Trump Unveils $3 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Push 
US Dollar Near Two-Month Low as Markets Await Inflation Data 
Philippine GDP Growth Slows to 2.3% in Q2 
Asian Stocks Cautious Ahead of US Jobs Data as Oil Rises 
Gold Price Hits Seven-Week High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Fade and Hormuz Deal Hopes Grow 
Canada, US Hold Constructive Trade Talks as Tariff Negotiations Continue 
China Exports Beat July Forecasts as AI Demand Fuels High-Tech Trade 
Asian Stocks Slide as Semiconductor Selloff Weighs on South Korea and Japan 
US Job Growth Seen Picking Up in July 
Japan Posts First Current Account Deficit in 17 Months as Dividend Payments Surge 
Oil Prices Set for Steep Weekly Losses as Hormuz Deal Stalls 
Gold Prices Steady as Hormuz Tensions Fuel Fed Rate Concerns 
Australian Shares Fall as Westpac Slides, Miners Gain Ahead of RBA Decision 
Iran-Oman Near Strait of Hormuz Deal as Shipping Tensions Persist 
Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain 
Asian Currencies Steady as Markets Await U.S. Jobs Data 
- Outbreak of offers slid AUD to fresh intraday low of 0.7674 c-0.40%
- USD strength weighs on disinterested pre-weekend market
- Below average turnover worsens slippage
- 0.7661 5-DMA slated technical support, 0.7644 23.6% Fib of Feb/Mar decline thereafter
- 0.7730/40 Thurs high/50% Fib of same designated first-up sell corridor
