TSMC pledged ¥250 million ( $1.58 million) to Kumamoto earthquake relief and restored its JASM fab to full pre quake production levels within six days, limiting global semiconductor supply disruption.
On August 5, 2026, Mastercard and Borderless.xyz announced a pilot to use Mastercard's Crypto Credential framework as a standardized trust and compliance layer for cross border stablecoin payments, aiming to...
The S&P/ASX 200 hit a record intraday high of 9,213.0 on August 5, 2026, led by a surge in mining and materials stocks on hopes of an end to the US Iran conflict.
A global memory chip shortage dubbed 'RAMageddon' has driven DRAM prices up 90–95% in Q1 2026 alone, with some spot prices rising nearly 700%, because Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have shifted 95% of produc...
Japan's June real wages rose 1.6% YoY for a sixth straight month, nominal wages climbed 3.4% to ¥531,677, and base pay accelerated to 3.4%, all strengthening the case for further BOJ rate hikes [4][6][7].
Shopify reported Q2 2026 revenue of $3.58 billion (up 34% YoY), GAAP EPS of $1.16, and GMV of $115.6 billion — all beating analyst estimates — with shares surging 26% in premarket trading on August 5.
The first joint U.S. Japan yen intervention in 15 years has substantially reshaped the global carry trade — not by forcing a mass unwind, but by triggering a rotation out of the yen and into other low yieldi...
A Russian overnight barrage on Kyiv on August 4–5, 2026, killed at least 17 people and wounded 44 others, with Ukraine's air force failing to intercept a single incoming missile due to a critical shortage of...
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, cut off 20% of global crude and fuel supply, forcing the U.S.
The Binance Whale Inflow Ratio reached 0.52 in August 2026—the highest reading in four months—meaning whales now drive the majority of BTC deposits to the exchange, raising potential selling pressure in a ma...
Uber and Wayve won supervised robotaxi licenses from Transport for London on August 5, 2026, becoming the frontrunners to launch London's first commercial autonomous ride hailing service — ahead of Waymo and...
The US dollar weakened on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached within days, igniting a broad shift out of safe...