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According to financial investment analysts, ahead of Nvidia's Q2 earnings release on August 25, market expectations for an earnings surprise are widely considered certain. However, analysts caution that beating consensus figures alone may not be enough to overcome the recent "sell-on-news" pattern; the company will need to demonstrate strength beyond market projections to sustain investor momentum.

From November, South Korea will introduce pre-marketing and cornerstone investor frameworks to curb the recurrent issue of IPO stocks surging on listing day and then plummeting within months. The measures aim to reflect institutional investors' actual demand before pricing and secure investors willing to hold shares long-term, mitigating post-listing sell-offs.

According to the Financial Investment Association of Korea, as of August 21, domestic MMF (money market fund) balance reached 259.68 trillion won, up 8.12 trillion won compared to the previous month. The figure remains near the record high of 262.97 trillion won recorded on August 13, reflecting heightened corporate and institutional demand for safe-haven assets amid stock market uncertainty.

According to the U.S. State Department, the U.S. government issued bounties up to $10 million on August 24 for information on Iranian military officials, including Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Ahmad Vahidi, Armed Forces General Staff Chief Ali Abdollahzadeh, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Command Commander Seyyed Agajani. The current bounty list targets five individuals.

According to ChainCatcher, Franklin Templeton received SEC no-action letter approval to integrate $2.6 billion of its tokenized money market fund BENJI into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds for cash management and collateral purposes. The integration could launch as soon as Q4 2026, pending board approvals. SEC approval permits Franklin Templeton's funds to hold or use BENJI as collateral within the fund structures.

According to Guru Club, on June 4, Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 1.2% to 5,076.81.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $338 million on August 24 (yesterday), marking the sixth consecutive day of inflows. BlackRock's IBIT led with $209 million in single-day inflows, bringing its total net inflows to $62.636 billion. Fidelity's FBTC added $105 million, with cumulative inflows reaching $10.28 billion.

According to The Fact survey of bond market experts, 79% expect the Bank of Korea to hold its benchmark rate steady at the upcoming August 27 monetary policy decision. This marks a dramatic reversal from one month prior, when 66% of respondents predicted a rate hike.

According to GMGN data, the BSC-based Meme coin 'Niu Lai' rebounded over 43% in 10 hours as of August 25 morning, with market cap breaking $43 million. The token touched a low of $30 million earlier today and surged 23.2% over the past 24 hours, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $13.4 million.

According to Bitget, the KOSPI index closed up 0.68% to 6742.73 points on August 25. Samsung Electronics remained flat, while SK Hynix rose 0.42%. The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.50% to 65856.43 points.

According to research firm Digitimes, major cloud service providers including Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft reported combined Q2 cloud revenue of $106.3 billion, with year-over-year growth accelerating to 43%. These companies are projected to increase total capital expenditure to $745 billion, with a focus on operational efficiency and financial discipline in the second half of 2026.

According to data from Korea Securities Depository's SEIBro platform, ELS (equity-linked securities) issuance fell to 1.48 trillion won through August 24, down 58.1% from July's 3.53 trillion won. Early redemption amounts also dropped roughly 50%, to 1.02 trillion won from July's 2.26 trillion won. The decline reflects reduced investor appetite as the KOSPI 200 index showed minimal movement—rising just 0.69% in the same period—while semiconductor stocks SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics fell 2.74

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX interbank liquidity sentiment index fell 2 points to 51 as of 14:30 on August 25. Among institutional segments, large banks' sentiment index stood at 50 (down 2 points), mid-size and small banks at 52 (down 3 points), and non-bank institutions at 50 (down 1 point).

According to Jin10, sources said HSBC has purchased at least $3 billion in Indian government bonds since July, deploying funds raised through India's special non-resident foreign currency deposit (FCNR(B)) program. The lender has primarily bought five-year Indian government securities and has accumulated over $10 billion in deposits under the scheme, exceeding global competitors. Five-year bond yields have declined by 31 basis points since the Reserve Bank of India launched the offshore dollar w

According to CoinDesk, Meme coins centered on cats and dogs surged this week (Aug 25), with speculative sentiment heating up across the sector. Cash Cat, based on Robinhood Chain, rallied 113% over seven days to reach $0.218, and posted a 345% monthly gain with a market cap near $215 million. Other cat-themed tokens also climbed: Thinking Cat up 131%, Purr up 93%, Popcat up 54%, and MEW up 49%. Dog-themed tokens followed, with Dog (Bitcoin) doubling in weekly gains, dogwifhat up 64%, Bonk up 47%

According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket's prediction market for Bitcoin touching $85,000 in the remaining days of August reached 44% probability over the past 24 hours, up 26%. The odds for BTC reaching $90,000 rose to 12%, up 6%. The market uses Binance's BTC/USDT pair as settlement reference.

The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 328.34 points, a 0.50% gain, on August 25, finishing at 65856.43.

According to Goldman Sachs research released August 24, 2026, crypto trading volume fell 30% in July and dropped 21% in August, marking the 10th consecutive monthly decline. The total drawdown from peak stands at 75%, surpassing the median duration of the previous five market cycles. Over the past week, crypto market capitalization rebounded 21%, and Goldman Sachs noted that if valuations hold at current levels, a trading volume inflection point may be approaching. On the regulatory front, 35% o