Spot palladium fell more than 2.00% within the day and is now at $1,213.62 an ounce.

Swiss government spokesman: The succession of the SNB interest rate policymaker has not yet been discussed.

Belarus industrial production in July increased by 13.7% year-on-year.

The Central Bank of Ukraine is optimistic about the sustainability of lending institutions.

According to TASS: The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed an arms contract worth more than 400 billion rubles.

Namibia National Oil Corporation: Namibia may achieve first oil extraction in 2029.

Target (TGT.N) Chief Financial Officer: Expect inflation to fall on food and staples.

Coinbase (COIN.O): Arbitrum withdrawals delayed.

According to NBC News: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer said that he met with House Speaker McCarthy a few weeks ago and agreed to pass a resolution to provide funding for the government for several months.

In Canada, new housing starts in July were 254,966, 240,000 expected, and 281,400 previously.

Market news: Nokia and Eastlink announced a multi-year agreement to enhance 5G networks.

Market news: Deloitte expands partnership with Nvidia (NVDA.O).

Fitch: In the quarterly global economic outlook, medium-term GDP forecasts for 10 advanced economies were lowered.

"Wei Xiaoli" U.S. stocks fell before the market. Weilai Automobile (NIO.N) fell 5.5%, Xiaopeng Automobile (XPEV.N) fell 3.6%, and Ideal Automobile (LI.O) fell 1.7%.

Costa, Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil: We need funds to support the ecological transition.

Costa, Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil: There is no contradiction between defending the ecological transition and opening up new fields of oil exploration.

According to Vietnamese media VTV: The Prime Minister of Vietnam reiterated the order to increase bank loan access.

USD/CHF hit 0.88 higher against the Swiss franc, up 0.16% on the day.

Market news: Iraq is conducting a review of the commercial banking sector and some banks are expected to close.