Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said in his view this is a period that requires vigilance and careful deliberation.

Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on the 29th that an LNG carrier and a storage vessel caught fire at Damietta port on the Mediterranean coast.

An Israeli senior official told the Jerusalem Post that Iran continues to operate centrifuges and conduct uranium enrichment at "Haoshan." The official said Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear scientists, enrichment facilities, centrifuges and related infrastructure inflicted major but not permanent setbacks on Iran's nuclear program. He warned Israel would not hesitate to act again if Iran attempts to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic-missile capabilities.