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👋 Hello, dear traders! Today is Thursday, May 16, 2024. Let's quickly delve into the key financial highlights of the day:

☄️ More companies are selling shares to reduce debt, with $28.5 billion in IPOs aimed at debt repayment in the past year, a 56% increase.

🇨🇳 China's economy likely improved in April, with industrial output up by 5.5% and retail sales rising by 3.7%, as policymakers introduced fiscal stimulus and began a 1 trillion yuan sovereign bond sale.

👀 As EV sales slow, Volkswagen is shifting from an EV-only strategy to include hybrids and partnerships. CEO Oliver Blume is requesting leniency from European regulators on emissions targets.

📣 Siemens saw factory orders drop 12%, lowered its digital industries guidance by up to 8%, and sold its Innomotics unit for €3.5 billion amid continued weakness in China. Siemens (#SIE) shares are rising 1.33%.

⚙️ Google released updates for its Gemini 1.5 Pro AI model, which will soon handle more data, and introduced a smaller AI model, Gemini 1.5 Flash. Google (#GOOGLE) shares are up 1.27%.

💬 Goldman Sachs on the US market: The stock market has peaked and will trade unchanged until 2024, as company metrics do not indicate significant growth potential.

🚗 Honda will invest $65 billion in electrification by 2030, aiming to launch seven new EV models globally and achieve 40% of its sales from EVs and fuel cell vehicles. Honda (#HMC) stock is up 0.98%.

🇦🇺 Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.1% in April as the economy added 38,500 jobs, primarily part-time, despite a broader economic slowdown.

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☀️ Happy Wednesday, dear traders! Today, August 7, we're bringing you the day's most thrilling news highlights:

☄️ Traders are cashing in on bets for more significant Fed rate cuts as profit-taking increases and open interest in bonds drops from highs.

🇨🇳 China's export growth slowed to 7% in July, below the 9.5% forecast, signaling cooling global demand, while imports surged 7.2% due to semiconductor orders amid potential US curbs.

🇩🇪 German industrial production rose 1.4% in June, exceeding the 1% forecast. Cars and electrical equipment drove the increase, boosting Europe's largest economy.

💵 Hedge funds bought $14 billion in US stocks during Monday's selloff, offering a glimmer of market hope despite high valuations.

📉 The yen plunged by over 2%, and the Nikkei soared after BOJ's Deputy Governor Uchida announced that the bank would not raise rates during market instability, reversing last week's 10-25bps rate hike.

🛢 OPEC+ will struggle to maintain oil prices above $75 per barrel due to increasing market pressures and may have to accept lower crude prices in 2025.

🖥 Sony's operating profit rose 10% to ¥279 billion ($1.90 billion) in Q1, driven by solid performance in its image sensor business. #SONY shares are up 0.81%.

🚗 Honda's profit rose to a record ¥484.7 billion ($3.3 billion) in Q1, driven by strong US sales and a weak yen, surpassing analysts' estimates of ¥442 billion. #HMC stock is up 2.00%.

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🌥 Happy Tuesday, dear traders! Let’s discuss the most exciting news for the beginning of the week:

⚡️ Honda's merger talks with Nissan became official, signaling major consolidation in the auto industry that could create a top 3-4 global manufacturer. #HMC shares rose 16% to $26.9

☄️ Alberto Musalem, Jeff Schmid, Susan Collins, and Austan Goolsbee will join the Fed's 12-member policy-setting committee in 2025 as inflation remains above the central bank's 2% target.

📈 TSMC (#TSM) shares hit a record high, rising 1.4% in Taipei. The chipmaker is heading for its best annual performance since 1999, with an 84% gain in 2024.

🖥 Microsoft is integrating internal and third-party AI models into 365 Copilot to reduce reliance on OpenAI. It aims to serve over 10 million users in 2024, and 70% of Fortune 500 companies are already using the product.

🇯🇵 Hedge funds are betting on the yen's decline, buying call options targeting USDJPY at 160-165, as the pair hit 156.61 after surging past $23 billion in trades.

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🔥 Tuesday:

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