President Trump posted on social media on the 28th saying the US has reached an agreement with Venezuela to obtain 'majority control' of more than 65 billion barrels of the country's proven oil reserves through cooperation with private firms. He said the deal would cost US taxpayers nothing and would 'more than double' US oil reserves, materially boost supply and significantly lower US gasoline prices for an extended period. Trump did not disclose details and the White House has not issued an of

China International Capital Co said Fed Chair KEVIN WARSH adopted a hawkish tone at Jackson Hole, acknowledging inf remains elevated, reaffirming interest rates as the primary policy tool and saying he will 'act as needed.' He pointed to economic resilience, stable employment and loose financial conditions to justify a policy bias toward fighting inf, attributed 65 months of inf overshoot to the central bank, and corrected July’s ambiguous suggestion that markets should 'replace the Fed' in raising rates. CICC said the speech helps rebuild Fed credibility and markets have begun to price a marginal restoration of policy credibility. Warsh continues to argue that AI could reshape the economy and policy framework and is pushing reforms including reduced forward guidance. Market implication: the remarks raise the probability of a Fed hike this year but are not unambiguously negative — liquidity is not scarce now; what markets lack is policy discipline and predictability, and timely containment of inf would be supportive over the medium term.

美国国会女议员亚萨明·安萨里对特朗普政府针对伊朗的军事行动提出严厉批评，并要求弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞思。自特朗普发动这场非法战争以来的六个月里，美军一次空袭击中学校，导致120名儿童死亡；18名美国军人阵亡；美国民众承受着创纪录的高油价；而特朗普和他的儿子们却通过投资获得政府合同的防务科技公司牟取暴利。特朗普和赫格塞思在这场战争中都没有实现任何目标，军人、儿童和无辜平民白白丧生。这场战争必须结束，皮特·赫格塞思必须被弹劾。