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Japan's top foreign exchange official Jun Mimura: Will coordinate with monetary policy.

Goldman Sachs: Lowered Apple (AAPL.O) target price to $360 from $370.

Japan's top foreign exchange official Jun Mimura: No comment on the fluctuations of the yen.

Chevron (CVX.N): U.S. daily production reached a record 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Citigroup raised its price target for Amazon (AMZN.O) from $325 to $350.

Amazon (AMZN.O): In the six months ended June 30, it invested US$28.7 billion in OpenAI’s Series C preferred shares, of which US$13.7 billion was invested in the second quarter.

Amazon (AMZN.O): In the second quarter, it invested $10 billion in Anthropic's non-voting preferred stock.

Amazon (AMZN.O): In the second quarter, it received approximately $640 million in tariff refunds under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act.

Amazon (AMZN.O): In the second quarter, it invested US$1.3 billion in Anthropic’s convertible bonds.

The Ministry of Finance of Japan did not conduct foreign exchange intervention from June 29 to July 29.

European Commission official: Such hacking incidents highlight the importance for AI developers to establish monitoring activities.

European Commission officials: are in close contact with OpenAI and Anthropic regarding the artificial intelligence hacking incident.

According to the "Daily Telegraph": The land blockade plan may require the United States and Israel to put pressure on Iran's neighbors and regional partners to tighten or close border crossings to restrict the flow of imports and exports.

According to the Daily Telegraph: The United States and Israel are discussing a possible land blockade against Iran. The plan is one of several options Trump and Netanyahu are exploring to increase economic pressure on Iran.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: Uncertainty and volatility remain high.

Royal Bank of Canada: Raised its target price on Amazon (AMZN.O) to $330 from $320.

ECB Governing Council Kocher: The ECB Governing Council will make decisions in the autumn based on the latest data to sustainably restore the euro zone's inflation rate to the 2% target level.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: Developments in recent weeks have shown how geopolitical situations can rapidly change energy prices, thereby affecting the inflation outlook.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops have taken control of Verivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region and Stinki in the Donetsk region.

Baidu (09888.HK): The board of directors will hold a board meeting on August 18, 2026 (Tuesday) to approve the second quarter and interim financial results announcement for 2026 at the meeting.