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On July 16, Taiwan's Weighted Stock Index declined 1% to close at 45,171.46 points.

According to BlockBeats, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said today (July 16) that he no longer has concerns about excessive leverage in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets, and is "very optimistic" about the market outlook for the next 12

According to Tianfeng Securities, on July 16, the investment bank forecasts Brent crude oil to trade in the $70–$75 per barrel range during the second half of 2026. The forecast follows a volatile first half marked by geopolitical risks that drove oil prices to near $120 per barrel before a sharp de

According to Cryptopolitan, Aave Labs announced today that Aave V4 has officially launched on the Avalanche network, marking its first expansion beyond Ethereum. The deployment includes a core liquidity hub and three separate markets: the main market, an AVAX-focused market built around liquid

Taiwan's weighted stock index opened 0.3% lower today, trading at 45,511.98 points according to the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Platinum main contract futures gained 2.00% intraday on July 16, trading at 413.00 yuan per gram.

On July 16, gold traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange T+D contract declined 0.28% to 881.06 yuan per gram at the opening of morning trading. Silver T+D contracts fell 2.07%, reaching 13,984.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Cryptopolitan, U.K. barrister Jonathan Fisher KC recommended in a government-commissioned fraud review released on July 14 that authorities offer financial bounties to whistleblowers and train judges to handle cryptocurrency laundering and AI fraud cases. The report noted that fraud

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 16, Hyundai Motor and Kia unions conducted partial strikes, causing approximately 5,000 vehicles to be held from production with estimated losses reaching 200 billion Korean won. The unions are demanding a 30% distribution of net profits, which would

According to BlockBeats, analyst Young-gun Kim from South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities said on July 16 that SK Hynix's recent pullback offers an attractive opportunity to increase exposure to the stock. The analyst attributed the weakness to a sharp decline in optimism around second-quarter

According to The Information on July 15, ASML plans to raise prices on deep ultraviolet (DUV) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) semiconductor manufacturing equipment by at least 10%, but TSMC is resisting the increase.
ASML has informed Chinese chipmakers and other customers of the planned price hike i

According to Pons, the Robinhood Chain launchpad platform clarified that its trading page contains no Multicall3 functionality in response to earlier reports of a front-end authorization vulnerability. The Multicall3 feature mentioned in reports originated from a legacy version of the Debank Chain c

According to The Maeil Business Newspaper, Hanwha SemiConductor plans to build its eighth and largest production facility in South Korea next year (2027), driven by anticipated supply shortages in AI chip equipment. The new factory will be located adjacent to its seventh facility under

According to Comecarne, Mexico's meat industry organization, the country has lost approximately $2.8 billion in live cattle exports since the United States closed its border to Mexican cattle in 2024 due to a screwworm outbreak. The screwworm infestation has caused severe damage to Mexico's

According to Lookonchain monitoring data, on July 16, a whale created three new wallets and deposited 3 million USDT to open a total long position of 4.73 billion AKE (worth $3.37 million) on the Aster

According to Iran's Health Ministry, recent U.S. strikes have killed 35 people and wounded 300 in the country. The statement did not provide additional details regarding the timing or locations of the attacks.

According to Chainlink, on July 15, Chainlink CCIP integrated U.S. Department of Commerce macroeconomic data onto multiple Layer 1 blockchains. The integration provides secure, reliable data feeds for decentralized finance yield models and real-world asset

According to China Galaxy Securities, June U.S. CPI came in at 3.25% year-on-year, with core CPI at 2.6%, both significantly below market expectations of 3.8% and 2.9% respectively. The decline was driven by weaker energy prices following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, softening tariff

According to a report by Shinheung Securities analyst Cho Yong-gu released on July 16, most of South Korea's 13 external soundness indicators remain at very healthy levels despite short-term external debt climbing above 40% of foreign exchange reserves. As of Q1 2026, foreign exchange reserves

According to Jin10, the CFETS-NEX money market sentiment index reached 57 points on July 16 at 08:45, up 2 points from 16:00 the previous day. Among specific segments, large banks reported 56 points, mid-sized banks 59 points, and non-bank institutions 56 points, each up 2 points.