BOJ hikes rates

The Bank of Japan hikes rates for only the second time since 2007, and unveils an aggressive plan to cut monthly bond buying in half. Microsoft falls in extended trade as the tech giant posts its first miss on cloud revenue growth since October 2022. HSBC second quarter net profit drops, but it announces a 3 billion dollar buyback. And L’Oréal misses second quarter sales estimates, posting its slowest quarterly growth in more than two years amid soft demand in China. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.