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Sources say U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick believes the U.S. can still negotiate a more favorable deal and opposes lowering Section 232 tariffs.

Sources say U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick is not satisfied with the content of the U.S.-Canada trade agreement currently under negotiation.

US President Trump: Iran has no money, no navy, no air force, doesn't pay its soldiers, doesn't pay its police, and has an inflation rate of 350%.

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Boeing (BA.N) has appointed Ryan L. Shedder as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

US President Trump stated that shifting to economic warfare against Iran does not mean that US military options are limited.

US President Trump: (Regarding Iran) We have complete control over the entire region.

US President Trump: We should be able to reach an agreement with Canada.

US President Trump: An agreement will be reached with Mexico.

US President Trump: Economic growth will solve the national debt problem.

According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to resign by the end of this year.

US President Trump: Thank you for the Supreme Court's decision. A banquet hall is under construction on the sacred grounds of the White House.

U.S. bank deposits rose to $19.532 trillion from $19.496 trillion last week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 517.60 points, or 0.98%, at 53,276.81 on Friday, August 21; the S&P 500 closed up 33.15 points, or 0.43%, at 7,674.31 on Friday, August 21; and the Nasdaq Composite closed up 113.29 points, or 0.43%, at 26,180.45 on Friday, August 21.

Mexico's Economy Minister stated that he believes Mexico will reach a similar agreement following the US-Canada trade deal. Mexico does not consider the progress of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States to be competitive.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 18, equity fund speculators increased their net short positions in the S&P 500 CME by 5,978 contracts to 267,509 contracts. Equity fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 CME by 10,361 contracts to 952,422 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 18, natural gas speculators on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reduced their net short positions by 3,405 contracts to 66,836 contracts.

According to Axios: The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $400 million settlement agreement with TikTok.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 18, speculators increased their net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by 33,349 contracts to 1,274,105 contracts. Speculators also increased their net short positions in U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 39,405 contracts to 219,012 contracts. Furthermore, speculators increased their net short positions in U.S. ultra-long-term Treasury futures on the CBOT by 19,941 contracts to 346,724 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 18, speculators increased their net short positions in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by 31,908 contracts to 946,961 contracts. Speculators also decreased their net short positions in 2-year U.S. Treasury futures on the CBOT by 93,706 contracts to 927,337 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending August 18, COMEX gold speculators' net long positions increased by 4,054 contracts to 145,922 contracts. COMEX silver speculators' net long positions increased by 456 contracts to 10,768 contracts. COMEX copper speculators' net long positions decreased by 1,655 contracts to 79,225 contracts.