The British Navy reported an incident 13 nautical miles southeast of Aden, Yemen.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending August 27, the net long position in the euro was 92,838 contracts, the net long position in the pound was 89,931 contracts, and the net long position in the yen was 25,868 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending August 27, the net long position of natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets decreased by 30,545 lots to 24,293 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending August 27, speculative net long positions in COMEX copper futures increased by 4,877 contracts to 18,920 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending August 27, speculative net long positions in COMEX silver futures increased by 3,284 contracts to 35,282 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending August 27, speculative net long positions in COMEX gold futures increased by 69 lots to 236,818 lots.

Market news: Tesla (TSLA.O) plans to launch Robotaxi at the Warner Bros. Studios in California.

On the evening of the 30th local time, a liquefied gas station in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, exploded, and the tremor was felt in most parts of the city. The specific casualties are not yet clear.

International Cocoa Organization (ICCO): The global cocoa gap is expected to reach 462,000 tons in 2023/24.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax (NVAX.O). Novavax (NVAX.O) hit an intraday high and is now up 1.4%.

Ukrainian Presidential Office: Russia has launched more than 400 missiles and drones at Ukraine this week.

Ukrainian Presidential Office: Senior Ukrainian officials briefed the U.S. Secretary of Defense on the battlefield situation.

Brazilian President Lula: Brazil will continue to increase the minimum wage.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $433.13 billion from 72 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Services: U.S. drillers cut the number of oil and gas rigs for the third consecutive week.

The total number of natural gas drilling rigs in the United States as of the week ending August 30 was 95, compared with 97 in the previous week.