Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz would greatly simplify resumption of US-Iran talks.

Paramount-Skydance on Monday asked a U.S. judge to require about a dozen states suing to block its $110bn acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O) to post a $1.88bn bond to cover costs from the delayed close. The company says it would incur $7m of delay costs per day if the merger fails to close by Sept. 30. The states’ challenges are expected to be tried in March; Paramount-Skydance warned that by the time trial concludes and final briefs are filed it will have paid $1.3bn in non-recoverable ticking fees to WBD shareholders.

美国7月制造业产能利用率 76%，前值75.7%。