24小时环球政经要闻全览 | 7月25日

Market Overview - Major indices showed mixed performance, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by 316.38 points (-0.70%) at 44,693.91, while the Nasdaq increased by 37.95 points (0.18%) to 21,057.96 [2] - European markets also displayed varied results, with the FTSE 100 up by 76.88 points (0.85%) at 9,138.37, while the CAC 40 fell by 32.15 points (-0.41%) to 7,818.28 [2] - In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 23.43 points (0.65%) to 3,605.73, and the Hang Seng Index increased by 129.11 points (0.51%) to 25,667.18 [2] Federal Reserve and Economic Policy - Trump downplayed tensions with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell regarding project cost overruns, emphasizing that interest rate cuts are a more pressing issue [3][4] - Trump stated that he does not see the need to dismiss Powell, indicating a focus on monetary policy rather than personnel changes [4] European Central Bank - The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained interest rates and provided a slightly optimistic assessment of the Eurozone economy, leading to reduced expectations for further rate cuts [5][6] - ECB President Lagarde noted that the economy is in a "good state" and inflation is expected to stabilize at target levels [6][7] - Market expectations shifted, with traders now anticipating a 18 basis point cut instead of the previously expected 23 basis points [7] OpenAI Developments - OpenAI is preparing to launch GPT-5 in early August, along with mini and nano versions for API use [8] - An open-source language model is also set to be released by the end of July, marking the first public release of model weights since GPT-2 [8] Tesla's Financial Performance - Tesla reported second-quarter revenue and profit below expectations, with digital assets valued at $1.24 billion, a significant increase from $722 million a year ago [9] - The company faced criticism for selling 75% of its Bitcoin holdings in mid-2022, missing out on potential gains as Bitcoin prices surged [9] Intel's Financial Results - Intel reported a second-quarter revenue of $12.86 billion, a slight increase of 0.2% year-over-year, but incurred a net loss of $2.92 billion compared to a loss of $1.61 billion in the same period last year [10] - The company expects third-quarter revenue to be between $12.6 billion and $13.6 billion, aligning closely with market estimates [11] - Intel announced a plan to cut 15% of its workforce, reducing its total employee count from 96,400 to approximately 75,000 by the end of the year [12]