China Exports (YoY) CNY increased to 20.8% in June from previous 13.8%

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GBP/USD weakens below 1.3500 as US launches new wave of strikes against Iran

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Strategy strengthens balance sheet; aggressive Bitcoin buying gives way to capital discipline

Strategy's Bitcoin buying halt represents a shift away from relying solely on capital issuance toward a more active approach to liquidity management, according to a CryptoQuant report on Thursday. The firm noted that Strategy's Digital Credit Capital Framework directly addressed concerns about the company's cash reserves.

Chip stocks slide as strong earnings fail to calm AI concerns

Markets were not handed one clean reason to sell. They were given a collection of smaller problems and, in the thin air of a summer session, decided there was no reason to lean against any of them. US equities weakened, the Nasdaq again carried the heavier load, Treasury yields edged higher, the dollar firmed, and gold slipped below $4,000/oz.

-0.4%: Why the biggest CPI drop since 2020 couldn't buy back a single cut

The June CPI fell 0.4% on the month, the largest one-month decline since April 2020, dragging the annual rate to 3.5% from May's 4.2% and snapping a three-month acceleration streak. Core prices went nowhere, flat on the month and down to 2.6% YoY, both under consensus.