US 8-week Treasury bill auction to Aug 13: percentage allocated at the stop-out yield 36.84% (prior 17.93%).

Turkey's defence ministry said on Aug. 13 Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will establish a political and military cooperation mechanism under a joint defence agreement signed last week and will deepen defence-industry cooperation. The mechanism will cover the three countries' defence ministers, foreign ministers and chiefs of staff; the pact envisages joint military exercises and cooperation that may include joint production and technology sharing in the defence industry. The Mecca joint defence agreement, signed on Aug. 7 in Saudi Arabia, states an armed attack against any of the three will be treated as an attack on all.

標普500指數期貨上漲0.1%，納指期貨下跌0.04%，道指上漲0.13%。