2026-08-21 Hang Seng Index main night session closed down 0.50% at 25,895 points.
Hang Seng Tech Index main night session closed down 0.78% at 4,731 points... 2026-08-21 WTI September crude oil futures settled at $87.06 per barrel.
NYMEX September natural gas futures settled at $2.7730 per million... 2026-08-21 Shanghai International Energy Exchange crude oil futures contract 2610 rose 1.69% in night trading, closing at 602.40 CNY/barrel.
Shanghai gold rose 2.36% in night trading... 2026-08-21 Nvidia agrees to pay $6 billion for a license to Poolside's AI models. 2026-08-21 Multiple executives at Fannie Mae have departed, adding further uncertainty to the U.S. housing market. 2026-08-21 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that Iran "never interferes in Iraq's internal affairs."
Tehran is willing to cooperate with regional countries to address issues through regional... 2026-08-21 Iran and Iraq sign a "comprehensive" security agreement. (Iran's state television) 2026-08-21 Ukrainian President Zelensky: We will respond clearly to Russia's drone attack on a shopping center in Ukraine. 2026-08-21 Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): For the week of August 18, speculators' net long positions in ICE Brent crude oil increased by 11,149 contracts, to... 2026-08-21 Brent crude oil rose 1.0% intraday, reported at $94.77 per barrel. 2026-08-21 Macron held talks with the Saudi Crown Prince, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and energy transportation. 2026-08-21 The U.S. will pay a small portion of its arrears to the United Nations. 2026-08-21 SpaceXAI: Expanding Grok bot availability, adding support for SuperGrok Plus, Cursor P... 2026-08-21 Nevada Department of Transportation approves applications related to autonomous vehicle networks from Tesla, Waymo, and Aviari.
Tesla has been approved to operate in Nevada... 2026-08-21 On Friday (August 21), the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) usage stood at $200 million (1 counterparty), compared to $2... reported in the previous trading day. 2026-08-21 Anthropic: Claude Mythos is now deployed to Claude Security. 2026-08-21 Dalio: Debt crisis approaching, advises selling bonds and buying gold and Bitcoin. Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio stated that investors should reduce their bond holdings... 2026-08-21 U.S. natural gas rig count for the week of August 21: 127, previous value 128. 2026-08-21 U.S. total rig count for the week of August 21: 588, previous value 593. 2026-08-21 U.S. oil rig count for the week of August 21 was 452, compared to the previous value of 455. 2026-08-21 International copper rose 0.95% in overnight trading, Shanghai copper rose 0.57%, Shanghai aluminum rose 0.91%, Shanghai zinc rose 1.37%, Shanghai lead rose 0.5... 2026-08-21 Iranian officials say the United States has proven it "does not understand the language of diplomacy." 2026-08-21 The Security Council held the second round of indicative voting for the selection of the United Nations Secretary-General. 2026-08-21 Ukraine says a shopping mall was hit by a Russian drone attack, causing multiple casualties. 2026-08-21 LME copper futures closed up $179 at $14,216 per metric ton.
LME aluminum futures closed up $32 at $3,238 per metric ton.
... 2026-08-21 According to sources familiar with the matter, AI cloud company Nscale is seeking to raise up to $3 billion through a U.S. IPO. (Bloomberg) 2026-08-21 DR Congo's exports rise again, consolidating its position as a copper powerhouse. 2026-08-21 Goldman Sachs: Surge in Demand for Gold Call Options May Amplify Gold Price Volatility. Goldman Sachs analysts noted in a report that the surge in demand for gold call options has increased the... 2026-08-21 Oman News Agency: The foreign ministers of Oman and Iran held consultations on the conditions for resuming negotiations aimed at restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-08-21 Germany's 2/10-year government bond yields rose about 5 basis points this week. 2026-08-21 According to sources familiar with the matter, Broadcom's debt transaction is expected to exceed $70 billion. (CNBC) 2026-08-21 Brazilian government: President Lula spoke by phone with U.S. President Trump on Friday. 2026-08-21 Ukraine says it conducted long-range strikes on military and energy targets inside Russia. 2026-08-21 Japanese media: Japan's new fiscal year budget request may exceed 130 trillion yen 2026-08-21 Sovereign bond yields in France, Italy, Spain, and Greece rose by up to 10 basis points this week. 2026-08-21 UK 10-year government bond yield rose by more than 2 basis points this week. 2026-08-21 British, Australian, and Canadian foreign ministers condemned Israel for not investigating the attack on charity organization personnel. 2026-08-21 Ukrainian Energy Minister: Winter energy preparations have met or exceeded planned targets. 2026-08-21 Iran's Foreign Minister stated that U.S. economic pressure is doomed to fail. 2026-08-21 Critical Metals Corp. rises 19%, marking its largest intraday gain in the last sixteen weeks.
The company's CEO, To... 2026-08-21 MSCI Nordic Countries Index rose 1.2%, marking its largest single-day gain since July 9 (when it closed up 1.4%), at 402.1... 2026-08-21 A potential U.S.-Canada trade agreement will introduce steel quotas. (Canadian media Globe) 2026-08-21 Germany's DAX 30 index initially closed up 0.61% at 26,142.65 points, down 1.1% for the week.
French stock index initially closed up... 2026-08-21 European STOXX 600 index initially closed up 0.56% at 654.00 points, down about 0.5% for the week.
Eurozone STO... 2026-08-21 Iran says it will teach the enemy a historic lesson at sea. 2026-08-21 New York gold rose 2.0% intraday, reported at $4663.03 per ounce. 2026-08-21 Star pharmaceutical chief returns, Xu Jiaxi appointed as president of Industrial Securities Research Institute 2026-08-21 S&P 500 up 0.5%, hitting a fresh intraday high, Dow up 0.8%, Nasdaq up 0.4%, biotech index up 1.9%, semiconductor index... 2026-08-21 Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Tschudin: The central bank will cut interest rates below zero if necessary. 2026-08-21 Coke rose about 3.5% in night trading, coking coal gained about 2.4%, LPG rose about 2.4%, and fuel oil increased about 1.3%.