Market news: The Belarusian side stated that it has formulated a short-term roadmap with the Wagner Group to assist in the training of the Belarusian army.

The Nasdaq 100 turned lower.

The U.S. state of North Dakota produced 1,133,530 barrels per day in May.

[Russia claims to have found Ukrainian mines floating out of control in the northwestern part of the Black Sea] On the 14th local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian Black Sea Fleet discovered an uncontrolled floating Ukrainian mine in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and issued a navigation safety warning. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the unprofessional and irresponsible nature of the Ukrainian navy has led to an unknown number of mines floating in the Black Sea waters, which pose a long-term threat to shipping. Uzbekistan has yet to respond to this matter.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): As of the week of July 11, the speculative net long position in gasoline futures increased by 22,945 contracts to 32,957 contracts.

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has entered into a backhaul agreement with Starlink that will connect millions of people in Africa.

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse: The court ruling on XRP is a victory for the crypto industry.

The Fed accepted a total of $1.741 trillion from 98 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

India raised the windfall tax on domestic crude oil to INR 1,600/ton.

Market news: CME plans to expand battery metals business with second cobalt contract.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian troops are doing everything they can to stop Ukrainian soldiers in the east and south.

According to Nikkei: Japan will help accelerate the development of resources such as copper, iron and zinc that Saudi Arabia has already mined.

According to Nikkei: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman are expected to reach an agreement on joint investment in the development of rare earth resources on Sunday.

Baker Hughes (BKR.O): U.S. drillers cut oil and gas drilling for the 10th time in 11 weeks.

WTI crude oil fluctuated little in the short term, at $75.34 per barrel.

[Binance has recently laid off 1,000 employees, which will eventually affect a third of its employees] According to the Wall Street Journal, as Binance is dealing with investigations in the United States and regulatory crackdowns in the United States and overseas, the cryptocurrency trading giant is slashing staff. Investigations and crackdowns could fundamentally cripple its business. More than 1,000 people have been laid off from the company in recent weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ongoing layoffs could cost Binance more than a third of its workforce. According to former Binance employees, more employees were laid off this week, and customer service staff were severely affected. The layoffs are global and include more than 30 customer service employees in India. A spokesperson for Binance confirmed that employees had been laid off, but declined to disclose the number of layoffs.

USGS: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck 92 kilometers southwest of El Palmarcito, Mexico.

Poland plans to approve a key bill on the unbundling of coal-related assets in the third quarter.