標普：哈薩克斯坦因經濟增長強勁和財政努力被升級至BBB/A-2；展望穩定。

Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik told state television that weapons and defense-equipment output doubled over the past year. He said production rose after a 12-day conflict with the US and Israel ended in June last year, and that some wartime-priority strategic systems increased more than threefold, a claim he said contradicts US and Israeli assertions that Iran's defence production would stagnate.

CFTC data for the week to Aug 18: COMEX gold speculative net longs rose 4,054 contracts to 145,922; COMEX silver speculative net longs rose 456 contracts to 10,768; COMEX copper speculative net longs fell 1,655 contracts to 79,225.