法國軍方發言人：如有需要，我軍在海灣地區的部隊已準備好迅速採取行動。

CFTC: For the week to Sept. 1, crude oil speculators increased WTI net longs by 15,816 contracts to 118,894; NYMEX/ICE four-market natural gas speculators raised net shorts by 11,098 contracts to 50,697.

Xinhua's national high-end think tank released a report at an Asia-Pacific media forum in Shenzhen on the 5th, reviewing 37 years of APEC achievements and analysing cooperation opportunities and challenges under the current international environment. The report urges building an Asia‑Pacific community focused on openness, innovation and cooperation, calls on APEC economies to prioritise regional common interests to stabilise and upgrade the regional economy, and says APEC will work to strengthen foundations for shared prosperity and unlock long-term development potential.