U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending July 1, stock fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 index at CME by 3,352 contracts to 844,576 contracts. Stock fund speculators increased their net sho

1. Signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas --As of the evening of July 6, local time, floods in Texas, the United States, have killed at least 82 people. Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, a move aimed at ensuring that emergency personnel have immediate access to the resources they need. He is expected to travel to Texas on Friday to visit the areas most affected by the floods. 2. Denied layoffs affect Texas flood response -Trump said he did not think the federal government's budget cuts and layoffs in the meteorological department would affect Texas flood response. Trump said after spending the weekend at a golf club in New Jersey that the Texas floods were "once in a century" and "no one foresaw it." The federal government does not need to re-employ meteorologists who left during layoffs. 3. Hope to finalize the framework for ending the Gaza conflict with the Israeli Prime Minister -US officials said Trump hopes to finalize the framework for ending the Gaza conflict when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on Monday. One of the core issues the two leaders will discuss is the "second day" plan for Gaza. 4. Criticizing Musk for establishing a political party as "ridiculous" - Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey: "I think it's ridiculous for (Musk) to form a third party." "Establishing a third party will only add to the chaos... He can have fun, but I think it's ridiculous." 5. Trade letters will be sent to various countries - Trump announced that the United States will send letters to various countries starting at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Monday (0:00 Beijing Time on Tuesday) to notify them of the tariff rates they must pay. There may be 12 or 15 letters on the first day, and the rest will be sent on Tuesday or Wednesday. The United States has also reached some agreements, so there will be notification letters and trade agreements in parallel. 6. Think Musk is off the track - Trump: I am sad to see Musk completely "derailed" in the past five weeks, like a train wreck. I think it is inappropriate to let a very close friend of Musk run NASA. 7. Threaten to impose new tariffs on BRICS countries-Trump criticized the BRICS countries for pursuing anti-US policies and threatened to impose a new 10% tariff on their member countries. 8. Phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky - Ukrainian President Zelensky had a phone call with US President Trump on the replacement of Ukraine's special envoy to the United States.

Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Ryomasa Akazawa: Japan's agricultural sector will never be sacrificed for a trade agreement with the United States.