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The 30-year Treasury yield closed at 5.27% on July 31, its highest level in 19 years, while the 10-year yield reached 4.75%, its highest since January 2025, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data. The increases followed the Federal Open Market Committee's July 29 decision to hold its policy

Investor Michael Burry, known as the real-life protagonist of the film 'The Big Short,' warned that investment funds using volatility-targeting strategies could trigger a sharp decline in US stocks. In a recent Substack post, Burry stated that automated trading by volatility-following funds could

According to FRED data, the 30-year US Treasury yield reached 5.27% on July 31, its highest level in 19 years, while the 10-year yield hit 4.75%, the highest since January 2025. The Federal Reserve held its policy rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on July 29, but futures traders have shifted

According to Business Insider on August 3, investor Michael Burry warned that volatility-targeting strategy funds using automated trading could trigger a sharp U.S. stock market decline. Burry stated in a recent Substack post that automatic selling by volatility-following funds could inflict

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil fell 5.4% to close at $80.11 per barrel on August 4, after dropping over 7% intraday. The oil price decline transmitted to the fixed income market, with U.S. Treasury yields declining across the curve on Monday. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points to

According to Business Insider, JPMorgan's global investment strategy chief Kriti Gupta expects the S&P 500 to rise above 10% over the next 12 months and target 8,200 by mid-2027. Gupta cited strong economic growth—Q1 real GDP rose 2.1% and unemployment held at 4.2%—and robust AI demand as primary

According to Snap's Q2 earnings call, the company posted revenue of $1.6 billion, up 19% year-over-year, with gross margin expanding to 58% and adjusted EBITDA reaching $250 million. Monthly active users hit 971 million and daily active users reached 493 million, while North American DAU remained st

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) share price surged 13% after-hours on Monday following the company's Q2 earnings release. The Denver-based analytics platform reported total revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year-over-year and beating estimates of $1.81 billion, with diluted earnings per share of $0.41 v

According to CNBC, on August 3, Whirlpool reported Q2 adjusted loss per share of $0.21, significantly worse than the market consensus estimate of $0.05 loss. Q2 revenue declined 6.8% year-over-year to $3.52 billion, falling short of the expected $3.56 billion. The appliance maker cut its full-year a

According to FinTech APP, Hang Seng Index night futures (August contract) closed at 25,981 points on August 4, down 15 points or 0.058%, trading at a 28-point discount.

According to Zhitong Finance, as of August 4, the Hang Seng Index bull-bear street warrant ratio stands at 46:54. Data from CITIC Securities shows bear warrant concentration in the 26,300-26,399 range with 1,084 contracts, up 314 from the previous trading day. Bull warrant concentration is in the 25

According to Zhitong Finance, on Monday (August 4), Hong Kong Hang Seng Index ADR rose to 26,031.42, up 22.02 points or 0.08% from Hong Kong's market close. Among major blue-chip stocks, HSBC Holdings closed at 169.171 Hong Kong

According to Korean Economic TV, U.S. stock market indices rose on August 1, the first trading day of August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.32% to reach an all-time high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.48% and 2.13%,

Amazon Web Services CEO confirmed that AI business revenue is clearly trackable, citing infrastructure bookings extending through 2028 and five-year customer contracts. The statement came as Amazon raised its capital expenditure to $220 billion, addressing investor concerns about the scale of AI inf

According to Barron's, Tesla (TSLA) stock rose 3.5% to $322.08 on Monday (Aug 3), marking its third consecutive trading day gain and reversing losses following the company's second-quarter earnings report. The gain came despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launching an

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Brazilian-listed company OranjeBTC (OBTC3) increased its Bitcoin holdings by 30 BTC today, bringing its total position to 3948 BTC. The company now ranks 23rd on Bitcoin 100.

According to Korean Economic TV, over the weekend President Trump canceled plans for a large-scale military strike against Iran and called for diplomatic negotiations instead. The shift toward deescalation sparked a rally in risk assets, with

Retail investors in Korean stocks saw their trading influence in KOSPI rapidly decline as sentiment weakened. In early this year, individual investors accounted for nearly 50% of trading volume by absorbing foreign sell-offs, but in July their share dropped to the low 30% range. According to Korea

According to U.Today, Mastercard has officially closed its acquisition of BVNK, a fintech platform enabling businesses to move, hold, convert and manage stablecoins, tokenized deposits and traditional fiat currencies. BVNK operates across approximately 130 countries and serves as infrastructure for