USD/CAD lost 1.35 against the Canadian dollar, down 0.39% on the day.

Spot silver stood at $23 an ounce, up 1.11% within the day.

Goldman Sachs (GS.N) rose more than 1% in premarket trading after the Financial Times reported that it would sell its personal financial management business.

According to the British Financial Times: Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is considering the sale of personal financial management business.

COMEX silver futures hit $23 an ounce, up 1.20% on the day.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korean President Yin Xiyue is expected to replace the Minister of Industry.

Central Bank of Brazil survey: Brazilian economists expect the Brazilian real to reach 4.95 against the dollar by the end of 2023, compared to a previous forecast of 4.93. By the end of 2024, the Brazilian real will reach 5.00 against the US dollar, as previously expected.

Iranian military delegation arrives in Moscow, Russia to discuss ground force cooperation. (TASS)

Turkish President Erdogan: The economic team is professional, Turks should believe that inflation will drop to single digits.

JP Morgan believes that the USD/JPY threshold for Japanese authorities to intervene is around 150.00.

Sources: The German government plans to relax the use of 100 billion euros in special military funds.

Citi expects global earnings per share to contract 1% in 2023, compared with a previous forecast of a 5% contraction.

Bank of America Global Research: Upgraded Xiaopeng Motors (XPEV.N) rating from Neutral to Buy, and raised the target price from $16.3 to $22.

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association NHK: Japan will start releasing Fukushima sewage as early as August 24.

USGS: 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck 134 kilometers north of Ruteng, Indonesia.