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SK Hynix (NAS:SKHY) American Depositary Receipts (ADR) saw short interest surge to approximately 13% of floating shares as of July 29 (US local time), according to a CNBC report citing S3 Partners data. The rapid increase in short positions followed the stock's decline after the company reported

As of 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on July 30, WTI crude oil futures declined 0.74%, while U.S. natural gas futures gained 0.33%.

Australia's second-quarter export price index rose 1.1% quarter-on-quarter, accelerating from the previous quarter's 0.5% increase, according to the latest economic data.

According to Odaily, Ark Invest cut positions in four crypto-related stocks on Wednesday (July 29), including approximately 121,000 shares of Bitmine valued at $2 million, 13,000 shares of Block Inc. valued at $1.1 million, 13,000 shares of Robinhood valued at $1.1 million, and 11,000 shares of

According to Odaily and MSX.COM data, U.S. equity indices fell sharply on market close July 30. The Dow Jones declined 2.19%, the S&P 500 fell 1.52%, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.74%. The VIX fear index rose 13.45%. AI-related stocks led the declines, with KLA down 10.8%,

The USD-KRW exchange rate dropped over 100 won this month, prompting import companies to shift from active dollar buying to a wait-and-see stance. The exchange rate fell to 1,440.50 won following the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting, down approximately 119 won from the July 1st intraday

According to Gate Market Data, Kioxia Holdings shares surged over 11%, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index up 1.75% on July 30. SoftBank declined 0.59%.

According to MSX.COM data, the U.S. stock market closed lower on July 30, with the Dow Jones falling 2.19%, the S&P 500 declining 1.52%, and the Nasdaq dropping 1.74%. The VIX fear index surged 13.45%. AI-related stocks broadly declined, with KLA plunging 10.8%, Micron falling 9.94%, AMD (超微电脑)

According to SoSoValue, Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) saw net inflows of $584,700 on July 29. The fund's historical cumulative net inflows have reached $422 million. As of the latest report, XRP spot ETF total assets under management stand at $989 million, with cumulative net inflows across all XRP ETFs r

According to Yonhap Infomax, KDX and NXT consortiums are racing to complete formal authorization for fractional investment exchanges in South Korea, with the application deadline set for August 13. Both entities received preliminary approval in February and must submit their full authorization appli

According to CNBC on July 29, short positions in SK Hynix's U.S.-listed ADR surged to 23 million shares, representing approximately 13% of floating shares, according to data from S3 Partners. This marks a sharp increase from 15 million shares recorded in mid-July. Since its debut on July 10, the ADR

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hyundai Motor and Kia reported Q2 2026 earnings that fell short of market expectations, with the companies blaming weak demand and electric vehicle sales mix. Hyundai's operating profit declined 20.8% year-over-year, while Kia's dropped 4.9%, both missing analyst

According to Yonhapinfomax, Hyundai Motor's operating profit fell 20.8% year-over-year in the second quarter while Kia's declined 4.9%, both missing market expectations by approximately 6-7 percent. Tesla also reported second-quarter adjusted net income of $1.2 billion, down 17% year-over-year and s

According to Jin10 data, China's central bank conducted 270.5 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repo operations and 600 billion yuan in overnight reverse repo operations today (July 30). With 204 billion yuan of 7-day repos and 600 billion yuan of overnight repos maturing today, the central bank

Bitcoin (BTC) gives back the overnight gains, trading at around $63,719 as of July 30. Trump’s crypto adviser Patrick Veitch rejected a developer proposal for the “CLARITY Act,” adding new clauses that delete provisions that could protect developers from criminal prosecution in certain situations. Tether’s compliance stablecoin USA₮ (USAT) has officially launched on the Celo mainnet, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots 1、According to CryptoPotato,

Six out of nine South Korean securities firms lowered their target prices for Korea Aerospace Industries on May 30 following the company's second-quarter earnings shock. The downward revisions came after KAI reported operating profit of 48.4 billion won for the second quarter, representing a 43.1% y

According to Investing.com, South Korea's KOSPI index dropped 31% in July through July 29, marking the worst performance among major global stock indices for the month. The U.S. S&P 500 fell 6% and Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 13% in the same period. International media outlets attributed the steep d

According to Seoul Economics on July 30, Korean Aerospace Industries (047810) reported a Q2 operating profit of 48.4 billion Korean won, down 43.1% year-over-year and significantly below market consensus of 88.9 billion won. Six of nine brokerages covering the stock downgraded their price targets, w

According to Jin10, the People's Bank of China conducted 270.5 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase operations at a rate of 1.4% today (July 30). The central bank also conducted 600 billion yuan in overnight reverse