Iran foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI said on the 7th that a Qatari delegation visited Tehran on the 6th and held good talks with Foreign Minister Araghchi on reducing regional tensions. He said Iran last week hosted delegations from Oman, Pakistan and Qatar and that contacts with some regional countries continue, with those countries working to help ease tensions.

Citrini Research semiconductor analyst Jukan has shifted to a positive stance on DRAM after issuing a bearish report on July 3. He says DRAM fundamentals are solid: US hyperscalers’ DRAM inventories are already low with further drawdown potential. Citrini expects DRAM blended contract prices to rise about 10% QoQ in 2026 Q4 (after high-double-digit QoQ gains in Q3). NAND fundamentals are weaker; despite high-double-digit QoQ price gains in 2026 Q3, soft smartphone demand and elevated inventories should cut Q4 gains to low-single-digit QoQ.

Chile's central bank bought USD25 million.