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Royal Bank of Canada: Raised its target price on Amazon (AMZN.O) to $330 from $320.
The preliminary annual and monthly CPI values for the Eurozone in July will be announced in ten minutes.
German Foreign Minister: We will try our best to help implement the agreement and prepare to provide assistance to Gaza.
German Foreign Minister: Welcoming Trump's agreement to disarm Hamas, the key now is to make substantial progress.
U.S. semiconductor stocks continued to rise before the market opened. TSMC (TSM.N) rose by more than 4%, ASML (ASML.O) rose by 3.2%, Arm (ARM.O) rose by 4.8%, and Broadcom (AVGO.O) rose by more than 1.3%.
European Central Bank: The comprehensive borrowing cost indicator for new corporate loans increased by 15 basis points to 3.79% in June; the comprehensive interest rate indicator for new household home purchase loans remained basically unchanged at 3.51%. The comprehensive interest rate for new corporate time deposits increased by 17 basis points to 2.21%; the interest rate for corporate overnight deposits increased by 6 basis points to 0.59%. The comprehensive interest rate for new household time deposits increased by 13 basis points to 2.09%; the interest rate for household overnight deposits remained basically unchanged at 0.28%.
The Bank of Japan's bond-buying program in August remained unchanged from July.
Reddit (RDDT.N) fell 10.2% premarket after the company reported slower U.S. user growth in the second quarter.
U.S. electric vehicle company Rivian (RIVN.O) rose 4% in pre-market trading after the company's quarterly revenue exceeded expectations.
Before the U.S. stock market opened, Amazon (AMZN.O) rose 11%, and its Q2 cloud business revenue exceeded expectations. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 6.7% after its Q4 revenue guidance fell short of expectations. SK Hynix (SKHY.O) U.S. stocks rose 7% before the market opened, Micron Technology (MU.O) rose nearly 3%, and Western Digital (WDC.O) rose more than 3%.
Goldman Sachs: Lowered its target price for Apple (AAPL.O) from $370 to $360 and maintained a buy rating.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Some medium- to long-term inflation expectations have risen significantly, therefore close monitoring is necessary.
BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda: Pay close attention to inflation expectations because they are closely related to potential inflation.
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: I understand that the government’s fiscal policy is not only expansionary, but also takes into account fiscal prudence.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is expected that the wholesale price increase so far will be gradually reflected in consumer prices from July.
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan: The average oil price is expected to be US$84.5 per barrel in 2026 and US$78 per barrel in 2027.
MediaTek CEO: AI PCs powered by chips jointly developed by Nvidia (NVDA.O) will be on sale this holiday season.
Market news: A German court ruled that artificial intelligence music company Suno violated copyright regulations.
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose above its all-time high closing level set on July 3.
Indian police officials: are preparing to send a letter to Meta Platforms (META.O) to discuss the case.