EUR/USD
1.15661
0.371%
Gold
4347.62
2.527%
Oil
76.123
-1.613%
USD/JPY
157.472
-0.612%
GBP/USD
1.34998
0.346%
GBP/JPY
212.588
-0.274%
Real-time News
According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 4, speculators reduced their net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) U.S. Treasury futures by 41,225 contracts to 176,272 contracts. They reduced their net short positions in CBOT 2-year U.S. Treasury futures by 120,346 contracts to 1,004,228 contracts. They increased their net short positions in CBOT 5-year U.S. Treasury futures by 179,319 contracts to 1,325,719 contracts. They reduced their net short positions in CBOT 2-year U.S. Treasury futures by 120,346 contracts to 1,004,228 contracts. They reduced their net short positions in CBOT ultra-long-term U.S. Treasury futures by 5,723 contracts to 314,985 contracts.The Spanish government announced that passport and nationality checks for Italian passengers will begin at midnight on Saturday and continue until September 7.According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. intelligence agencies have linked the drone explosion at a German airport to Russia.On August 8th, local time, US officials stated on August 7th that Oman and Iran had made progress on the Strait of Hormuz issue and were expected to reach an agreement soon. Once an agreement to resume unimpeded commercial shipping is announced, the US will lift its blockade of Iranian ports. US actions will continue to be dependent on actual performance and linked to Irans fulfillment of its commitments. Neither Iran nor Oman has yet responded to these statements.Both WTI and Brent crude oil prices fell in the short term after US officials said that negotiations between Oman and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz had made progress and an agreement was expected to be reached soon.