Crypto Pulse

Overview The UK completed a decisive shift in its approach to crypto within the space of a month. On June 22, the Bank of England abandoned its contested plan for individual stablecoin holding caps, replacing them with a 40 billion pound aggregate issuance ceiling per systemic sterling stablecoin. On June 30, the Financial Conduct Authority published its final cryptoasset rulebook, cutting the capital requirement for stablecoin issuers from a proposed 2% to 1% of issuance. The authorization gate

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Overview Both of the US macro releases on July 30 should, on paper, have favored risk assets. Second quarter GDP grew at an annualized 1.5%, below forecasts, while June PCE inflation cooled to 3.7% year over year and core PCE eased to 3.3%, its first decline in roughly six years. Slowing growth plus cooling inflation landed one day after the Federal Reserve's rare 9 to 3 hawkish hold, and the setup had traders positioned for a meaningful Bitcoin relief rally. Instead, Bitcoin touched an intraday

Overview Seoul just recorded the most extreme session in the history of its stock market. The KOSPI closed up 17.91% near 6,595 on July 31, the largest single day gain since the index was created, after surging more than 11% within seven minutes of the open and triggering the exchange's buy side sidecar, which halted program orders for five minutes. SK Hynix ran all the way to a 29.95% gain, touching the Korean market's 30% daily price limit, helped by a rare direct share purchase from SK Group

Overview July 30 delivered a textbook reversal on Wall Street. One session after the Dow plunged more than 1,100 points on the Fed's hawkish hold and the Nasdaq closed in correction territory, the tape flipped completely. Microsoft surged about 16% on blowout earnings, adding roughly $450 billion in market value, the largest single day gain by any stock in history, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped more than 8% for its biggest advance since April 2025. Memory was the strongest th

When Were the Apple Q3 FY2026 Earnings Released?Apple announced its fiscal third-quarter 2026 financial results after the U.S. market closed on Thursday, July 30, 2026.The results covered the three months ended June 27. Apple officially reports this period as FY2026 Q3, although it largely corresponds to the April-to-June calendar quarter.Investors can review Apple’s official Q3 FY2026 earnings release and the company’s consolidated financial statements for the complete results. Did Apple Beat Q

When Were the Amazon Q2 2026 Earnings Released?Amazon announced its second-quarter 2026 financial results after the U.S. market closed on Thursday, July 30, 2026.The results covered the three months ended June 30. Investors can review Amazon’s official Q2 2026 earnings release and the company’s Q2 earnings conference call page for the financial statements, webcast and presentation materials. Did Amazon Beat Q2 2026 Revenue Expectations?Amazon reported quarterly net sales of $200.6 billion, up 20

Overview Microsoft and Meta reported on the same evening of July 29, and markets handed down opposite verdicts within hours. Microsoft posted fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $90.01 billion with Azure growth reaccelerating to 43% and annual Azure revenue crossing $100 billion for the first time, sending the stock up about 8% after hours. Meta beat on revenue at $60.8 billion but saw total costs surge 55%, missed earnings estimates by a wide margin and raised the floor of its full year capex guid

Overview The US military said early Thursday it had completed a heavy wave of strikes against dozens of targets inside Iran, retaliation for an Iranian ballistic missile attack on a US air base in Jordan. Two developments make this round different. Saudi Arabia joined US aircraft in openly striking Iran backed militias in Iraq for the first time, and the conflict's footprint now stretches from Iranian territory to Iraq and Red Sea shipping lanes. Brent crude jumped nearly 8% on July 29 to close

Overview The Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on July 29, its fifth consecutive pause. The number that mattered was not the rate but the vote. The Federal Open Market Committee split 9 to 3, with Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan all dissenting in favor of a quarter point hike, the largest bloc of dissents at any meeting since September 2016. Equities sold off, the Dow at one point shed more