15:53:53
According to The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces ordered off-duty troops in Georgia and Azerbaijan to return to Israel immediately due to concerns about an Iranian attack.
15:22:20
Kenya Aviation Workers Union: Kenya Airways and Kenya Airports Authority employees will go on strike starting on August 19th local time.
15:21:02
According to Lebanese media: Hezbollah will move all activities, including its political departments, out of Beirut.
15:16:51
Turkish Defense Minister: Purchase of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits from the United States will proceed as planned.
15:13:13
According to AFP: Air France has suspended flights to Beirut, Lebanon until Wednesday.
15:06:56
Turkish Defense Minister: Turkey expects the new NATO Secretary-General Rutte to take a balanced stance among allies; NATO must take more action in counter-terrorism.
15:03:10
Sources: Standard Chartered Bank has merged its industry coverage teams into a dedicated M&A advisory team, cutting more than 20 positions worldwide.
15:00:47
At the close of the midday session, the main domestic futures contracts rose and fell. Shanghai zinc, Shanghai aluminum, and the European container shipping line rose by more than 3%, and alumina and fuel oil rose by nearly 3%. In terms of decline, red dates fell by more than 4%, industrial silicon, coke, and lithium carbonate fell by more than 3%, and coking coal, soda ash, apples, and hot-rolled coils fell by more than 2%.
14:52:44
Gazprom: Gas transit volumes through Ukraine were 39.6 million cubic meters per day on Monday.
14:17:04
The main contract of coke fell 4.00% during the day and is now trading at 1,897.00 yuan/ton.
14:04:12
The actual trading volume shows that the recent POC of COMEX gold futures is...For details, please refer to "Database-COMEX gold futures actual trading volume".
13:49:05
British Government: We have worked with all parties to prevent an escalation of the situation and will spare no effort to reduce tensions and find a path to stability in Gaza.
13:47:34
British government: Calls on Iran and its allies to restrain their attacks to avoid further escalating regional tensions. The fighting must end immediately and all hostages still held by Hamas must be released.
13:46:45
The leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the Middle East issue. The British government said that the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom welcomed the unremitting efforts made by all parties to reach a ceasefire agreement and release hostages.
13:38:28
According to Vietnamese media: Vietnamese police will investigate 32 wind power projects.
13:16:37
Polish Central Bank member Kotecki: In the context of low growth, there is room for interest rate cuts in 2025.
13:12:19
According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol appointed Kim Yong-hyun, the director of presidential security affairs, as the new defense minister.
13:05:14
South African gold mining company Gold Fields will acquire Canadian mining company Osisko for C$2.16 billion.
12:58:03
International Atomic Energy Agency monitors have called on Russia to immediately allow them access to the damaged towers of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
12:39:08
Secretary of Economic Affairs, Government of India: No further additions to the comments of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.