Usage of the Federal Reserve's reverse repo (RRP) facility by foreign central banks and other monetary authorities has climbed for a second consecutive week, signalling overseas official entities are boosting dollar cash reserves. As of Aug 19, foreign holders parked $373bn in the Fed's RRP pool, up from $357bn a week earlier; the facility has gained about $56bn since Aug 5, the largest two-week increase since Oct 2022. Market participants are watching RRP flows for signs that Japan, after last

On an Aug. 20 investor call, International Composite Materials said its second‑generation low‑dielectric LDK product has entered the supply chains of several leading domestic and overseas copper‑clad laminate manufacturers and is in stable commercial supply. Its low‑expansion LCTE product is in small‑batch supply and capacity expansion is being advanced in an orderly manner. Q‑cloth remains in R&D; the company aims to complete pilot construction and commissioning within 2026. Specialty electronic cloth already represents a material share of electronic‑cloth revenue. The firm said it will continue to refine high‑end products and steadily push capacity builds and client onboarding to expand its high‑end electronic materials business.

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