US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.86%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.25% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.24%. Notable movers included Intel (INTC.O) +3.71%, Apple (AAPL.O) +1.10%, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) +0.51% and Google (GOOG.O) +0.93%; Moderna (MRNA.O) -5.35% and Ford Motor (F.N) -1.95%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index gained 0.6%; Baidu (BIDU.O) +0.18% and Alibaba (BABA.N) -0.17%.

据华尔街日报：美国民主党参议员质疑特朗普官员关于美国国防部与委内瑞拉石油交易的情况。民主党参议员表示美国国防部与委内瑞拉的石油交易法律依据存疑。

Fed Governor Lisa Cook said US inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target and has been so for more than five years; she supports a 25bp increase at the September meeting and emphasized restoring price stability while keeping the labor market strong. Cook said rural America employs about 20 mln people—roughly one‑eighth of US employment—with unemployment near the national rate but lower labor‑force participation and slower job growth than urban areas. She noted rural inflation after the pandemic was at times higher than in cities, driven mainly by energy and housing costs; rural households spend about 25% of expenditures on transportation, increasing sensitivity to energy-price swings. Rural small businesses number roughly 4.3 mln (over 96% of local firms) and provide about 7.4 mln jobs.