in Q2 2026. The surge reflects growing activity among retail traders and automated market makers on the Solana network.

According to Jin10, on July 3, Federated Hermes senior fixed income portfolio manager Karen Manna identified inflation expectations returning as the most significant change in the fixed income market during the first half of 2026. Following the Iran conflict, inflation concerns dominated the market and pushed up yields, particularly in the shorter end of the yield curve. This marked a sharp shift in market expectations: instead of pricing in multiple rate cuts as previously anticipated, markets

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 14:30 on July 3, the CFETS-NEX yuan liquidity sentiment index reported 45, up 1 point from the 10:15 reading. By institution type, large banks, small and mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions reported indices of 44, 47, and 44 respectively, each rising 1 point. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 indicating equilibrium; readings above 50 reflect liquidity tightness.

France's industrial output on a monthly basis for May will be released in 10 minutes.

According to Greeks.live, 31,000 Bitcoin options and 135,000 Ethereum options expired today (July 3) with a combined notional value of $21.3 billion. The Bitcoin options had a Put/Call Ratio of 0.7 with a maximum pain point of $61,000, while the Ethereum options had a Put/Call Ratio of 1.29 with a maximum pain point of $1,650.