Robert Kennedy Jr., independent candidate for U.S. President: I no longer believe I have a realistic path to victory in the election. I have decided to suspend my campaign.

Market News: US President Biden announced a new military aid plan for Ukraine.

[Uzbek Presidents and Azerbaijani Presidents discuss deepening bilateral relations and other issues] Uzbek President Mirziyoyev met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Tashkent on the 23rd, and the two sides consulted on continuing to deepen and expand the strategic partnership and multi-field cooperation between the two countries. According to a statement published on the Uzbek Presidential website on the same day, Mirziyoyev said that one of the important results of this visit was the signing of the Treaty on Alliance Relations between the two sides, which opened a new chapter in consolidating the cooperation between the two countries and demonstrated the willingness of both sides to comprehensively develop a multi-field partnership. The statement said that the two countries also held the first meeting of the high-level interstate committee, which will become an effective mechanism for formulating and implementing relevant measures to deepen the alliance between the two countries.

The White House: US President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday.

IDF: About 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel today, with the latest 40 rockets hitting the city of Shemona.

Market news: Crypto exchange Kraken must face a lawsuit from the U.S. SEC regarding its cryptocurrency exchange registration.

Market News: Ghana requires traders to pre-finance cocoa beans.

In a message to partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: We fight with artillery shells, not with words like "soon" or "tomorrow".

Market News: Ukrainian President Zelensky called on partners to fulfill their commitments to timely supply of weapons.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $312.896 billion from 65 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

The total number of natural gas drilling rigs in the United States as of the week ending August 23 was 97, compared with 98 in the previous week.

The total number of drilling rigs in the United States as of the week ending August 23 was 585, compared with 586 in the previous week.

According to the Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sounded for the third time today in northern Israel near the Lebanese border.

ECB board member Rehn: The euro has an indirect impact and we do not target the exchange rate.

ECB board member Rehn: Do not want to make a pre-commitment on interest rate decisions.