U.S. Senator: If Powell Is Fired by Trump, It Will Trigger a Market Collapse

According to a Wall Street Journal report, U.S. officials disclosed that the U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against an Iranian oil tanker on Tuesday, with the direct trigger being recent attacks by Tehran targeting U.S. warships in the Middle East. U.S. forces claimed they destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers. Earlier, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard twice launched ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days. The U.S. warship successfully evaded the strikes and continued patrolling in regional waters, with no U.S. personnel injured. Iran also stated that in response to the U.S. strikes on multiple Iranian oil tankers, it would issue warnings to all tankers docked at ports and anchorage areas in Kuwait and Bahrain, demanding their crews evacuate immediately, and adding these vessels would become retaliation targets. In subsequent retaliatory actions, Iran launched missile strikes targeting U.S. sites in Jordan. Jordan said Iran fired 20 ballistic missiles at its territory. Affected by this series of actions, Brent crude futures rose to their highest level since the end of July on Tuesday, closing near $98 per barrel and hitting an intraday high of nearly $100. WTI crude futures settled around $93 per barrel, their highest level since early June.

According to BIT (Bit.com) market data, U.S. stocks closed lower across the board, with the three major indexes down: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.52%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.21%, and the S&P 500 declined 0.34%. Among chip stocks, AMD surged 5.9%, INTC jumped 9.05%, and QCOM rose 3%. For optical module stocks: COHR gained 7.1%, LITE climbed 11.04%, AAOI advanced 5.7%, NOK increased 6.18%, and MRVL rose 0.83%. In the storage sector: SKHY rose 4.8%, STX gained 6.49%, WDC increased 2.14%, SNDK dipped 0.21%, and MU fell 1.61%. BNB-related crypto stock BNC rallied 50.43% in a single day, driven by on-chain crypto stock market trends, closing at $5.25. Most other mainstream crypto stocks declined, including BLSH down 1.31%, CRCL down 5.75%, MSTR down 4.4%, and COIN down 3.09%.

According to Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics will collaborate with ASML, the world’s largest photolithography equipment manufacturer, to develop high numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. Samsung is participating in an effort to drive an industry standard shift: moving from 6-inch photomasks, which have been in use since the 1980s, to 12-inch versions, and aims to be the first to establish a DRAM mass production system based on High-NA EUV equipment. Samsung plans to deploy High-NA EUV equipment in DRAM production starting in 2028, then expand the technology to 1.4-nanometer advanced logic processes to boost its foundry business. Expanding photomask size is designed to address limitations of EUV technology. High-NA EUV has a numerical aperture 66% higher than traditional EUV, enabling the creation of finer circuit patterns. Replacing current 6-inch photomasks with 12-inch ones will improve fab production efficiency and reduce chip manufacturing costs.

According to Iranian media outlet Fars News, Arab sources said an explosion occurred in the Jizan region of Saudi Arabia.

According to Saudi media outlet Al-Hadath, Iran and the United States are exchanging views on negotiation plans and terms via intermediaries. Iran has proposed new conditions to the U.S. for resuming talks, and stated that there is no need to withdraw from the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), Intel (INTC.O) extended its gain to 10%.