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title: "Global Headlines You Need to Know Before Friday's US Stock Market Open"
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description: "US Non-Farm Employment unexpectedly declined in July; Trump calls for rate cuts. The People's Bank of China increases gold holdings for the 21st consecutive month. Japan's GPIF posts record quarterly returns; Nikkei Index dips slightly, while SSE Index and Hang Seng Index rise. SK Hynix invests $38 billion to build factories; AAOI surges in pre-market trading; Apple raises device trade-in values"
datetime: "2026-08-07T13:24:02.000Z"
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# Global Headlines You Need to Know Before Friday's US Stock Market Open

Shock! US Non-Farm Employment unexpectedly decreased by 23,000 in July, with the previous two months' employment figures revised down by a total of 103,000.

Trump on rate cuts: Hopes for lower interest rates, but notes this does not depend solely on Warsh.

The People's Bank of China increases gold holdings for the 21st consecutive month, accelerating purchases in July.

Driven by a surge in the stock market, Japan's GPIF records quarterly returns of 24.1 trillion yen.

The US sells euros to support the yen, bypassing the European Central Bank, leaving Europeans feeling "betrayed."

$38 billion! SK Hynix builds two new memory chip factories, with capacity to be expanded gradually according to customer demand.

US optical module leader Applied Optoelectronics rises over 15% in pre-market trading; the company expects capacity to expand tenfold within two years, with 1.6T products potentially receiving major customer certification within two weeks.

Apple raises trade-in values for multiple devices, with increases of up to nearly 30%.

Nikkei 225 Index closes down 0.1%, SSE Index closes up 1.02%, and Hang Seng Index closes up 0.54%.

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