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According to a New York Times report, Iranian and Iraqi officials disclosed that Iran on Thursday rejected a ceasefire proposal put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump, which was conveyed to Tehran by the Iraqi prime minister. The mediation effort ultimately failed to yield results, and in the meantime, Trump has threatened to escalate the war and is considering taking action against Iran's key infrastructure.

At 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday (12:00 p.m. Beijing time on the 24th), the U.S. will roll out a new set of import tariff arrangements, with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%, covering approximately 60 economies. Separately, Trump said he is "seriously considering" resuming large-scale military operations against Iran and is nearing a decision. "Iran wants negotiations, but it is not ready yet; it has not suffered enough pain," he stated. The U.S. will hold Iran responsible if Houthi forces attack ships again, and has deployed B-1 bombers, escalating tensions with Iran. According to market data from BIT (bit.com), U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.97%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq slid 2.15%. Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 3%, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) gained 2.5%, Google (GOOG.O) plunged 7%, Tesla (TSLA.O) slumped 14.5%, and SpaceX (SPCX.O) climbed more than 2%. According to HTX market data, Bitcoin is currently trading at $65,190, down 1.05% in the past 24 hours. International oil prices rose sharply on the 23rd. As of the close of trading that day, September-delivery light crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $5.36 to settle at $92.19 per barrel, a 6.17% increase; September-delivery Brent crude oil futures in London gained $6.62, marking their first close above $100 per barrel since May, settling at $100.69 per barrel, a 7.04% rise.

South Korea’s financial regulators are studying a plan to bring forward the implementation of the minimum margin requirement hike for single-stock leveraged ETFs—originally scheduled to take effect next month—to the end of this month. The move is seen as a response to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s call for the rapid rollout of supplementary measures for single-stock leveraged ETFs. The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) held a working-level meeting on the 21st with IT staff from securities firms, South Korean trading platforms, and related institutions including Korea Securities Computing Corp. (Koscom) to discuss the implementation of the single-stock leveraged ETF framework. It is understood that financial regulators are considering pushing the minimum margin hike plan, initially set for early next month, to the end of this month. However, the regulators will make the final decision on the specific implementation timeline and applicable rules.

Intel (INTC.O) Chief Financial Officer stated that Intel plans to significantly increase its capital expenditure in 2027.

The AMD Advancing AI Conference was held in San Francisco from July 22 to 23. At the event, AMD CEO Lisa Su announced that Helios has entered full production and will begin shipping soon. OpenAI’s Head of Infrastructure stated that the company plans to deploy AMD Helios at scale, and OpenAI will collaborate with AMD to develop the MI500 series AI chips and their subsequent products. Additionally, Su said AMD is partnering with chip design firm Cerebras to deliver high-speed inference capabilities via Cerebras’ cloud services. The joint product of AMD and Cerebras will hit the market later this year. The AMD-Cerebras system will launch an AI inference solution combining AMD Helios GPU server racks and Cerebras’ wafer-scale chips. CNBC analysis points out that a year ago, Su projected the 2028 AI accelerator market would reach $500 billion. The latest forecast puts the market size at the end of this decade roughly equivalent to the current entire semiconductor market. Su noted that GPUs will account for the majority of this share.

US President Trump stated, "Until further notice, effective immediately, all and any damages caused to vessels, cargo, or any related items shall be compensated using Iranian funds currently held and controlled by the United States. Although such compensation amounts may be substantial, this remains a fair and reasonable approach."