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Oil Prices Surge Over 4% as U.S.-Iran Attacks Disrupt Strait of Hormuz Traffic

Bearish (-0.7)Impact: High

Published on July 18, 2026 (5 hours ago)

Oil prices surged by more than four percent on July 17, 2026, as tensions escalated between the United States and Iran,...

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TSMC Announces $100 Billion U.S. Investment to Meet Surging AI Chip Demand

Bullish (0.9)Impact: High

Published on July 18, 2026 (6 hours ago)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has announced plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the United Sta...

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Primavera’s Fred Hu Warns Finance Is China’s Weakest Link Amid U.S. Decoupling

Bearish (-0.4)Impact: Medium

Published on July 18, 2026 (6 hours ago)

Fred Hu, founder and chairman of Primavera Capital, stated that finance, not artificial intelligence, semiconductors, or...

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Huawei Targets 20% Smartphone Shipment Growth Amid Global Memory Chip Shortage

Bullish (0.4)Impact: High

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

China's largest memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), announced plans to raise more than $8.54 billion...

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Inpex Commences Construction on $21 Billion Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia

Bullish (0.8)Impact: High

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

Japanese energy group Inpex has officially broken ground on the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in eastern Ind...

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Seven & i Holdings Eyes Major Investment in Poland’s Zabka Group, Expanding European Footprint

Bullish (0.7)Impact: High

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the owner of 7-Eleven, is in the final stages of negotiations to invest in Zabka Group, Pola...

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Asian Stock Exchange Leaders Advocate Regional Connectivity to Boost Capital Inflows

Bullish (0.7)Impact: Medium

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

At the Nikkei Asia Forum APAC 2026 held in Bangkok, senior executives from major Asian stock exchanges emphasized the ne...

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South Korea Eyes Arctic Shipping Routes to Boost Competitiveness

Bullish (0.6)Impact: Medium

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

South Korea is advancing its ambitions in polar logistics with the Korea Polar Research Institute's icebreaker Araon emb...

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UBS Strengthens Japan Debt Underwriting with Key Appointment Amid Rising Foreign-Currency Issuance

Bullish (0.4)Impact: Medium

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

UBS has announced the appointment of Takehiro Sakuramoto as the first dedicated head of its bond section in Japan in fou...

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Sony Bets on Digital PlayStation Sales, Risks Cultural Backlash

Bullish (0.3)Impact: Medium

Published on July 18, 2026 (7 hours ago)

Sony is accelerating its transition toward digital sales for the PlayStation console, reducing reliance on physical disc...

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