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Kremlin: Putin will hold talks with Belarusian President Lukashenko on August 29.

German Chancellor Merz: Today's young people have many opportunities, especially in skilled trades and vocational education. There are countless opportunities and possibilities.

According to Saudi media outlet Alhadath, citing diplomatic sources, reports of a meeting between the US ambassador to Lebanon and Hezbollah are false, and the two sides had no intention of making any contact.

Market news: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby sought support from NATO members for key U.S. defense objectives, marking the first test before the U.S. launches a critical assessment of its forces in Europe.

The Eurozone's industrial sentiment index for August was -5.3, compared to a forecast of -5.2 and a previous reading of -6.1.

The Eurozone's economic sentiment index for August was 98.4, below the expected 97.5 and the previous reading revised from 96.9 to 97.1.

The final value of the euro zone consumer confidence index in August was -15.5, expectation was -15.5, and the previous value was -15.5.

The Eurozone's services sector sentiment index for August was 5.8, below the expected 4.9 and the previous reading revised from 4.7 to 5.1.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: In the past day, an oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region was attacked, 1,000 kilometers from the front lines. We are also responding to Russia's war in the Black Sea. In Engels, Russia, fighters from the Ukrainian Security Service's Alpha Group attacked a Tu-95MS missile carrier aircraft.

The Eurozone's August industrial and economic sentiment indices will be released in ten minutes.

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings, HSBC Holdings (00005.HK) repurchased a total of 3 million shares on other exchanges on August 27, at a cost of £45.3 million.

Market news: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will travel to the United States and Switzerland starting August 30.

U.S. Embassy in India: The Indian Army has signed a Javelin missile procurement agreement with the United States.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, the latest data from Iranian customs shows a sharp decline in gold imports in the first five months of this year, with a drop of over 92%. In the first five months of this year, Iran imported only about 1 ton of gold, compared to approximately 13 tons imported during the same period last year. One of the main reasons for the sharp decline in gold imports is a change in Iran's foreign exchange policy. Currently, Iran is prioritizing the import of more essential commodities.

U.S. memory stocks fell across the board in pre-market trading, with SanDisk (SNDK.O), Micron Technology (MU.O), Western Digital (WDC.O), SK Hynix (SKHY.O), and Seagate Technology (STX.O) all dropping more than 2%.

Sentinelone shares fell 3.5% in pre-market trading due to disappointing second-quarter results and outlook.

Autodesk shares fell 3.9% in pre-market trading after its adjusted third-quarter profit forecast missed expectations.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will attend the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.

PayPal (PYPL.O) shares fell 14.8% in pre-market trading after reports that the Advent and Stripe consortium would abandon its acquisition of the company.

The FCHI index rose by 1.00% on the day.