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Econ Calendar Th 8/20/26Jobless Claims Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 8:30 AM ETLeading Indicators 10:00 AM ETEIA Natural Gas Report 10:30 AM ETTreasury Buyback, Bill & Note Announcements 11:00 AM ETAlberto Musalem Speaks 11:10 AM ET4 & 8 -Week Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET30-Yr TIPS Auction 1:00 PM ETTreasury Buyback Results 2:00 PM ETFed Balance Sheet 4:30 PM ET
US stock futures muted as bond yields resume uptrend ahead of Walmart's earnings - Reuters
US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden - Reuters
Bessent Leans Into His Role as America’s Bond Trader in Chief - WSJ
Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields - Reuters
Bessent Plan May Prove Short-Lived Remedy for Global Bond Slump - BBG
Bond yields edge higher as traders digest Treasury debt buyback plan - CNBC
Riskier AT1 Debt Is Most Stable in This Upside-Down Bond Market - BBG
Dollar Seen Paying the Price for Treasury’s Bid to Tame Yields - BBG
The Treasury Market’s Coveted Status as a Safe Haven Is Fading - WSJ
Scott Bessent and the Art of the Treasury Tightrope - WSJ
Treasury's upsized buybacks may complicate Fed's monetary policy work - Reuters
Fed officials saw need for rate hike if inflation doesn’t cool, minutes show - CNBC
Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less - CNBC
Emerging FX Gains as ‘Bessent Put’ Burnishes Carry Trade Appeal - BBG
US Set to Cut Tariffs on Canada Metals, Autos in Trade Deal - BBG
US-Canada Trade Draft Piles Pressure on Mexico to Match Terms - BBG
Build First, Ask Questions Later: Trump’s Ballroom Puts Supreme Court in a Bind - WSJ
The new kingmakers: Crypto, AI and betting firms fuel record spending on the 2026 midterms - Reuters
New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth’s Army Pick Makes His Mark - WSJ
Democrats Press Kevin Warsh to Disclose Calls With Trump - WSJ
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Economic D-Day’ - WSJ
Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran - Reuters
Trump says Iran’s economy is collapsing. A former central bank adviser in Tehran pushes back - CNBC
Somali pirate menace returns as U.S.-Iran war stokes regional chaos and saps enforcement resources - CNBC
Russian Air Attack Kills 16 as Zelenskyy Pleads for Patriots - BBG
New Ukrainian defence minister takes office as ousted predecessor calls for wartime elections - Reuters
German producer prices rise at fastest pace in over three years in July - Reuters
German economy hampered by depleted rivers, Bundesbank says
UK factory orders show best performance since November 2024, CBI survey shows
Trump Wants a Summit That Kim Jong Un Doesn’t Need - WSJ
China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions - Reuters
China Sentences Evergrande’s Hui to Life for ‘Heinous’ Crime - BBG
Oil prices rise 3% as Trump sharpens Iran rhetoric amid talks impasse - CNBC
Bitcoin, ether surge as Trump urges Congress to pass crypto Clarity Act - CNBC
$IBIT $COIN $HOOD $MSTR $BMNR $GLXY $RIOT $MARABitcoin, crypto shares climb after Trump pushes Clarity Act
$SKHY (+2.4% pre) SK Hynix workers to get 60% of this year's bonuses in stock rather than all cash
$SKHY (+2.4% pre) Samsung, SK Hynix Plan Record Shareholder Returns in AI Boom - BBG
$CRWV (-0.3% pre) Hudson River Signs Multibillion-Dollar CoreWeave Deal for AI Cloud - BBG
$QMLS (+4.4% pre) QumulusAI Signs 7-Year Atlanta Colocation Deal for 3.75 MW Data Center Capacity
$SLMT (+8.7% pre) Solmate engages PwC for AI and crypto infrastructure strategy review
$SGLY (+129.2% pre) Singularity Future Technology closes $1.8M registered direct offering
$MSFT (-0.4% pre) $META Meta becomes major AI customer of Microsoft’s Azure cloud - report
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$NUVB (+2.3% pre) FDA grants Nuvation Bio fast track status for brain cancer drug
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$BILL (+4.9% pre) BILL shares rise as Q4 profitability improves despite softer FY27 growth outlook
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$BULL (+12.3% pre) Webull stock jumps after record trading volume drives record Q2 revenue
$DE (+2.0% pre) Deere earnings beat estimates as construction demand offsets farm slump
$FUTU (+8.8% pre) Futu shares jump after Q2 revenue and earnings beat forecasts
$HUIZ (+108.9% pre) Huize Holding Limited Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the First Half of 2026
$LYTS (+4.9% pre) LYTS: Record sales, margin expansion, and strong cash flow driven by Display Solutions and Royston acquisition
$NDSN (+3.2% pre) NDSN: Record Q3 2026 results and raised guidance highlight strong growth and margin execution
$SCSC (+14.7% pre) ScanSource Non-GAAP EPS of $0.94 beats by $0.02, revenue of $766.7M beats by $43.82M
$AAP (-22.4% pre) Advance Auto Parts' shares crater as cash-strapped DIY customers tap the brakes
$BABA (-5.4% pre) Alibaba shares fall as earnings miss overshadows strong cloud growth
$COTY (-17.8% pre) Coty shares fall as weak FY27 visibility overshadows Q4 revenue beat
$DQ (-6.5% pre) Daqo New Energy (DQ) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
$JBSS (-5.3% pre) Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) Misses Q4 Earnings Estimates
$NTES (-3.9% pre) NetEase shares fall as Q2 earnings miss overshadows stronger revenue
$RERE (-8.7% pre) ATRenew shares fall as softer Q3 outlook overshadows second-quarter earnings beat
$WMT (-7.3% pre) Walmart Posts Weakest Sales Growth in Over Six Years
$WOLF (-11.1% pre) Wolfspeed Shares Plunge After Bigger-Than-Expected Loss
$YJ (-9.6% pre) Yunji Narrows Loss but Revenue Falls in First Half 2026 Results
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Pop Mart Warns of 2026 Sales-Target Miss as Growth Abroad Cools - BBG
$AMTM (+2.2% pre) Amentum wins $974M NASA Langley maintenance contract
$ETD (+4.7% pre) Ethan Allen announces $3.00 per share special cash dividend
$NFLX $GOOG $GOOGL YouTube Offers Creators Millions to Not Work With Netflix - BBG
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