Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation near Toretsk and Pokrovsk was serious.

The UK FTSE 100 index fell 1.00% during the day.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there needed to be a balance between mobilization and keeping the economy running.

The annual rate of Red Book commercial retail sales in the United States for the week ending August 17 was 4.9%, compared with 4.7% in the previous week.

According to Kyodo News: Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on August 24.

Ukrainian official: Some NATO allies are failing to deliver on their air defense commitments.

Swap markets are pricing in a 75 basis point rate cut from the Bank of Canada by the end of December, up from 72 basis points before the inflation data was released.

According to Iranian media: Iran closed two institutional centers related to the German government.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Seeking to rescue hostages while preserving strategic assets.

Market news: The UK Competition and Markets Authority accepts Meta’s changes to the rules on the use of advertising data.

According to a Reuters survey: The Toronto S&P/TSX Composite Index is expected to rise 2.7% to 23,750 points by the end of 2024 (22,500 points in the May survey); the Toronto S&P/TSX Composite Index is expected to rise 5.3% to 24,350 points by the end of 2025 (24,300 points in the May survey).

Turkish Central Bank: Still highly concerned about inflation risks. The basic trend of monthly inflation in July increased slightly, but was still lower than the average level in the second quarter.

Central Bank of Türkiye: Liquidity conditions will be assessed based on future developments and closely monitored.

The Turkish Central Bank kept its one-week repo rate unchanged at 50%.

Sunny Optical Technology (02382.HK) had revenue of 18.86 billion yuan in the first half of 2024, compared with 14.28 billion yuan in the same period last year.

Egyptian President Sisi: It is time to end the ongoing Gaza war, otherwise the conflict may expand in the region in an "unimaginable" way.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: Maintaining price stability will boost investor confidence.

Hamas said it had shown flexibility and blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for slow progress.

Egyptian President Sisi and US Secretary of State Blinken discussed Gaza ceasefire efforts.