China's producer price index rose 3.5% year-on-year in July 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, representing the latest in a series of consecutive monthly factory-gate price increases in the world's second-largest economy.
An anonymous cryptocurrency whale has opened a 20x leveraged long position targeting 500,000 Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) on Hyperliquid, the decentralised perpetual futures exchange, with an estimated notional value of approximately US$23 million at the time the position was identified.
Bitcoin's (CRYPTO:BTC) dominant chain has moved significantly ahead of the BIP-110 minority fork, with the breakaway chain now trailing by 18 blocks following the contested signalling point at block 961632.
Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) has mutually terminated its partnership with Crypto.com and special purpose acquisition company Yorkville Acquisition, ending the Trump Media Group CRO Strategy project that aimed to establish a publicly listed entity dedicated to acquiring and staking Cronos (CRYPTO:CRO).
The United States Senate passed a temporary government funding measure on Saturday, extending federal agency funding through 11 December 2026 in a bid to prevent a government shutdown at the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October 2026.
A US official has stated that negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz have made progress and that an agreement is expected to be reached soon, according to Xinhua News Agency reporting on 8 August 2026.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine has been privately seeking ways to disengage from the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter who spoke to media on 7 August 2026.
A cryptocurrency whale withdrew 30,000 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) from Coinbase Prime, valued at approximately US$57.21 million at the time of the transaction, according to on-chain monitoring data published by Onchain Lens.
South Korean printed circuit board and packaging substrate manufacturers delivered strong second-quarter results, with Citrini analyst Jukan projecting continued momentum and improved profit expectations for the third quarter.
The White House has increased its investment in critical minerals and materials, a policy shift described as "surprising" by market analyst Serenity, who noted it will support the development of US critical supply chains.
A cryptocurrency whale is facing an unrealised loss of more than US$710,000 on a heavily leveraged short position against Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC), according to monitoring data published by TradingBeats, formerly known as Hyperinsight.
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has revised its 2026 corporate bond issuance forecast for the technology, media, and telecommunications sector upward from US$450 billion to US$540 billion, projecting total annual volume to exceed US$500 billion.
