TIMIRAOS: Trump said he remains displeased that any economic data suggesting overheating triggers equity pullbacks and again urged the Fed to cut rates, telling the Federal Reserve Board and its "excellent new leadership" to "become wise — this time be a bit patriotic."

Jiangxi Hydrological Monitoring Center at 11:26 on the 4th upgraded the provincial flood alert to yellow. Due to heavy rainfall, the river reach at Xiajiang County is expected to exceed the warning level by about 0.5m in roughly 4 hours; the Gan River at Ji'an urban section is expected to exceed the warning level by about 1.8m in roughly 16 hours; Zhangshu urban section is forecast to see a flood peak of about 15,200 m3/s in roughly 22 hours; Nanchang urban section is forecast to see a flood peak of about 16,000 m3/s in roughly 28 hours.

伊拉克石油部：8月份原油出口接近7000萬桶，初步收入約爲45億美元。