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August 10th - According to the latest mobile phone industry research from TrendForce, rising component prices, particularly memory chips, are pushing up the overall cost of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 series. Taking the 256GB version's BOM (Bill of Materials) cost as an example, the estimated annual increase is around 38%, inevitably leading to a higher selling price. To avoid impacting consumer purchasing decisions, Apple may control the price increase by reducing profit margins in exchange for market share expansion.

August 10th - TSMC (TSM.N) announced its July revenue results. In July 2026, the company's revenue was approximately NT$467.58 billion, a 5.6% increase compared to June 2026 and a 44.7% increase compared to July 2025. Cumulative revenue from January to July 2026 reached NT$2,872.06 billion, a 37.0% increase compared to the same period in 2025.

TSMC (TSM.N): Revenue for the first seven months of 2026 was NT$2,872.064 billion, up 37% year-on-year.

On August 10th, JPMorgan Chase raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8,000, citing strong corporate earnings and signs that AI investments by major cloud service providers are poised to drive faster revenue growth. This new target represents an upside of approximately 3.12% from Friday's closing price of 7,757.64.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Hungary stated that the central bank's previous forecast of an inflation rate of 1.8% for 2026 is still achievable.

Hong Kong-listed Kinsun Technology (09877.HK) surged over 4% in the afternoon after the company announced at midday that it expects its interim revenue to increase by 385% to 400% year-on-year.

Japan's economic watchers' outlook index for July was 45.8, down from 45.7 in July.

Japan's Economic Watchers Current Conditions Index for July was 45.7, down from 44 in the previous month.

Japan Meteorological Agency: There is a 100% chance that El Niño will continue into winter.

Japan Meteorological Agency: The El Niño phenomenon has persisted since the spring of 2026.

JPMorgan Chase: Raises its year-end 2026 target for the S&P 500 to 8,000 points, up from 7,800 points previously.

On August 10th, Kinsys Technology (09877.HK) announced that the Group expects to achieve revenue of approximately RMB 63 million to RMB 65 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, representing an increase of 385% to 400% year-on-year. Other income and gains are expected to be approximately RMB 9 million to RMB 11 million, totaling approximately RMB 72 million to RMB 76 million, representing an increase of RMB 47 million to RMB 51 million compared to the same period last year, representing an increase of 188% to 204% year-on-year. The main reasons for the performance growth during the reporting period include: 1. The Group's Ken-Valve transcatheter aortic valve system continued to achieve steady revenue growth. Ken-Valve is suitable for aortic regurgitation or stenosis, and its product design features and operational advantages have enabled the procedure to be rapidly promoted and applied in multi-level medical institutions; 2. The Group actively carried out paid clinical implantation of multiple structural heart disease interventional products overseas. The product’s excellent clinical efficacy and application advantages have been highly praised by key opinion leaders and experts around the world, and can meet the huge unmet clinical needs of structural heart disease worldwide.

U.S. senior defense official Colby: The United States has more interests in the Indo-Pacific region than ever before, which means that investment in the region is stronger and growing.

ADNOC Gas Division: Increased oil production in the UAE has boosted supply confidence.

ADNOC Gas Division of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company: Will advance the second and third phases of rich gas development.

ADNOC, the gas division of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company of the United Arab Emirates, will invest more than $8 billion to expand its production capacity.

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Officials from South Korea's and Sweden's nuclear regulatory agencies met on Monday to discuss policy and regulatory issues related to high-level radioactive waste disposal and small modular reactors (SMRs). The South Korean Nuclear Safety Commission stated that the meeting in Seoul was part of cooperation between the two countries based on a memorandum of understanding signed in 2014. Sweden is one of the countries with advanced technology for high-level radioactive waste disposal and is the second country in the world, after Finland, to build such a deep geological disposal facility. South Korea's nuclear regulatory agency stated, "We plan to further enhance South Korea's regulatory capabilities for high-level radioactive waste disposal facilities through cooperation with Sweden."

The president of the New York Stock Exchange is optimistic about the pipeline of listings in Asia and globally, and believes the global listing boom will continue until 2027.

According to Yonhap News Agency, a South Korean government think tank said on Monday that despite the uncertainty in the Middle East potentially exacerbating inflationary pressures, the South Korean economy has shown signs of "broader improvement" in the strong performance of its chip-related industries.