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Thailand’s GDP grew by 1.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, compared with market expectations of 3%.

Market news: Credit Suisse closes Japanese stock trading for hedge funds.

According to Sankei Shimbun: Japan and India are considering cooperation in drug supply.

Traders: Asian high-grade US dollar bond spreads widen by at least 2 basis points.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi will meet with local officials in India on August 26.

According to Korean media Edaily: The senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea said that excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market is expected to be reduced.

Market news: US trade representative Dai Qi will meet with Japanese trade minister on Thursday.

Market news: U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi will meet with European Commission Vice President Dombrovskis on Wednesday.

Market news: U.S. trade representative Dai Qi will meet with Indonesian trade minister on Monday.

AUD/USD lost ground at 0.64, down 0.08% on the day.

Both oil prices in the United States and Burundi rose by US$0.5 in the short term, and are now at US$81.03/barrel and US$84.85/barrel respectively.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The number of daily active users of Threads has dropped from 50 million after launch to 10 million.

The monthly rate of the Rightmove average house asking price index in the UK in August was -1.9%, the previous value was -0.20%.

U.S. stock index futures and spot gold opened flat on Monday, while WTI crude oil opened slightly lower by 0.25% to $80.58/barrel.

US Geological Survey: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 7 kilometers southeast of Ojai, California.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT): Electricity demand is expected to reach a record 86,120 megawatts on August 21.

[Air quality alerts issued in 41 places in British Columbia, Canada] On the 20th local time, according to the announcement of the Canadian Ministry of Environment, due to the impact of forest fire smoke, 41 areas in British Columbia issued air quality alerts. The areas with poor air quality are mainly in central and southern British Columbia, and Environment Canada is advising residents across the province to be aware of the impact. According to the alert, the Okanagan Valley, Sunshine Coast, Greater Vancouver area, Fraser Valley and other regions are currently experiencing smoggy skies and high concentrations of fine particulate matter.