US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 1, the speculative net long position of COMEX copper futures increased by 8,011 lots to 21,513 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 1, the speculative net long position of COMEX gold futures decreased by 16,954 hands to 99,337 hands.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of August 1, the speculative net long position of WTI crude oil futures increased by 2,854 lots to 180,595 lots.

The Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.29% in night trading, at 19470 points, 69 points below water.

Petrobras is negotiating green hydrogen projects with the multinational company Unigel.

UBS (UBS.N) plans to reshuffle its technology, media and telecoms teams.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin discussed the Wagner Group presence in Belarus with his Polish counterpart.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT): A weather warning will be issued on August 6-7 as temperatures are expected to rise and power demand will increase.

The Fed accepted a total of $1.794 trillion from 102 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

According to the Washington Post: U.S. President Biden said that a new Grand Canyon National Monument will be established to prevent it from being damaged by mining activities.

Baker Hughes oil services: U.S. drilling companies reduced the number of oil and natural gas drilling equipment for the fourth consecutive week; the number of U.S. oil rigs fell for the eighth consecutive week.

After the U.S. oil drilling data was released, the short-term fluctuations in U.S. and Bursa oil prices were not large.

The total number of drilling rigs in the United States in the week to August 4 was 659, compared with the previous value of 664.

ECOWAS commissioner: ECOWAS will not tell the coup plotters when and where we will attack, that decision will be made by the heads of state.

Commissioner of the Economic Community of West African States: West African defense ministers have drawn up plans for a possible intervention in Niger, including how and when to deploy troops.

Brazilian Finance Minister Haddad: Government does not intervene in Petrobras prices.