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According to the Financial Times: Federal Reserve Board Governor Musallem said he was inclined to raise interest rates.

According to the Financial Times: Fed Mussallem said the bond sell-off was a warning to the Fed's credibility.

According to Tasnim News Agency: A senior Iranian security official said that Iran considered the United States and Israel’s plan to attack Iranian infrastructure as a reckless act. Iran has developed a comprehensive plan that includes striking Israeli critical infrastructure, as well as U.S. energy infrastructure in the region.

According to Nikkei: The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan once again intervened in the Japanese yen foreign exchange market.

According to Iranian media Fars News: The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the US regime continues to implement maritime blockades and incite war. It will not only further block the Strait of Hormuz, but also close other straits and traffic arteries. The global economy, energy markets and American voters will all pay the price.

Pentagon Spokesperson: The U.S. Department of Defense stands ready to implement President Trump’s instructions.

Google (GOOG.O): Gemini Spark is rolling out to Google AI Pro users outside the United States.

White House: Trump signed a proclamation to promote the United States to make positive adjustments to the import competition of quartz surface products.

According to CBS: The United States and Israel are preparing to bomb Iranian energy-related targets as early as this weekend.

The U.S. military reported that as of July 31, Central Command had altered the routes of 30 merchant ships, rendered two ships inoperable, and boarded and inspected two more.

According to the New York Times: Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh is considering reducing the frequency of Fed policy meetings.

The emerging market stock index rose 6.6%, its best single-day performance since the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis in 2008.

Hamas leader: In recent months, Israel has even shown no respect for the US mediators. If Israel does not adhere to the terms of the plan, we will not fulfill our responsibilities either.

According to SEC filings: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) selling shareholders can resell up to 17,826,566 shares from the modular acquisition.

The Dow Jones Index closed up 277.45 points, or 0.53%, at 52,485.51 points on July 31 (Friday);The S&P 500 Index closed up 52.1 points on July 31 (Friday) 3 points, an increase of 0.70%, to 7489.76 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 251.68 points, or 1.00%, to 25373.85 points on July 31 (Friday).

[U.S. stocks close: Three major stock indexes closed higher, Amazon rose 15%] U.S. stocks closed on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially closing up 0.53%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 1%. Technology and chip-related concept stocks had mixed gains and losses. Amazon (AMZN.O) closed up 15.32%, Google (GOOG.O) rose 6.73%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose 2.93%, MetaPlatforms (META.O) rose 3.28%, and Microsoft (MSFT.O) rose 3.02%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 7.35%, SpaceX (SPCX.O) fell 3.41%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose 1.48%, Alibaba (BABA.N) rose 5.12%, and Baidu (BIDU.O) rose 3.38%.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Equity fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 CME by 12,702 contracts to 939,115 in the week ended July 28. Equity fund speculators reduced the S&P 500 CME net short position by 28,795 contracts to 287,277.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending July 28, natural gas speculators increased their net short positions across the four major markets—NYMEX and ICE—by 5,281 contracts to 60,997 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Speculators reduced their net short position in CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury futures futures by 3,587 lots to 876,119 lots in the week ended July 28. Speculators reduced their net short position in CBOT U.S. ultra-long Treasury futures by 642 contracts to 320,708 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Speculators reduced their net short position in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures futures by 30,023 lots to 1,124,574 lots in the week ended July 28. Speculators reduced their net short position in CBOT U.S. 5-year Treasury futures by 126,929 contracts to 1,146,400 contracts.