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According to China's interbank foreign exchange market, the USD/CNY midpoint rate stood at 6.7854 on August 19, down 51 points, reflecting appreciation of the yuan. The EUR/CNY rate was 7.8328, down 50 points, while GBP/CNY fell 99 points to 9.1586. AUD/CNY declined 176 points to 4.7915, and CAD/CNY dropped 108 points to 4.8658.

According to Cursor's official announcement, its code hosting platform Origin went live on August 18, allowing users to directly sync code repositories from GitHub with deep integration into Cursor. The platform has already onboarded major GitHub ecosystem partners including Vercel, Buildkite, and Depot, with additional integrations rolling out. Beta access is now being gradually opened to users.

According to Fortune, AI-native accounting platform Rillet recently completed a $100 million Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Oak HC/FT, as well as new investors Bain Capital Ventures and Battery Ventures. Rillet's cumulative funding has exceeded $200 million. The company serves over 600 customers, including AI enterprises like Neuralink and Mercor, with approximatel

According to Lookonchain, trader 0x3be7 opened a 10x leveraged long position of 1.94 billion PUMP ($6 million) on August 19, currently with $246,000 unrealized gains. The liquidation price stands at $0.002852.

According to Financial News, South Korea's National Assembly Legislative Research Service released a report on August 18 recommending additional safeguards for single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds, citing market volatility and trading concentration concerns. The report noted that after deposit requirements were raised to 30 million won on July 31, trading volume for leverage and inverse ETFs plummeted 89% in the following 11 days compared to the pre-regulation period. It recommended imple

According to Kalshi data cited by ChainCatcher, Google searches for "buy bitcoin" hit their lowest level in 12 months, reflecting declining retail interest in direct bitcoin purchases.

According to Baidu's announcement on Aug. 18, second-quarter revenue fell 4% year-on-year to 31.3 billion yuan (US$4.64 billion), below analysts' estimate of 31.6 billion yuan (US$4.69 billion). Online marketing revenue, Baidu's main business, dropped 19% to 13.1 billion yuan (US$1.94 billion) as advertisers remained cautious amid a weak economy. AI-related revenue from cloud, applications, and marketing services rose 25% to 12.5 billion yuan (US$1.86 billion), with AI cloud revenue increasing 5

According to Hong Kong Exchange filings, on August 18, Big Health International (02211) saw a position transfer totaling HK$7.5983 million, representing 11.18% of holdings. The company's shareholders transferred 12 million shares to Bao Xin Securities and moved 2.545 million shares out of Yongfeng Securities (Asia). The company announced a proposed capital reorganization involving a capital reduction and share split. Under the plan, the par value of each issued share will be reduced from US$0.10

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing filings and company announcement, on August 17, Gold Power Group (03919) completed issuance of 6.492 million shares at HK$0.65 per share. The new shares represent approximately 16.7% of the company's pre-completion issued capital and 14.3% of expanded capital post-issuance. Following completion, the subscriber became a substantial shareholder and connected person of the group.

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement, Huisheng International (01094) completed a share placement on August 18, 2026, with a total of 119 million shares allocated to seven placees at HK$0.209 per share. The company's shareholders deposited 80.3 million shares with Huasheng Capital Securities, resulting in a position value of HK$50.96 million and increasing their shareholding by 11.65%.

According to Jin10, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghei denied on August 19 that Iran fired missiles at the United Arab Emirates, calling the allegations "baseless." The statement came after the UAE Defense Ministry claimed on August 18 that its air defense systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, with one landing outside UAE territorial waters and another falling within its maritime zone. In response, the UAE Foreign Ministry announced early on August 19 that it would

According to Zhipu (02513), the company launched the GLM-5.3 API on August 19, achieving a score of 60 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it among frontier AI models globally. The model matches the performance level of closed-source flagship models like Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, while ranking first among open-source models alongside Kimi K3. GLM-5.3 achieves this performance with a smaller parameter scale and lower inference cost compared to frontier models, delivering

According to CITIC Futures, methanol futures climbed nearly 2% on August 19, supported by significantly declining port inventories at coastal markets. Import supply is expected to remain constrained ahead of the Strait of Hormuz reopening in August. Market sentiment was also influenced by geopolitical developments, including U.S. President Trump's statement confirming the naval blockade remains in full effect and all mines removed, while Iran's chief negotiator Kalibaff declared through official

According to the Wall Street Journal, reported on August 18, President Trump is urging his staff to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as early as this fall, with November as a potential timeframe. The meeting could take place during Trump's next Asia trip, though formal preparations have not yet been officially initiated.

Shanghai Silver futures fell 4.00% intraday on August 19, trading at 15,451 yuan per kilogram as of market close.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, on August 19 morning session, gold T+D declined 1.32% to 941.59 yuan per gram, while silver T+D fell 3.62% to 15,418 yuan per kilogram.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will visit South Korea and Indonesia from August 19-22 at the invitation of South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiyono. During the Indonesia visit, Wang Yi will chair the inaugural meeting of the China-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue Mechanism and co-chair the second ministerial meeting

According to Zhitong Finance, on August 19, Yunhui Yuyao (01952), a Hong Kong-listed innovative pharmaceutical company, reported H1 2026 results with total revenue of RMB 1.148 billion, up 157% year-on-year. The company achieved non-IFRS net profit of RMB 97.23 million and narrowed net losses under IFRS by 98%, reflecting significant improvement in operational efficiency. Gross margin (excluding non-cash items) reached 73.7%, while operating expenses as a percentage of revenue declined 64 percen

According to Lookonchain monitoring reported by PANews on August 19, a newly-created wallet received 930 million KTA (worth $685,000) and 2 billion GALA tokens (worth $3 million) via cross-chain bridge, then immediately sold them for 1,902 ETH (approximately $3.64 million). The sell-off triggered significant price declines: KTA dropped 37% and GALA fell 15%.

According to Foresight News, Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer announced today that Charley Cooper will assume the role of president, bringing operational discipline, regulatory expertise, and institutional perspective to drive broader global adoption. John Wu, the former president, transitions to senior advisor. Separately, Lydia has been formally appointed as chief financial officer.