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According to CCTV News, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone call with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas on July 25 to discuss regional and international developments. During the conversation, Araghchi criticized European countries for irresponsible attitudes toward regional issues and held the EU accountable for the attack on an Iranian merchant vessel by Ukrainian forces, citing the EU's support for Ukraine. Kallas expressed concern about the escalation of any conflict and emph

According to Iran's armed forces spokesman Shekarchian on July 26, Tehran is prepared for potential airstrikes or ground military operations. He stated that the United States has failed to achieve its objectives in the Strait of Hormuz and in weakening Iran, and may be seeking a new strategy. Shekarchian noted that with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visiting the United States, Iran could face military action, though he suggested the U.S. would face greater vulnerability in ground combat scena

According to Fox News, the White House disputed reports on July 25 that U.S. President Trump had shelved plans to escalate military strikes against Iran. The White House said Trump retains all options regarding Iran policy.

According to data from the Central Bank of El Salvador, crypto remittances to the country totaled $35.4 million in the first half of 2026, representing just 0.7% of total remittance inflows exceeding $5 billion for the period. Despite the small share, the figure marks a 39.1% year-over-year increase compared to $25.4 million in the same period of 2025.

According to Financial News and Newsis, South Korea's physical gold trading volume has collapsed sharply over the past month, declining to half its level one month ago and plunging nearly 80% compared to the beginning of the year amid a 30% price correction. The decline in domestic gold trading is driven by sustained U.S. monetary tightening and weakening demand from Chinese retail investors, who had previously fueled the gold rally.

According to Saudi official data, the kingdom's imports fell 19.5% in May, while non-oil exports, including re-exports, declined 26.1% compared to May 2025.

According to official data, Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports rose 19.5% in May, marking a significant increase compared to the previous month.

According to Goldman Sachs, U.S. IPO fundraising is projected to reach $225 billion for 2026, a record high, but the bulk of this comes from a limited number of mega-deals rather than a broad wave of public listings. So far this year, only 53 to 60 IPOs have been completed, significantly below the 25-year median of roughly 100 deals annually and far short of 250+ in 2021 or nearly 400 during the 1999 dot-com bubble. Goldman Sachs Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Ben Snider noted that traditional bub

According to Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, official spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition, the military operations on July 25 targeted Houthi military objectives linked to threats against Red Sea shipping. The coalition stated the strikes aimed at infrastructure related to attacks on maritime commerce in the region.

According to official data, Saudi Arabia's merchandise exports grew 3.9% in May.

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei, Iran and Oman held multilateral deputy-foreign-minister level talks on July 24-25 in Tehran to discuss shipping safety through the Strait of Hormuz. Both nations exchanged views on common principles and operational mechanisms for ensuring safe vessel passage, based on respect for their sovereignty as coastal states. Baghaei stated the talks were productive and achieved progress, with Oman's delegation departing Tehran on July 25 afternoo

On July 25, Uptick Network launched Uptick Pay, a unified payment infrastructure designed to connect traditional finance and blockchain-based transactions. The platform combines fiat currencies, stablecoins, and card payments into a single framework, supporting channels including Google Pay, USDT, and USDC to simplify digital payments for consumers and businesses across Web3 applications. Uptick Pay employs a three-layer financial architecture comprising custody and treasury management at the fo

According to Kalshi's research report, prediction markets are emerging as a new risk management tool for the sports industry. The platform's World Cup-related markets accumulated over $270 billion in trading volume, covering more than 33,000 event contracts including match results, goal counts, group rankings, and player performance. The report shows prediction market forecasts achieved 85.7% accuracy one day before matches, with a probability calibration error of just 1.96%. Kalshi noted that p

According to Bitget, SHIB surged to 0.000005632 USDT over the past 24 hours (as of July 26), up 35.37%.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to Chosun Biz, South Korea's National Pension Service signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with six leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms on July 25 (local time) in San Francisco. The participating VCs—Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and New Enterprise Associates—have combined assets under management of $313 billion. The agreements establish long-term investment cooperation channels and aim to facilitate g

According to Bank of America Securities data cited by SeekingAlpha, eight "blue-collar" semiconductor stocks—Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, NXP Semiconductors, Microchip Technology, onsemi, STMicroelectronics, Infineon, and Monolithic Power Systems—have declined approximately 21% from their June peaks since early July. These semiconductors are widely used in machinery, automotive, and factory automation applications. As leading indicators of industrial demand, their price movements typically

BitMart announced it will cease all trading operations on August 26, implementing an orderly shutdown of services. The exchange's decision marks a significant development in the crypto trading market.

According to a U.S. Defense Department official cited by CNN, the United States has paused military strikes against Iran as of July 26. This follows 13 consecutive nights of strikes. The U.S. Central Command did not announce new operations against Iran on Friday and Saturday.

According to Jin10, NVIDIA announced on July 25 that it is partnering with Seoul National University to establish the NVIDIA AI Technology Center (NVAITC) in South Korea. The center will focus on AI research, expert training, and educational programs, with joint research areas spanning foundational models, accelerated computing, physics AI, and scientific AI. Both organizations also plan to develop computing infrastructure solutions to support large-scale AI research, utilizing NVIDIA's open-sou