--- title: "Global Headlines You Need to Know Before Wednesday's US Stock Market Open" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295667606.md" description: "The central bank's Q2 report stated that the effects of moderately loose policies are becoming evident and will increase the frequency of reverse repurchase agreements. The US July CPI year-on-year dropped to 3.4%, in line with expectations. The IEA warned of a widening crude oil supply gap, while OPEC lowered its demand forecast. Tencent's Q2 revenue beat estimates, but free cash flow turned negative; Hon Hai's revenue surged driven by its AI business; Samsung Electronics accelerated chip verification but delayed mass production of glass substrates. Temasek plans to invest in Korean stocks, and Dan Bin adjusted his US stock holdings. Asia-Pacific markets generally rose" datetime: "2026-08-12T12:46:43.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295667606.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295667606.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295667606.md) --- # Global Headlines You Need to Know Before Wednesday's US Stock Market Open People's Bank of China Q2 Monetary Policy Implementation Report: The effects of moderately loose monetary policy continue to become evident, and the quality and efficiency of financial services supporting the real economy are continuously improving. Central Bank Q2 Monetary Policy Report Column: Gradually increase the frequency of overnight reverse repurchase operations to further smooth the transmission of policy interest rates to market interest rates. Fully in line with expectations! The US July CPI year-on-year growth narrowed to 3.4%, and the core CPI year-on-year slowed to 2.5%. IEA Warning: The expected crude oil supply gap for the third quarter is set to double, with the annual gap potentially reaching a five-year high. OPEC lowers its global oil demand growth forecast for this year. Tencent's Q2 revenue grew 11% year-on-year, beating expectations. Heavy spending on computing power procurement significantly pushed capital expenditures up to RMB 52.78 billion, causing free cash flow to turn negative. AI infrastructure becomes the core growth engine! Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.'s Q2 revenue surged 41% year-on-year, and H1 revenue increased 35% year-on-year. Samsung Electronics introduces Anthropic Claude, compressing chip verification time from one month to two days. Report: Samsung Electro-Mechanics' glass substrate reliability assessment failed, delaying mass production. First direct investment in Korean stocks! Korean media reports that Temasek plans to "buy the dip" in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Dan Bin's US stock holdings undergo a "major overhaul": clearing positions in Apple and Tesla, reducing holdings in Google, newly entering Intel as the second-largest holding, and SanDisk as the fourth-largest holding... 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