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Iranian government: Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi spoke by phone with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss bilateral relations and the latest regional situation.

According to Serbian state television, Serbia has once again been granted a waiver from US sanctions against its Russian-owned oil company, NIS.

Market news: Ambassadors from EU member states will meet on Monday to discuss the Spanish immigration issue.

According to Israel's i24News, a senior official of the Gaza Peace Committee revealed on Friday that under the proposed Gaza framework, Israel's obligations would be limited to subsequent phases and would be reversible. Furthermore, the fulfillment of these obligations depends on Hamas and other armed groups fulfilling their security commitments first.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $2.151 billion from four counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O) fell more than 4% after the Financial Times reported that the company was in talks to acquire driver assistance systems company Ambarella.

On August 1st, Federal Reserve Chairman Barkin stated that whether the Fed's current interest rate level is sufficient to curb inflation is an "open question." He also indicated that he was unsure whether he would vote in favor of raising interest rates, as the other three regional Fed presidents voted this week. In an interview on Friday, Barkin said, "I think there are certainly good reasons to tighten policy and reverse some of last year's rate cuts." He noted that given the slowdown in June's inflation data, "I think it's also possible... there's still time before the next meeting to determine whether the current policy stance is appropriate." Barkin will not participate in the interest rate decision vote until next year. Furthermore, Barkin expressed skepticism about whether the labor market has strengthened significantly. He stated, "I don't feel the labor market is tight." He also pointed out that the transmission of price increases in the economy is uneven, making it difficult to determine how much inflation remains.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Services: The U.S. energy company has added drilling rigs for the sixth time in seven weeks.

The total number of natural gas drilling rigs in the United States for the week ending July 31 was 127, unchanged from the previous week.

Federal Reserve Bank of Barkin: The labor market doesn't feel tight. I doubt whether the labor market has truly strengthened.

Federal Reserve Bank of Barkin: Price increases are spreading unevenly throughout the economy.

Federal Reserve's Barkin: Unsure whether he would support the interest rate hike proposals of three opponents.

Federal Reserve's Barkin: Whether interest rates are high enough is a "difficult question to answer".

According to the Financial Times, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O) is in talks to acquire a $3.3 billion autonomous vehicle camera chip design company.

US President Trump: I told Zelensky, you have to end this war.

US President Trump: Iran launched five missiles at Jordan.