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Three concurrent pressures on the Asia open: chip weakness, an active US-Iran channel, and an Australian lithium guidance bump

The Asia open on 30 July 2026 was framed by Nikkei Asia as choppy, with semiconductor weakness drawing dip-buyers while a broadening US-Iran channel weighed on sentiment; hours later, PLS announced a 20% fiscal 2027 output target.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·30 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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  • https://t.me/NikkeiAsia/21127
  • https://t.me/nikkeiasia/21127
  • https://t.me/NikkeiAsia/21129
  • https://t.me/nikkeiasia/21129
  • https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2082766954922651704
  • https://middleeasteye.pulse.ly/v40cts0wdo

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