According to Nikkei: SoftBank will join a $130 million fund for Asian artificial intelligence startups.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in the past 24 hours, the Russian army killed and wounded 340 Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast and destroyed 19 Ukrainian armored equipment.

Trump: I really want Nikki Haley to campaign for me.

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Vice President Harris called for the construction of 3 million new homes and sought tax incentives for home builders and first-time homebuyers.

Foreign central banks held U.S. Treasuries worth $2.569 billion in the week ending August 10, compared with $11.93 billion in the previous week.

It is reported that Brazilian President Lula will appoint Gabriel Galipolo as the new central bank governor within two weeks.

The United States had a net inflow of long-term capital of $96.1 billion in June, with the previous value revised from -54.6 billion to -54.1 billion.

It is reported that the Doha talks on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations are still ongoing.

The Nasdaq has risen 12% from its opening low on August 5.

According to the New York Times: The FBI has resumed contacting social media companies regarding false information.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): U.S. money market assets climbed to a record $6.22 trillion in the week ending August 14.

U.S. Department of Defense: The United States approved potential arms sales of MQ-9 Block 5 drones to Italy worth $738 million and potential arms sales of Patriot missiles to Germany worth approximately $5 billion.

Congo says it needs to vaccinate 2.5 million people to curb monkeypox, which will require 3.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccine.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 1.05% at 17,308 points in the night session, 199 points higher than the previous session.

U.S. Department of Energy: The government has purchased 1.5 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, scheduled for delivery in January.

Market News: All participants in the Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations are expected to continue talks on Friday.

United Airlines (UAL.O) CEO: Confident Boeing is "on the right track."

On August 15, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky submitted a draft law on the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments to the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$307.141 billion from 63 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

An Israeli military spokesman said 17,000 Palestinian militants have been "eliminated" in Gaza since the start of the war.