The value of bitcoin set a new record.&nbsp;The European Union is intensifying contacts with Canada, Japan and other countries affected by the U.S. trade policy, and is preparing retaliatory measures. The Bank of Japan, in turn, has completed a nearly 20-year program to sell off shares bought during the crisis years from national banks. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of July 14.

Tesla, Inc.

Last week, the world's richest man, Ilon Musk, announced his new project: he is creating a new political party in the United States. In business, he has had nine projects, seven of them working. In politics there will be only the third, the first were the election of Trump as president and DOGE. And there the score is 1:1 so far.

Ilon Musk's political roulette: how he can build his party

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Ilon Musk has announced the formation of a political party, can he succeed where dozens of politicians before him have failed? What U.S. President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Law initiative could be a step toward unconditional basic income? Why are tech giants building data centers on borrowed time? And finally, why have the number of parties and celebrations declined over the past 20 years? The most interesting things in economists' blogs - in our review.

Advice to Musk, Trump's baby bills, zero parties: highlights from economists' blogs

The U.S. will impose 30 percent duties on goods from the European Union and Mexico on August 1. Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump">posted the notification letters</a> on Truth Social.

U.S. to impose 30 percent duties on goods from EU and Mexico


Amazon.com, Inc.

In early June, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was preparing to marry Lauren Sanchez when Ilon Musk began publishing a series of critical posts about the "Big Beautiful" bill that US President Donald Trump was actively promoting. It got to the point where Musk mentioned Trump's name in connection with the "Jeffrey Epstein list" and the president threatened to deprive the main sponsor of his election campaign of government contracts. Apparently, despite the pre-wedding rush, Jeff Bezos decided not to miss the moment and try to get Musk's space government contracts. Does he have a chance to do so?

Billionaire Star Wars: Will Bezos be able to get Musk's government contracts

NVIDIA Corporation

Apple Inc.

US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 50 percent duties on copper imports and 200 percent duties on imports of pharmaceutical products. Apple came under pressure, with analysts calling for the company to change its CEO, pointing to the weakness of its position in AI. Meanwhile, Nvidia became the first public company to reach a capitalization of $4 trillion. The main events of July 7-11 are in our review;

Highlights of the week: Nvidia is worth $4 trillion, new bitcoin record, Apple's failure in AI

"We need to know who is transferring money to the president," said a former ethics lawyer in the administration of President George W. Bush Jr.


Mysterious UAE fund: what Reuters has learned about the Trump project's biggest investor

"To understand what the US intentions are, we would need a crystal ball," an EU diplomat told Reuters


EU awaits letter from White House on new duties. Stocks fell


President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful” bill, signed into law last week, extends tax incentives for smaller companies through 2030.

How Trump’s “Big Beautiful” tax law changes the game for smaller companies



Expectations for Chinese currency appreciation against the dollar will soon return to its highest level since early 2023, says Citi

Chinese traders have lost interest in the dollar. What does this mean for the yuan exchange rate?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Ford Motor Company

Daily review and forecast of events on the US stock market from&nbsp;Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: Trump escalates trade conflict


SpaceX's market value has nearly doubled in the past year