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US Stocks Are Already Feeling the Pressure of Midterm Elections!Microsoft's Last Quarter Results Broadly Beat Expectations, Cloud Revenue Surges Over 40%, AI Capital Expenditure Doubles | Earnings InsightsThe US dollar experienced its largest decline in two weeks. Analysts: This round of the upward cycle may have peakedFull text of the Federal Reserve's decision: Maintain interest rates unchanged, three members voted for a rate hikeReminder: Key Intraday Focus Points (All times in Beijing Time)After the Federal Reserve held steady, the market lowered the expectation for a rate hike in September, and the yield on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds reached a new high since 2007Apollo Chief Economist: Fed’s Abandonment of Forward Guidance Causes “Yo-Yo” Volatility in U.S. TreasuriesMicrosoft forecasts 2026 capital expenditure at $175 billion, down from previous estimate of $190 billionZuckerberg stated on the conference call that open-source AI models are not as powerful as cutting-edge models. Meta Platforms is currently down 9.8%Qualcomm Q3 Net Profit Falls 25% YoY; Raises Product Prices and Issues Weak Guidance | Earnings ReviewBloomberg: Treasury Yields Suggest Warsh’s Patience Is MisplacedTop 20 U.S. Stock Trading Volume on July 30: SK Hynix's profit growth falls short of expectations, plans to increase capital expenditureMeta's Q2 revenue reached $60.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28%, with a net profit of $15.8 billion and free cash flow plummeting to less than $800 millionMarket Reaction: 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Skidded from Near 4.635% to Below 4.61%, Turning Negative; Two-Year Yield Dropped from Around 4.32% to Near 4.24%. Spot Gold Rose from Near $4,040 to Above $4,081, Gaining Over 1.2%. S&P 500 Fell 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average Dropped 1.1%, NASDAQ Composite Index Turned Positive