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On August 12, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July inflation data that markets had been eagerly awaiting. Headline CPI rose 3.4% year over year, while core CPI fell to 2.5% year over year, with both figures matching expectations. After the data was released, crypto assets, gold, and U.S. stock futures all showed choppy short-term moves, initially falling before rebounding. However, the latest pricing in the interest rate market delivered the signal that truly deserves attention.

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The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy transportation chokepoint, has once again become the center of a storm in global financial markets. On Monday, U.S.-Iran negotiations over reopening the strait reached an impasse after the Trump administration demanded compensation from Iran. International oil prices then skyrocketed, with WTI 原油 rising 4.16% to $81.71 per barrel, according to Gate market data, while 布伦特原油 broke above $86.80 per barrel, marking four consecutive gains. {curr

On August 7, 2026, Beijing time, financial markets are simultaneously at the intersection of two major variables. The first variable comes from the U.S. labor market. The July NFP employment data due to be released tonight, Beijing time, is widely regarded by the market as a key basis for assessing the Federal Reserve’s next policy path—whether the U.S. economy is continuing to cool, whether the Fed has room to cut rates, and whether dollar liquidity will improve will all be reflected in the dat

On August 5 Beijing time, as the U.S. July ADP employment report was released, the labor market sent an unexpectedly weak signal, once again disrupting global financial markets’ pricing of the Fed’s policy path. As the “gold standard” for gauging the health of the U.S. economy, NFP data is not only a short-term catalyst for U.S. Treasury and dollar movements but also a key variable determining the direction of global risk-asset valuations. Against the backdrop of the ongoing debate within the Fe

On August 5, 2026, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz reached a key turning point. According to the Associated Press, two Gulf officials said that Iranian and Omani negotiators had finalized a draft agreement concerning the Strait of Hormuz and were awaiting final approval from Iran’s supreme leader. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury removed some Iran-related sanctions from its website. A Treasury official told Fox News: “This does not represent any change in U.S. policy toward the Iranian governm

On Aug. 3 Beijing time, international oil prices opened sharply lower. Brent crude’s maximum drop reached 7.3%, falling to $81.55 per barrel; WTI crude fell below $80 per barrel, at one point dipping to $78.78 per barrel, down 6.83%. As of press time, the decline in international oil prices narrowed. According to Gate market data, Brent crude was trading at $83.70 per barrel, while WTI crude was at $79.85 per barrel. The dramatic swings in oil prices were driven by an abrupt turn in the geopolit

Gate News reports that, according to an announcement on Gate’s platform, Gate ranks sixth globally among CEXs by AUM. It currently serves more than 58 million users worldwide, supports over 4,900 digital assets, and offers trading in more than 12,500 stocks and ETFs. It operates across multiple sectors, including spot trading, futures, Earn, stocks, and tokenized assets. The platform has built 24-hour trading services covering the three core markets of U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and South Ko

Gate News: The platform has launched Event Contracts Benefits Week, running from August 3, 2026, at 12:00 to August 10, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can enjoy four special benefits: first-trade loss coverage for new users, the Beginner Check-In Competition, the Advanced Check-In Competition, and the Peak Trading Competition. Event Contracts are trading products focused on predicting price direction, allowing users to forecast BTC and ETH price movements over periods such as th

As of July 30, 2026, according to Gate market data, Brent crude oil is at $88.69 per barrel, up 4.95% over the past 24 hours; WTI crude oil is at $85.09 per barrel, up 3.88%. Just one trading day earlier (July 29), Brent crude surged 7.91% at the close, finishing at $90.74 per barrel—one of the most aggressive single-day gains since the latest escalation of the Iran–U.S. conflict. On the same day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by 1,153.18 points, down 2.19%, marking the largest sing

In Beijing time in the early hours of July 30, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its latest interest rate decision, keeping the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%. This marked the Fed’s fifth consecutive meeting since January this year in holding policy steady. However, the real focus for the market is not the “no rate hike” itself. After the decision was released, Bitcoin surged from about $63,700 to near the $64,700 intrad

At 12:00 a.m. on July 30 (Beijing time), the Fed will release its July FOMC meeting decision. This will be the second FOMC meeting since Fed Chair Kevin Wosch took office, and it may well be the most difficult to predict in recent years. The CME FedWatch tool shows that, as of July 29, the probability that the market is pricing in the Fed keeping the policy rate unchanged in the 3.50% to 3.75% range is 70.6%, and the probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike is 29.4%. This probability structure

The Fed will release its July interest rate decision at 12:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 30. This was widely seen by the market as a “transitional meeting”—a policy window between the June pause and the expected action in September. However, a series of events over the past three weeks has completely changed the tone of the meeting. As of July 27, the CME FedWatch tool shows that the market is pricing a 68.5% probability that rates will be kept unchanged in July, while the probability of a 25 bps

On July 23, the global asset pricing system underwent a sharp repricing. The Brent crude oil futures Settlement Price closed at $100.69 per barrel, up 7.04% on the day, and for the second time in many days it returned above the $100 level. At the same time, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury intraday broke through 4.7%, reaching the highest level since January 2025. The DXY rose in tandem, closing at 101.445, up 0.32%. The simultaneous

On July 23, 2026, global capital markets saw a geopolitical-driven repricing reshuffle. Last night and this morning, the US-Iran conflict showed no signs of cooling. Both sides issued hardline statements, stressing their respective conflict bottom lines. Trump posted on social media, saying that every time Iran fires at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US would bomb and destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant, including facilities located within Tehran and its surrounding areas. Trump also sa

On July 20, international energy markets saw a landmark moment. Brent crude futures surged through the $90-per-barrel mark in one move, topping out at $91.42 during the day; WTI crude futures also climbed into the $84 range. This breakout level is not coincidental—over the past week, Brent crude has risen 15.9% in total, posting the largest single-week gain since April; from the early-July low near $71, the rebound is already close to 30%. {currencycard:tradfi}(XTIUS

On July 17, 2026, the Digital Assets Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held an in-person hearing at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, themed “Building the Financial Future: How the CLARITY Act Will Unleash Innovation.” Federal Hall is only a few steps from the New York Stock Exchange—rather than meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, the committee moved the hearing to Wall Street, and that choice alone is a kind of statement. This is not routine policy discuss

Gate News: According to an official Gate announcement, Gate Launchpool will launch its 366th Launchpool: Solstice (SLX). Users can stake BTC, ETH, and SLX to freely share 2,000,000 SLX tokens, with airdrop rewards credited automatically every hour. The mining period runs from 2026-07-16 20:00 to 2026-08-06 20:00 (UTC+8), with 100% unlocked. This round of Launchpool includes three staking pools: staking BTC can earn 900,000 SLX, staking ETH can earn 700,000 SLX, and staking SLX can earn 400,000 S