US Department of Defense: The explosion in Lebanon has nothing to do with the United States.

US Department of Defense: There is no change in the US military deployment in the Middle East after the Lebanon explosion.

U.S. Department of Defense: The United States believes that diplomatic means are the best way to ease tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border.

U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE): 6% of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut down due to the impact of Storm Francine, and 10% of natural gas production was shut down.

US Department of Defense spokesman: No information is available regarding the explosion in Lebanon.

U.S. Department of Defense: The U.S. Secretary of Defense held talks with the Israeli Defense Minister today.

Hamas condemned the bombings in Lebanon and said they were part of Israeli "aggression" in the region.

The Israeli military said senior commanders had assessed the situation and there were no changes to civilian home defense directives.

The yield on the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 1.3 basis points after the auction and was last at 4.027%.

Information services company Wolters Kluwer: 100% of major U.S. economists expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this week; the vast majority of economists predict a 25 basis point cut, and 17% predict a 50 basis point cut.

The winning interest rate allocation percentage for the U.S. 20-year Treasury bond auction on September 17 was 52.07%, compared with the previous value of 63.33%.

The three major U.S. stock indices gave up their gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 flat and the Nasdaq up 0.1%.

Turkish Energy Minister: Turkey has the capacity to export 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the European market, and it only needs to increase its interconnection capacity with its neighboring countries.

UN spokesman: We regret the civilian casualties and highlight the risk of escalation in Lebanon and the region.

UN spokesman: Developments in Lebanon are extremely worrying, especially against the backdrop of "extreme volatility".

A senior Hezbollah source in Lebanon: Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was not injured in the explosion.

Italian Defense Minister: The SAMP/T anti-missile system donated by Italy will be delivered to Ukraine before the end of this month.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation voted 3-2 to approve updated bank merger policies.

According to Russia Today: Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited Iran.