U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, U.S. speculators increased their S&P 500 CME net short positions by 55,202 contracts to 746,928 contracts, and equity fund managers reduced their S&P 500 CME net short positions by 18,306 contracts Hands to 315,121 hands.

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the speculative net short position of COMEX copper futures increased by 14,731 lots to 18,127 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the net short position of Bitcoin was -712 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the net short position of the yen was -80,96 contracts, the net long position of the euro was 159,863 contracts, and the net long position of the British pound was 50,988 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 14, the net long position of natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets decreased by 184 lots to 73,774 lots.

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the speculative net short position of COMEX silver futures increased by 2,935 lots to 6,688 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the speculative net long position of COMEX gold futures decreased by 29,042 lots to 46,540 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 15, the speculative net long position of WTI crude oil futures decreased by 28,752 lots to 149,939 lots.

[International oil prices end seven consecutive weekly gains] International oil prices fell for the first time since June, ending seven consecutive weekly gains. WTI September crude oil futures closed at $81.25 per barrel, down 2.33% this week. Brent crude oil futures for October closed at $84.80/barrel, down 2.32% this week. Total open interest in WTI crude fell to its lowest level since January on Thursday. Low trading volumes have left the market vulnerable to macroeconomic concerns, masking signs of strain in the physical market, including U.S. crude inventories falling to their lowest levels since January.

US Department of Defense: Approves the sale of M142 HIMARS rockets worth $975 million to Australia.

Mastercard has selected tokenized asset solutions provider Fluency as its new central bank digital currency partner.

US President Biden: Pay close attention to the impact of Hurricane Hillary on Southern California.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.6% in night trading, at 17,794 points, 157 points below water.

USGS: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 18 kilometers north-northwest of Billy Island, Philippines.

The Nasdaq 100 turned higher.

Market news: Several ports in Southern California stopped berthing new arrivals.

The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to further reduce their energy dependence on Russia, continue to support Ukraine, and impose sanctions on Russia.

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Hillary is approaching Socorro Island and is expected to bring flooding and strong winds to Baja California and Southern California this weekend and early next week.

U.S. Trade Representative: Looking forward to negotiating with Mexico to resolve surge in steel imports.