ATHENS OPPOSES NEW EU SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA TO SHIELD GREEK SHIPPING COMPANY - FT
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BHP Q4: COPPER PRODUCTION 491.9 KT; IRON ORE WAIO PRODUCTION 74.8 MT; FY26 UNIT COSTS AT BOTTOM END OF GUIDANCE FOR ALL COPPER ASSETS, WITHIN RANGE FOR WAIO AND TOWARDS TOP END FOR BMA; FY27 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE REMAINS STRONG
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GOLD HOLDS NEAR $4,050 AS SOFT U.S. INFLATION EASES FED RATE HIKE EXPECTATIONS || WEAKER PPI BOOSTS GOLD'S APPEAL, BUT ESCALATING U.S.-IRAN TENSIONS AND RISING OIL PRICES COULD REIGNITE INFLATION RISKS
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TRUMP: IRAN HAS ALLOWED WRONGFULLY DETAINED AMERICAN CITIZEN, HELD SINCE DECEMBER 2024 UNDER BIDEN, TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
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TRUMP ON TRUTH SOCIAL: IRAN RELEASES WRONGFULLY DETAINED AMERICAN FEMALE CITIZEN WHO HAS BEEN HELD SINCE DECEMBER 2024; SHE IS NOW SAFELY OUTSIDE IRAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION; U.S. APPRECIATES IRAN'S GESTURE OF GOODWILL
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NVIDIA INTRODUCES NEW JETSON THOR COMPUTERS FOR MAINSTREAM ROBOTICS AND EDGE AI; EXPANDS COLLABORATION WITH TOYOTA ON PHYSICAL AI IN AUTOMOTIVE, ROBOTICS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ENEOS, NTT DATA AND HITACHI AMONG COMPANIES DEPLOYING NVIDIA NEMOTRON
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JAPANESE ENTERPRISES AND STARTUPS DEVELOPING INDUSTRY-FOCUSED AI MODELS USING NVIDIA NEMOTRON OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS
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ANTHROPIC IN TALKS TO EXPAND MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR CREDIT LINES AHEAD OF PLANNED IPO

NEW LOANS WOULD BUILD ON ITS EXISTING $2.5 BILLION, FIVE-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY, STRENGTHENING LIQUIDITY AS THE AI STARTUP PREPARES FOR A POTENTIAL MEGA PUBLIC LISTING
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IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIROL: HORMUZ MUST REOPEN WITHIN WEEKS TO AVOID CRISIS; MARKETS NERVOUS ABOUT RENEWED IRAN CONFLICT
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OIL EXTENDED ITS RALLY FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT SESSION, WITH WTI TRADING ABOVE $80 A BARREL AS ESCALATING U.S.-IRAN TENSIONS AND ATTACKS ON SHIPPING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HEIGHTENED CONCERNS OVER GLOBAL CRUDE SUPPLY.

THE U.S. CONTINUED AIRSTRIKES AGAINST IRAN, DISABLED A TANKER HEADED TOWARD AN IRANIAN PORT, WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP VOWED TO INTENSIFY MILITARY OPERATIONS UNTIL SHIPPING ATTACKS CEASE.
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BHP REPORTS Q4 IRON ORE OUTPUT FELL 3% Y/Y TO 68.1M TONS, WHILE COPPER PRODUCTION DECLINED 5% TO 491,900 TONS DUE TO LOWER ORE GRADES AT ITS SOUTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS. FULL-YEAR IRON ORE OUTPUT REACHED A RECORD 264.7M TONS (+1% Y/Y), WITH COPPER PRODUCTION NEAR 2M TONS.
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BHP MAINTAINED COST GUIDANCE DESPITE HIGHER DIESEL PRICES, INFLATION, AND SUPPLY CHAIN PRESSURES, WHILE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN MAJOR GROWTH PROJECTS INCLUDING THE JANSEN POTASH MINE AND SOUTH AMERICAN COPPER EXPANSIONS. THE COMPANY SAID STRONGER COPPER PRICES, UP ABOUT 35% Y/Y, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ITS STRATEGIC SHIFT TOWARD FUTURE-FACING COMMODITIES.
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI AVERAGE FUTURES DECLINE 1.6% IN INITIAL TRADING
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BENCHMARK 10-YEAR JGB FUTURES ADVANCE 0.11 POINT IN INITIAL TRADING
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JAPAN WEEK TO JULY 11: FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPANESE STOCKS 745.6B YEN (PRIOR -22.2B); JAPANESE FOREIGN BOND INVESTMENT 1,090.1B YEN (PRIOR -218.1B)
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JAPAN SECURITY FLOWS WEEK OF JULY 10:

JAPAN ACQUIRING OVERSEAS BONDS: ¥1,090.1B (PRIOR -¥218.1B)

JAPAN ACQUIRING OVERSEAS STOCKS: ¥196.2B (PRIOR ¥824.5B)

FOREIGN ACQUIRING JAPAN BONDS: ¥499.8B (PRIOR -¥5.9B)

FOREIGN ACQUIRING JAPAN STOCKS: ¥745.6B (PRIOR -¥22.2B)
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SEOUL'S KOSPI PLUNGES MORE THAN 4%
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI SHARE AVERAGE EXTENDS DECLINE, DOWN 1.8% AT 67,515.24
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SK HYNIX SHARES PLUNGE MORE THAN 8%
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI SHARE AVERAGE DECLINES 1.2% TO 67,900.43
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JAPAN'S TOPIX INDEX DECLINES 0.7% TO 4,057.54
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