Be in the know. 25 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Yen Soars to Strongest Since March as BOJ Reignites Rally (bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba to deploy AI-powered sourcing engine to boost trade for global merchants (scmp)
  3. Japan’s Central Bank Hikes Key Rate Hours Before the Fed (bloomberg)
  4. Japan Spent $36.6 Billion to Prop Up Yen in Past Month (bloomberg)
  5. Intel to Cut Thousands of Jobs to Reduce Costs, Fund Rebound (bloomberg)
  6. PayPal Shares Surge on Higher Forecast for Profit, Buybacks (bloomberg)
  7. Boeing’s stock jumps after company names industry veteran Robert K. Ortberg CEO (marketwatch)
  8. Opinion: Microsoft and AMD earnings show that AI remains a game of optics (marketwatch)
  9. Disney Bets on Deadpool, Wolverine and Dirty Jokes to Save Marvel (bloomberg)
  10. ADP says 122,000 jobs added in July. Smallest gain in six months points to weaker labor market. (marketwatch)
  11. AMD Raises AI Chip Guidance Again. The Stock Jumps. (barrons)
  12. TSMC, Broadcom, Intel Stocks Rise. 3 Reasons the Chip Companies Are Moving. (barrons)
  13. Job quitting falls to nearly 4-year low and job openings dip in sign labor market is cooling (marketwatch)
  14. We’re raising our Stanley Black & Decker price target on the stock’s earnings rally (cnbc)
  15. Jobs Are Now a Big Focus for the Fed. 6 Charts That Tell the Story. (marketwatch)
  16. Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Sails Higher. Earnings Were That Good. (barrons)
  17. Starbucks CEO Said the Company Is Making “Real Progress” Amid Sales Decline in U.S. and China (barrons)
  18. The U.S. Wanted to Knock Down Huawei. It’s Only Getting Stronger. (wsj)
  19. Higher, Stronger…Slower? Why the Paris Olympic Pool Has a Problem (wsj)
  20. Investors on Alert for Fed Signals of September Rate Cut (wsj)
  21. US Labor Costs Rise Less Than Forecast as Inflation Eases (bloomberg)
  22. US Will Host Chinese Officials for New Talks on Curbing Fentanyl (bloomberg)
  23. This strategist is predicting a big rally after the Fed decision. He’s been more right than wrong this year. (marketwatch)
  24. ASML shares jump on U.S. exemption from China chip export restrictions – Reuters (streetinsider)
  25. Politburo Release Review (chinalastnight)