Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to its highest level in 30 years.

TD Cowen announced it is raising its target price for Berkshire Hathaway from $481 to $529.

Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 stablecoin model protocol has previously secured support from 19 out of 26 validators, with the mechanism’s revenue accrual set to officially launch on August 26. Meanwhile, Circle has transferred roughly $4.4 billion in USDC to Coinbase on HyperEVM via the AQAv2 mechanism, marking the largest single USDC transfer on HyperEVM to date. If all proceeds as planned, revenue generated by AQAv2 will start accruing on August 26, with the first payment expected to enter the Assistance Fund on October 3. AQAv2 (Aligned Quote Asset v2) is a stablecoin mechanism announced by Hyperliquid in May this year, allowing stablecoins not exclusively issued by Hyperliquid—including USDC—to obtain "Aligned" qualification. According to public information, AQAv2 returns most of the stablecoin revenue to the Hyperliquid ecosystem: 90% of the revenue is allocated to the relevant mechanism, and 100% of that sum is then used to repurchase and burn HYPE tokens. Coinbase is designated as the fund deployer, while Circle handles technical deployment; both parties will also stake HYPE to participate in the mechanism. Previously, the mechanism required stablecoins to be exclusive assets of Hyperliquid, but AQAv2 removes this restriction, focusing instead on HIP-4 standardized markets and perpetual contract markets operated by validators. Per public disclosures, AQAv2 is projected to generate up to approximately $200 million in revenue, further boosting token value capture through the HYPE repurchase and burn mechanism.

Goldman Sachs said that given U.S. inflation is cooling, market expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes remain overly aggressive. Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a report that due to weak retail sales data, disappointing employment figures, and continued slowing inflation data, the likelihood of the Fed raising rates at its September meeting is "extremely low". Hatzius noted: "Based on our baseline economic forecast, the likelihood of inflation data improving further over time is higher than that of it worsening again. We still believe market pricing for the federal funds rate is overly hawkish." Data shows markets have pushed back expectations for the Fed's next 25-basis-point rate hike to January next year, while just a week ago, markets had fully expected the Fed to raise rates in December. Goldman Sachs believes that although market pricing is no longer as hawkish, there is still room for rate hike expectations to fade further.

Duquesne Family Office, in its Q2 2026 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), disclosed that as of June 30, it had built a $23 million position in Hyperliquid Strategies Inc (Nasdaq: PURR) — a HYPE-focused treasury firm — marking its first disclosed holding in the asset. Earlier reports noted that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Walsh previously worked at Duquesne Family Office; before taking office, his major asset holdings exceeded $100 million, including two Duquesne-related investments worth over $50 million, seemingly linked to his advisory role for the family office.

CLSA released a report stating that Lenovo Group’s first-quarter fiscal 2027 results (ending June) significantly beat expectations, driven by sharp growth in server business revenue and margins. The brokerage believes Lenovo is transforming into a key player in the AI server market, raising its target price for the stock from HK$36 to HK$48.7 and maintaining an "Outperform" rating. It also raised Lenovo’s adjusted net profit forecasts for fiscal 2027 and 2028 by 40% and 35% respectively, to US$4.4 billion and US$4.8 billion, while retaining the firm as a top pick in China’s tech sector.

Regulatory filings show that Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong continued to forgo his salary from Samsung Electronics in the first half of this year, a practice he has maintained since 2017. SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won received 1.75 billion won (approximately RMB 8.36 million) from the group’s holding company SK Inc. Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won had the highest compensation in the first half, at 45.58 billion won (approximately RMB 218 million). Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn took home 11.58 billion won (approximately RMB 55.3 million) from group subsidiaries, while Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin received 11.2 billion won (approximately RMB 53.5 million). LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo got 4.83 billion won (approximately RMB 23.1 million). Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun received 2.25 billion won (approximately RMB 10.75 million) from Hyundai Motor, 1.35 billion won (approximately RMB 6.45 million) from Kia, and 0.9 billion won (approximately RMB 4.3 million) from Hyundai Mobis.