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• Asian stock markets, including indices in Australia, Japan, and South Korea, were projected to decline on Thursday, July 2. • The downturn follows a significant selloff in US chipmakers and a general retreat of US stocks overnight. • Investors are currently reacting to the market volatility and assessing recent remarks made by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.

• Asian markets diverged on July 1, with Japan's Nikkei 225 rising slightly while South Korea's KOSPI index tumbled over 2%. • Samsung Electronics led the decline in South Korea, plummeting nearly 6%, with SK Hynix and Kioxia also experiencing significant losses. • The downturn in South Korean tech stocks highlights growing volatility in the semiconductor sector, contrasting with the relative stability of Japanese equities.

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Todd Blanche to target tourists and migrants despite such births accounting for less than 1% of US babies born yearlyA day after the supreme court upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, acting attorney general Todd Blanche has said federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on combating so-called “birth tourism” – the process of tourists, temporary visitors and undocumented immigrants traveling to the US and giving birth.“There’s other things that DHS can do, and the federal government can do in the visa process, and the application process, to try to minimize or limit the opportunity of folks coming here not to visit, and not to do what they’re saying they’re doing on the tourist visa, but just to have a baby that can then be a US citizen,” Blanche told reporters. Continue reading...

• U.S. stock index futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq traded modestly higher on Tuesday. • Investors are closely monitoring potential diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran taking place in Qatar. • Market focus is shifting toward upcoming key economic indicators and the release of Nike's quarterly financial results.

• US stock futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are trading lower as investors adopt a cautious stance. • Market participants are awaiting a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the European Central Bank Forum in Sintra, Portugal. • The downturn reflects investor uncertainty and a desire for fresh insights regarding the Federal Reserve's current outlook on inflation and interest rates.

• US stocks traded mixed, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rising while the Nasdaq lagged following comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. • Warsh stated at the ECB’s Sintra forum that inflation risks have eased and emphasized that interest rate decisions will be made behind closed doors without forward guidance. • Market movements were influenced by Meta's surge due to an AI cloud report and a plunge in Shutterstock after it scrapped a merger with Getty.