【Market tug-of-war—macroeconomic and geopolitical headlines driving rapid, fast-paced switches.】
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【Global Market Briefing】

【Key News】
1) Latest oil market news and analysis on August 13
2) Stock trading nears record highs before producer prices rise: market ends
3) Soft U.S. core inflation, and human factors in talks to acquire Decart AI | Opening trades 8/13/2026
4) Inflation slows, but prices stay elevated because the Iran war and AI spending push them up - AP News
5) Iran and the U.S. make competing claims over control of the Strait of Hormuz - Reuters Chinese
6) Kaplan says the Federal Reserve has the authority to hold rates steady in July
7) Wall Street waits for wholesale inflation data as Treasury yields fall
8) The Iran war could stall the G7’s fastest-growing economies
9) Six Arab countries including Qatar and Morocco back FIFA’s Infantino - Reuters Chinese
10) Maersk CEO Claire on global bottlenecks driving higher freight rates and improved profits
11) Passport disputes intensify; Taiwan warns against traveling to Uganda
12) U.S. gasoline prices may remain high for some time
13) Morning Squawk: easing inflation pressure, Cerebras earnings, declining Hormuz traffic volume, etc.
14) Swarovski’s boss says women can now buy diamonds themselves - Financial Times (UK)
15) Exclusive: Microsoft is retreating from China, but the AI boom helps it keep an open window - Reuters Chinese
16) Brazil’s largest Bitcoin vault firm plans to allocate 95% to Strategy’s STRC ETF
17) Maersk CEO calls for investment to ease trade pressures
18) Live updates: U.S. inflation is stickier than what July’s moderate CPI readings suggest
19) Israel says a Gaza drone strike targeted a Hamas commander, along with other developments in the Middle East - AP News
20) Democrats demand Trump disclose stock managers and explain questionable trades
21) The AI boom is not only boosting the stock market—it’s also lifting the FX market
22) Shein loses a copyright lawsuit in the UK over clothing photo allegations against competitor Temu - Reuters Chinese
23) Turkey lays out plans to sign defense agreements with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia - Reuters Chinese
24) Etna volcano ash causes Catania airport to close until Friday, disrupting summer travel - Reuters Chinese
25) The governor says five people died when a Russia-controlled Sevastopol caused an explosion device to be dismantled - Reuters Chinese
26) After a positive marijuana test for the captain, Air India expands drug testing to all pilots - Reuters Chinese
27) A Ukrainian strike shuts down Russia’s Orsk refinery for months, creating fuel problems - Reuters Chinese
28) Trump promises to crack down on tainted trades; his Justice Department has yet to deliver on the promise - Reuters
29) Armed Taiwan coast guard prepares to fight the Chinese mainland - The Wall Street Journal
30) Oil prices fall as investors weigh weaker demand and Middle East tensions
31) New federal rules may end escrow interest on some homeowners’ mortgages. States are suing to stop them
32) China is winning the race for the ice Silk Road - Financial Times (UK)
33) Fears that China could reimpose export controls push niche rare-earth prices higher
34) The lithium competition between the U.S. and China turns into a water-war
35) Bitcoin speculators “fix” the BTC price below $68,700: Glassnode
36) Here’s what’s happening in the crypto space today
37) Metaplanet ends Bitcoin sales speculation after transferring $322 million
38) European Vibe Code startup Lovable reaches a valuation of $13.3 billion
39) Jaguar Land Rover’s owner misses profit expectations due to weakness in the luxury vehicle business
40) With supply concerns easing, aluminum prices extend their decline from a seven-week high
41) Print edition | The Wall Street Journal - WSJ
42) Nobody wants to talk about debt - The Wall Street Journal
43) China’s censorship system is seeping into U.S. answers in AI - The Wall Street Journal
44) Online agitator Hasan Piker is forcing Democrats into a bind - The Wall Street Journal
45) Exclusive | DeepMind’s Hassabis launches an AI oversight body before a reorganization - The Wall Street Journal
46) Exclusive | Mexico pushes to lower car tariffs in trade talks - The Wall Street Journal

【Market Snapshot】
- Crypto: BTC 63547.34 (24h -1.1%), ETH 1884.72; liquidity skewed bullish
- Stocks: S&P500 N/A (intraday N/A%); U.S. equities overall churn
- Rates: U.S. 10Y Treasuries 4.7 (Δ -0.02); yields falling
- Commodities: Brent 93.26 (Δ 0.52); commodities choppy
- FX: Broad dollar index 119.065 (Δ -0.446)
- Sentiment: VIX 15.28; risk appetite rebounds; Fear&Greed 29
- Capital flows: total 24h trading value for major coins 1.164 billion USDT; BTC share 62.26%

【Trading Suggestions】
- Big picture: defend first, then attack. Manage position size and wait for “oil prices and volatility to fall in sync” before increasing risk.

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