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Iranian Revolutionary Guards: This operation was a response to previous US attacks on Iranian bridges and other infrastructure. If the United States continues to attack Iranian targets, Iran will expand its attacks on U.S.-related industrial, technological and artificial intelligence assets in the Middle East.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards: The Iraqi army attacked U.S. infrastructure in Bahrain and destroyed an unmanned boat warehouse and an artificial intelligence center.
Market news: A U.S. judge ruled that the Trump administration does not have the authority to broadly eliminate funding due to new policy priorities.
The meeting between the United States and Mexico will be held on July 21, local time.
The United States will hold its third bilateral meeting with Mexico in Mexico City to negotiate on a joint review of the U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
Market news: U.S. bank deposits fell to $19.361 trillion from $19.435 trillion in the previous week.
This week, the S&P 500 fell 1.55%, the Nasdaq fell 2.9%, and the Dow fell 0.93%.
The Dow Jones Index closed down 406.55 points, or 0.77%, at 52146.42 points on July 17 (Friday);The S&P 500 Index closed down 76.1 points on July 17 (Friday) 1 point, or 1.01%, to 7457.66 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 361.70 points, or 1.40%, to 25520.24 points on July 17 (Friday).
U.S. Central Command: In the three days before resuming enforcement of blockade measures in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military has intercepted and forced four merchant ships to reroute, rendering one merchant ship incapable of navigation, and boarded and inspected one merchant ship to ensure that it fully complied with relevant regulations.
According to IRNA: Iran said it launched cruise missiles to attack US ships in the North Indian Ocean, launching the thirteenth phase of "Operation Lightning".
U.S. President Trump: June inflation data brought “major good news” and the United States is ushering in a “golden era.”
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission: As of the week of July 14, Japanese yen speculators had a net short position of 122,663 lots. Swiss franc speculators turned net short positions, with a net short position of 36,956 lots. Sterling speculators have a net short position of 71,253 lots. Euro speculators have a net short position of 12,605 lots.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended July 14, CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury bond futures speculators increased their net short positions by 17,413 lots to 831,675 lots. Speculators in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures reduced their net short positions by 103,531 contracts to 1,157,477 contracts.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of July 14, speculators in the four major natural gas markets, NYMEX and ICE, turned to net short positions of 50,296 lots, a decrease of 57,662 lots from the previous period.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended July 14, COMEX gold speculators increased their net long positions by 4,294 lots to 119,147 lots. COMEX silver speculators reduced their net long positions by 1,755 contracts to 10,377 contracts. COMEX copper speculators increased their net long positions by 1,536 contracts to 61,932 contracts.
US President Trump: Canada refuses to carry out basic forest management and clearing work. The cost of this pollution will certainly be added to the tariffs Canada currently pays.
U.S. President Trump: I will call Canadian Prime Minister Carney during the day to find out how they will respond to wildfires.
U.S. President Trump: Demanding Canada be held accountable for improper maintenance of its forests.
US President Trump: Darline Graham has been invited to participate in the Republican special senatorial primary on August 11.
Rezaei, adviser to Iran’s supreme leader: If the US attack continues for several days, Iran will enter a full-scale offensive phase.