British government: Four new designated (sanction) targets added under the Iran sanctions mechanism.

US President Biden: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu did not do enough to reach a hostage agreement.

US President Biden: We are very close to reaching a final (Israeli) hostage agreement.

ECB Banking Supervision Committee Chairman Buch: Banks must therefore use geopolitical scenario analysis and incorporate uncertainty into capital planning.

ECB Banking Supervision Committee Chairman Buch: The relatively high profit level provides banks with a good opportunity to invest in enhancing their resilience.

ECB Banking Supervision Committee Chairman Buch: It is essential to implement the Basel framework quickly and faithfully in all major jurisdictions.

The Baltic Dry Index rose 5.79% to 1,919 points.

Fitch: Debt to increase in coming years as French regions maintain large investment plans amid financial headwinds.

The official communiqué shows that Argentine President Milley vetoed the pension reform passed by Congress.

Brazilian economists predict that the SELIC interest rate will be 10.50% at the end of 2024 and 10% at the end of 2025, both of which are the same as previously expected.

Brazilian economists predict that the inflation rate will be 4.26% in 2024, compared with 4.25% previously, and 3.92% in 2025, compared with 3.93% previously. The GDP is expected to grow by 2.46% in 2024, compared with 2.43% previously, and 1.85% in 2025, compared with 1.86% previously.

Market news: Nigerian giant Dangote Petroleum Refinery starts producing gasoline.

Oil exports remained suspended at the main Libyan port, engineers said.

Russia’s oil product exports from the Black Sea port of Tuapse are planned for September at 978,000 tonnes, compared with 1.05 million tonnes planned for August, according to traders.

Japan will impose fines on companies that fail to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

The British Navy said a ship near Hodeidah was attacked by a drone, but there were no casualties.