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TradingKey - Apple (AAPL) is further increasing its investment in edge AI, aiming to enable large AI models to run locally on iPhones. The CEO of PrismML, a Silicon Valley AI startup, stated that Apple is in talks for technical cooperation to leverage extreme model compression technology. The goal is to run high-performance large models directly on iPhones, overcoming the hardware bottlenecks of edge AI. PrismML officially announced a compressed version of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen (Qwen) model, reducing the original 27-billion-parameter model from 54GB to under 4GB, allowing it to run fully on iPhone 15 and newer models. This technology will achieve a more than 90% reduction in memory footprint, a 6-8x increase in inference speed, and a 3-6x reduction in power consumption.

Tradingkey - U.S. June CPI inflation slowed more than market expectations, but Fed Chair Wash delivered hawkish remarks, emphasizing that the current primary task is to restore price stability and ensure the high inflation of the past five years becomes a thing of the past. On July 14, Eastern Time, inflation data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the unadjusted June CPI increased by 3.5% year-on-year, significantly lower than the market expectation of 3.8%; the CPI decreased by 0.4% month-on-month, also exceeding the expected 0.1% decline. In terms of core inflation, the core CPI monthly rate recorded 0%, the smallest increase since January 2021, compared to market expectations of 0.2%. Overall, while the slowdown in June CPI exceeded expectations due to falling energy prices, significant inflationary pressures remain, as the current 3.5% year-on-year increase is still a considerable distance from the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.

TradingKey - On July 14, ET, AMD (AMD) regained upward momentum. As of press time, the stock rose 6.05% to $566.73. According to people familiar with the matter, a subsidiary of the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE and Kingsoft Cloud have received approval to purchase AI chips from Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD, further expanding the list of Chinese companies known to have obtained U.S. licenses.

TradingKey - On July 14, Eastern Time, SK Hynix ADR (SKHY) shares rose sharply, recouping losses since its listing. As of publication, the stock was up 15.19% at $175.44. It is reported that options for the stock began trading on U.S. options exchanges today. The most active contracts in the market are currently the $185 strike calls, with a volume of approximately 2,900 contracts, followed by the $145 strike puts. Meanwhile, August calls with a $200 strike price also saw high interest, with volume exceeding 1,500 contracts. Daniel Kirsch, head of options at Piper Sandler, noted that traders are expected to actively position for short-term trades betting on further gains for SK Hynix ADR this week. Demand for short-dated calls is anticipated to rise significantly, and calls expiring this Friday may attract a swift influx of retail investors.

TradingKey - SK Hynix opened at $170 last Friday, closed at $168, then Seoul shares fell 15.4% on Monday — the worst single day in the stock’s history. SKHY is now at $152, filling the gap. Here’s what’s driving the selloff and where the real floor is.

TradingKey - Nvidia cut more than half its approved Asian chip buyers under a new compliance ‘white list,’ sending the stock down 3.5% on Monday. At $204 with a double top at $212, here’s what matters now — including the strongest quarter in its history.

TradingKey - On July 14, Eastern Time, data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided a positive surprise to the market. The unadjusted CPI rose 3.5% year-on-year in June, a significant decline from 4.2% in May and lower than the market expectation of 3.8%. The seasonally adjusted CPI fell 0.4% month-on-month, marking the largest single-month drop since April 2020 and far exceeding the market forecast of -0.1%.

TradingKey - On Tuesday, IBM (IBM) released a preliminary second-quarter results preview that shocked the market. The disclosed revenue of $17.2 billion was not only significantly lower than the Wall Street consensus estimate of $17.86 billion, but also fueled market concerns regarding the waning trend of traditional businesses amidst the AI infrastructure boom.

TradingKey - Goldman Sachs reports Q2 2026 earnings before the bell on July 14. Consensus: EPS $14.47, revenue $16.49B. At $1,047 in a symmetrical triangle, the $1,067 level is the breakout trigger. EMEA M&A hit a 19-year high.

TradingKey - On July 14, Eastern Time, the three major US stock index futures showed mixed performance in pre-market trading. As of press time, Nasdaq 100 Index futures rose 0.49%, S&P 500 Index futures edged down 0.12%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.69%.

TradingKey - JPMorgan reports Q2 2026 earnings before the bell on July 14. Consensus: EPS $5.50–$5.59, revenue $49.16B–$51.09B. Full-year NII guidance of $103B is the key variable. At $334 above trendline support, $338.45 is the breakout trigger.

TradingKey - On July 10, Eastern Time, SK Hynix (SKHY) ADRs were listed on Nasdaq, raising $26.5 billion and setting a new record for the largest IPO by a foreign company in the U.S. The ADRs closed up 12.76% on their first day of trading.

TradingKey - Global semiconductor equipment giant ASML will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results before the US market opens on July 15, 2026. As the world's only provider of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology, ASML's performance is not only critical to its own stock price trajectory but also serves as a vital bellwether for the intensity of global AI infrastructure investment.

ASML is testing the $1,700 level again ahead of its earnings report. If it fails to hold this position, the stock could face a further decline of more than 10%.

TradingKey - July 14, according to a report by the Financial Times, U.S. chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) has reduced the number of Asian customers authorized to purchase its artificial intelligence chips by more than half. This move is intended to establish a new customer "whitelist" system and strengthen compliance review mechanisms to prevent advanced chips from flowing into the Chinese market through third-party channels.

TradingKey - During Asian trading hours on July 14, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son predicted at an annual corporate conference in Tokyo that the artificial intelligence sector will require an annual investment of $5 trillion (approximately 800 trillion yen) by 2040. He flatly dismissed market concerns regarding an AI bubble, calling the question itself "ridiculous."

TradingKey - Intel (INTC) recently unveiled a space-grade System-on-Chip (SoC) code-named Starfire, marking the company’s official entry into the space computing market with its first self-developed dedicated chip. The product is primarily designed for satellites, spacecraft, and other equipment in extreme environments, focusing on meeting the demands of commercial aerospace, defense, and government customers for low power consumption, high reliability, and artificial intelligence computing capabilities.

TradingKey - During Asian trading hours on July 14, South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is pushing for an amendment to the "Act on Special Measures for Strengthening and Protecting the Competitiveness of National Strategic Industries." The move aims to pave the way for semiconductor companies such as SK Hynix to introduce external investors when constructing wafer fabs in regions outside the capital area.

Japanese and South Korean equity markets staged a "deep V-shaped recovery," with the KOSPI and Nikkei 225 closing slightly higher. Samsung, SK Hynix, SoftBank, and Kioxia all rose by approximately 3%.

Over the past month, the KOSPI Index has recorded a cumulative plunge of approximately 30% and is losing the key support level of 7,000 points. Having broken its bullish technical structure, the index may continue to decline toward the 5,000-point mark in the second half of the year.