ECB President Lagarde: The ECB will bring inflation back to 2%.

ECB President Lagarde: The ECB relies on data and makes decisions meeting by meeting.

Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank: We are facing major changes in employment, energy and geopolitical forces.

Blackstone Group (bx.n): Board size reduced from 11 members to 10. John Antony Hood intends to resign.

US President Joe Biden: Concerned about a possible UAW strike.

ECB President Lagarde: I support the June economic forecast.

ECB President Lagarde: The fall in inflation must be "timely" and "sustainable".

US Geological Survey: 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 5 kilometers west of Sinorong, Philippines.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, U.S. speculators increased the S&P 500 CME net short position by 41,244 lots to 356,366 lots, and stock fund managers reduced the S&P 500 CME net long position by 26,222 lots Hand to 748374 hand.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the speculative net short position of COMEX copper futures decreased by 3018 lots to 15109 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the net long position of Bitcoin was 1515 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the net short position of the yen was -95323 contracts, the net long position of the euro was 158760 contracts, and the net long position of the British pound was 59107 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the speculative net long position of WTI crude oil futures decreased by 16,102 lots to 133,834 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the speculative net long position of COMEX silver futures increased by 1479 hands to 8167 hands.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 22, the speculative net long position of COMEX gold futures decreased by 20,845 lots to 25,695 lots.

Faraday Future (FFIE.O) extended losses to 15%.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: A multi-pronged approach is needed to implement effective policy.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: We need to be clear about our goals and commit to their unwavering fulfillment.

ECB President Lagarde: We also need to be open to the possibility that some of these changes could last longer.