在有报道称也门胡塞武装袭击了沙特阿美炼油厂后，柴油裂解价差升破98美元，创历史新高。

日本前高级外汇外交官：如果日元回到7月底协调行动前的水平，日本和美国可能会再次干预。

N. Korea’s foreign ministry said the U.S. and South Korea will start the large-scale 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercise on Aug. 17 and called the drills an invasion-war rehearsal. The ministry cited U.S. comments that the exercise differs from the past five years and will emphasize adapting war-execution capabilities to modern warfare, saying this signals preparation for actual military confrontation with N. Korea. Pyongyang warned the drills are more provocative and dangerous than last year and pose a serious threat to its national and regional security environment.