Market Signals

OPENAI CUTS PRICES FOR TWO OF ITS GPT-5.6 AI MODELS AS COMPANIES GROW SENSITIVE TO COSTS - CNBC

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp ($HYG) $79.24 ↓ 0.2% 32th %ile

NATURALIZED ICE SKATER QUAN YE FORMS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH KOREAN AMERICAN - YONHAP

(LEAD) NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR STEEL SAYS ALLIANCE WITH S. KOREA STANDS AS ONE OF STRONGEST IN WORLD - YONHAP

UNMANNED VEHICLE SPOTTED IN BORDER AREA IDENTIFIED AS U.S. DRONE: S. KOREAN MILITARY - YONHAP

FED'S RATE FREEZE INTENSIFIES UNCERTAINTY OVER U.S. MONETARY POLICY AMID RENEWED MIDEAST TENSIONS: BOK - YONHAP

Heating Oil Futures $4.22 ↓ 0.3% 98th %ile • KXWTI 8.5% — $117 or above

NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR STEEL SET TO ARRIVE IN S. KOREA ON THURS. - YONHAP

U.S. NAVY OFFICIAL CALLS S. KOREA'S ROLE IN RIMPAC 'HISTORIC LEADERSHIP MILESTONE' - YONHAP

(LEAD) SAMSUNG C&T Q2 NET PROFIT JUMPS 73.9 PCT ON DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS PORTFOLIO - YONHAP

POSCO SIGNS MOU WITH AUSTRALIAN FIRM ON RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN - YONHAP

7.1 EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN - HN

TREMOR OF JAPAN EARTHQUAKE FELT IN PARTS OF S. KOREA: AUTHORITIES - YONHAP

SAMSUNG, SK CHIEFS TO ATTEND GOOGLE CAMP IN ITALY: SOURCES - YONHAP

Heating Oil Futures $3.99 ↓ 0.3% 75th %ile • KXWTI 8.5% — $117 or above

SENIOR U.S. DIPLOMAT SAYS KOREAN WAR TROOPS' ULTIMATE SACRIFICES UNDERSCORE 'FREEDOM IS NOT FREE' - YONHAP

CLAUDE OPUS 5 - HN

NVIDIA CHIEF SAYS WILL ANNOUNCE US$500 BLN PARTNERSHIP WITH SK GROUP IN MEETING WITH LEE - YONHAP

30-Year T-Bond Futures $109.78 ↑ 0.3% 3th %ile

U.S., OTHER NATIONS BACK OPEN-SOURCE AI WITH 'STRONG SECURITY' AT CHINA SUMMIT - CNBC

BOND MARKET ANXIETY IS GROWING OVER AI CAPEX BUDGETS - CNBC

POOLIN WAS BITCOIN'S BIGGEST MINING POOL AND NOW IT'S FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY - COINDESK

State Street Industrial Select ($XLI) $181.94 ↑ 1.7% 87th %ile

(LEAD) S. KOREA SAYS U.S. TO HONOR 15 PCT TARIFF CAP REGARDING NEW SECTION 301 DUTIES - YONHAP

(LEAD) U.S. KEEPS S. KOREA, 9 OTHER ECONOMIES ON FX POLICY 'MONITORING LIST' - YONHAP

U.S. KEEPS S. KOREA ON FX POLICY 'MONITORING LIST' - YONHAP

(LEAD) S. KOREA, U.S. OPEN SHIPBUILDING PARTNERSHIP CENTER TO ADVANCE MASGA INITIATIVE - YONHAP

NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR STEEL SAYS SHE WILL DEPART FOR S. KOREA NEXT WEEK - YONHAP

NEW U.S. ENVOY HAILS S. KOREA'S SHIPBUILDING COOPERATION AS EXPANDING ALLIANCE INTO 'NEW' TERRITORY - YONHAP

LUTNICK CALLS FOR TANGIBLE RESULTS FROM S. KOREA-U.S. SHIPBUILDING COOPERATION, VOWS TO CLEAR REGULATORY ROADBLOCKS - YONHAP

U.S. HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OFFICIALS VISITED S. KOREAN SHIPYARDS IN JULY: SOURCES - YONHAP

HOUSE PASSES DEFENSE BILL WITH STRONGER LANGUAGE ON MAINTAINING U.S. TROOPS IN S. KOREA - YONHAP

S. KOREAN, U.S. FMS BRIEFLY MEET ON SIDELINES OF ASEAN MEETINGS AMID PENDING ALLIANCE ISSUES - YONHAP

S. KOREA, U.S. TOURS REACH DEAL ON LOCAL PLAYERS' PARTICIPATION IN LPGA TOURNAMENT - YONHAP

N. KOREA HONORS ARTISTS BEHIND MEMORIAL TO ITS TROOPS KILLED IN RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR - YONHAP

RBOB Gasoline Futures $3.20 ↑ 0.3% 52th %ile • KXWTI 8.5% — $117 or above

CBOE Nasdaq Volatility $28.53 ↓ 1.7% 82th %ile (fear) • KXNASDAQ100Y 4.0% — 32,000 to 32,499.99

Solana USD ($SOLANA) $77.67 ↑ 1.8% 42th %ile

PARAMOUNT AND WARNER BROS. MERGER HIT WITH TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER - CNBC

State Street Communication Serv ($XLC) $110.65 ↓ 1.8% 23th %ile

(LEAD) FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE COUPANG WAREHOUSE BLAZE FOR 3RD DAY AMID COLLAPSE FEARS - YONHAP

N. KOREA DEEPENS TIES WITH RUSSIA, CHINA AT CAMP BELIEVED LINKED TO RUSSIAN ABDUCTION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN - YONHAP

CRYPTO EXECUTIVES SAY DIGITAL NATIVE GENERATIONS MAY NEVER NEED A BANK ACCOUNT - COINDESK

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE COUPANG WAREHOUSE BLAZE FOR 3RD DAY AMID COLLAPSE FEARS - YONHAP

THE DOWNLOAD: OPENAI UNVEILS GPT-RED AND HEAT PUMPS RISE IN THE US - MIT_TECHREVIEW

FINANCIAL STOCKS OVERBOUGHT AMID TECH SELLOFF; BOFA, PAYPAL AMONG GAINERS, CITI, CRYPTO IN LOSERS - SEEKINGALPHA

META IN TALKS TO LEASE COMPUTING POWER TO ANTHROPIC IN POTENTIAL $10 BILLION DEAL - NYT

TRUMP MEDIA LAUNCHES PAID DATA SERVICE TO HELP WALL STREET TRACK TRUMP’S POSTS - CNBC

S. KOREA'S FRUIT EXPORTS HIT RECORD HIGH IN H1: CUSTOMS AGENCY - YONHAP

VIX of VIX $91.85 ↓ 1.8% 41th %ile (neutral) • KXINX 9.5% — 7,825 to 7,850