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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 Iran's fulfillment of its commitments. Neither Iran nor Oman has yet responded to these statements.

The U.S. Treasury Department reported that in the latest bi-weekly reporting period, investment funds purchased $31.104 billion in 7-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2033, compared to $31.559 billion in the previous month. Foreign investors purchased $5.242 billion in 7-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2033, compared to $5.864 billion in the previous month.

The U.S. Treasury Department reported that in the latest bi-weekly reporting period, investment funds purchased $52.774 billion in 5-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2031, compared to $50.626 billion in the previous month. Foreign investors purchased $6.623 billion in 5-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2031, compared to $8.865 billion in the previous month.

The U.S. Treasury Department reported that in the latest bi-weekly reporting period, investment funds purchased $54.391 billion in 2-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2028, compared to $53.459 billion in the previous month. Foreign investors purchased $6.51 billion in 2-year U.S. Treasury securities maturing July 31, 2028, compared to $6.942 billion in the previous month.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.49% at 25,790 points in overnight trading, a premium of 122 points.

U.S. consumer credit in June was $14.17 billion, below the expected $10.5 billion and the previous figure was revised from -$182 million to -$1.08 billion.

Musk: We are working hard to make Grok Build very easy to use for non-technical users as well.

A senior executive at Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company, stated that the company's investment plan for the period from 2027 to 2031 aims to enable Brazil to achieve self-sufficiency in diesel production.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: We welcome the US Senate's passage of sanctions against Russian energy.

The United States has added 13 entities to its sanctions list related to Iran.

Claude: Starting August 14th, the default permission mode for Claude Code users (Pro, Max, and Team) will be changed to Automatic mode. Automatic mode uses a separate classifier to review shell commands and actions. In testing, this mode identified 89% of dangerous commands, compared to only 14% identified by the manual approval mode.

The U.S. Senate on Friday approved Brett Matsumoto as director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by a vote of 51 to 47.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Cummins as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and Phelan as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Facing the world's most expensive military force, Iran's powerful armed forces have demonstrated their combat readiness, capabilities, and strength.

Marathon Oil (MRO.N) reported that a compressor leak was discovered during an equipment inspection at its Galveston Bay, Texas refinery, resulting in an emission from the RHU-FUGIT F-480 unit. A maintenance plan is underway to isolate the affected equipment and stop the leak.