Brazilian Finance Minister Haddad: Hope to stimulate private sector investment in clean energy.

The final expected value of the US five- to ten-year inflation rate in July is 3%, the expected value is 2.90%, and the previous value is 2.90%.

Rosneft and Gazprom added 300,000 tonnes of Urals oil to their loading plans in the Russian Baltic region in July, the sources said.

Lukoil increased its oil exports through the port by 680,000 tonnes in July amid the suspension of supplies from the Friendship pipeline, the sources said.

U.S. Treasury yields continued to decline; yields on 2- to 7-year bonds fell 5 basis points on the day.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Services: North American upstream spending will decline by low-to-mid single digits year-on-year.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Services: The global upstream investment outlook has been downgraded due to the weak North American market.

U.S. chip stocks rebounded collectively, with Intel (INTC.O) up 1%, Qualcomm (QCOM.O) up 1.7%, and Micron Technology (MU.O) up 1.1%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its gains to 1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose more than 0.7%.

3M (MMM.N) CEO: We will see some gradually improving price trends this year.

3M (MMM.N) opened up 11%, the biggest gain since March 2020.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Services: At present, it seems unlikely that US oil will recover in the second half of 2024.

Finland said the Russian ships had violated its territorial integrity.

Reuters poll: All 40 economists surveyed expect the Brazilian central bank to keep interest rates at 10.50% on July 31.

Both U.S. and Brent crude oil prices fell by more than 1.00% during the day and are now trading at $77.21 per barrel and $80.68 per barrel, respectively.

Reuters poll: The median forecast shows that the Czech central bank interest rate will be 3.75% at the end of 2024 (the previous poll result was 4.00%).

Reuters poll: All 13 analysts expect the Czech Central Bank to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its August 1 meeting, slowing the pace of previous rate cuts.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures hit pre-market highs.