‼️ 💴 The yen gave up more of its intervention-driven gains after the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged, with traders turning their attention to whether Governor Kazuo Ueda can offer support for the currency
Alpha Binwani Capital: “The BOJ is avoiding raising rates. The carry trade is undeterred. As long as the BOJ avoids aggressive hikes, the carry trade continues to provide liquidity to global risk assets. We still see dollar-yen climbing to ¥170”
‼️ BREAKING: SK Hynix and Samsung shares surge over 20% as AI rally roars back. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) surged more than 8% overnight, as investors piled back into AI-linked chipmakers
‼️ BREAKING: Wall Street staged a comeback as dip buyers emerged, lifting stocks as chipmakers rebounded while data signaled the economy remains in good shape, but isn’t overheating. Equities held gains after data showed a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment even as the economy grew at a weaker-than-expected pace
‼️ BREAKING: U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%. The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to rise 3.7% from a year ago on headline and 3.3% on core
‼️ BREAKING: Regeneron Pharma (NASDAQ: REGN) reported second quarter EPS of $14.29, $3.71 better than the analyst estimate of $10.58. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.29B versus the consensus estimate of $3.8B.