Nvidia (NVDA.O) announced a partnership with Hugging Face to provide training services.

Interfax: Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the BRICS summit.

According to TASS: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with South African President.

Well-known Brazilian hedge fund VERDE is long the Brazilian real against the dollar amid a strong trade surplus.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: If Russia blocks ports, Ukraine will "pick and choose" targets.

Market news: BTC Azerbaijan light crude oil loading in September is set at 17.55 million barrels.

New York Fed: Overdue loans were largely flat overall in the second quarter, while credit card debt rose slightly.

New York Fed: Auto loan balances rose $20 billion to $1.58 trillion. Student loan balances fell by $35 billion to $1.57 trillion.

New York Fed: Mortgage balances remained largely unchanged in the second quarter at $12.01 trillion.

New York Fed: Mortgage originations rebounded to about $393 billion in the second quarter from a nine-year low of about $324 billion in the first quarter.

National Hurricane Center: Major Hurricane Dora continues to move rapidly to the southwest.

The Russian ruble continued to fall against the dollar, falling below 97, its weakest level in 16 months.

According to official EU data, the EU exported 2.92 million tonnes of soft wheat before August 6 in 2023/24, down from 3.48 million tonnes in the same period last year.

Platts Energy Survey: OPEC+ Crude Oil Production in July Falls to Lowest Level Since August 2021 as Saudis Cut Production.

The MSCI Asia Pacific index fell 1 percent to 164.68.