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title: "Reminder: Key Focus for the Day (All times in Beijing Time)"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296275347.md"
description: "Key economic data and events to watch today include Japan's core machinery orders, new regulations on leveraged ETFs in South Korea, a speech by the RBA Deputy Governor, UK and Eurozone CPI figures, and Indonesia's interest rate decision. In tech, the Zhuque-3 rocket launch, UNITREE's listing, and KUAISHOU-W's earnings release are notable. Additionally, Lagarde will attend a forum and deliver a speech, several US giants will report earnings before the market opens, and attention should be paid to the EIA crude oil inventories and the Fed minutes in the evening"
datetime: "2026-08-18T22:26:12.000Z"
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# Reminder: Key Focus for the Day (All times in Beijing Time)

① 07:50 Japan's June core machinery orders; ② 08:00 New regulations take effect in South Korea requiring new investors to complete simulated trading before purchasing leveraged ETFs; ③ Time TBD The second test flight of the Zhuque-3 rocket is scheduled for launch from Jiuquan on the morning of August 19; the World Robot Conference opens in Beijing (August 19-23); the Seoul AI Summit opens (August 19-21); ④ 09:20 UNITREE lists on the stock exchange; ⑤ 10:45 RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser participates in a fireside chat; ⑥ 14:00 UK July CPI; ⑦ 15:10 ECB President Lagarde attends the "Global Economic Outlook" discussion at the International Business Council (IBC) meeting of the World Economic Forum; ⑧ 15:20 Bank Indonesia announces its interest rate decision; ⑨ After the HK stock market closes KUAISHOU-W releases its earnings report; ⑩ 17:00 Eurozone July CPI final value; Before the US market opens Lowe's, Target, and others release earnings reports; 18:15 ECB President Lagarde speaks; 22:30 US Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases the weekly government crude oil inventory report; 02:00 next day The Federal Reserve releases the FOMC meeting minutes;

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