Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed three central bank deputy governors, according to the official gazette.

[Affected by the El Niño phenomenon, the Central American country El Salvador may usher in drought in August] On July 27 local time, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Central American country El Salvador stated in the latest National Climate Outlook Report that there will be a drought in the country in August. The probability is as high as 80%, and the drought will reach "moderate" in the southeast. The report pointed out that in July this year, the average maximum temperature in El Salvador has exceeded 30 degrees Celsius. It is expected that from August to October this year, the temperature across the country will be "higher than normal", and the temperature in some areas may even reach 39 degrees Celsius.

Canadian Trade Minister: Canada is disappointed that the United States has not engaged in meaningful negotiations to resume cross-border softwood lumber trade.

NZX: H1 trading volume fell 13% year-on-year to NZ$18 billion.

Ford Motor Co (FN) expects a $4.5 billion loss from its electric vehicle business in 2023, up from a previous estimate of $3 billion.

In the United States, foreign central banks held US$22.208 billion in US treasury bonds in the week to July 22, the previous value was -US$23.473 billion.

The Fed said the revised stress test results would not result in any changes to the stress capital buffers of the two banks.

As of the week of July 26, the scale of discount window loans provided by the Federal Reserve was 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 2.63 billion U.S. dollars last week; the financing loans of the new facility (BTFP) rose to 105.1 billion U.S. dollars from 102.9 billion U.S. dollars a week ago.

The Federal Reserve released revised stress tests for Bank of America and BNY Mellon after the banks submitted incorrect data.

Intel (INTC.O) forecast an adjusted gross margin of 43% in the third quarter, compared with expectations for 40.9%.

US White House: US Vice President Harris and Nigerian President Tinub discuss concerns over coup attempt in Niger.

On July 27, local time, the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces issued a statement stating that although the Sudanese Armed Forces had suspended negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Rapid Support Forces negotiating team remained in Saudi Arabia.

Intel (INTC.O) plans to achieve $3 billion in cost savings in 2023.

Intel (INTC.O) expects a modest business recovery in the second half of the year.

Intel (INTC.O) forecast third-quarter revenue of $12.9 billion to $13.9 billion.

McCarthy, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: Work with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer to pass all spending bills by September 30.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: We must find a balance between openness and national needs.

GBP/USD dipped below 1.28, down 140 pips on the day.

The Hang Seng Index futures closed down 1.71% in night trading, at 19393 points, 246 points below water.