據國際文傳電訊社：俄羅斯國防部稱，俄羅斯在烏克蘭的切爾諾莫爾斯克港口擊中兩艘運送軍事貨物的船隻。俄羅斯還襲擊了烏克蘭敖德薩港附近的貨船。

CFTC weekly data for the week to Sept. 1 showed COMEX gold speculators trimmed net longs by 10,504 contracts to 140,811; silver net longs fell by 1,065 contracts to 12,170; copper net longs dropped by 3,445 contracts to 73,000.

Sept. 2-4, in Vladivostok Chinese Politburo Standing Committee member and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Russian President Putin, co-chaired the 13th China‑Russia Investment Cooperation Committee with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov and the 23rd China‑Russia Energy Cooperation Committee with Deputy Prime Minister Novak, and attended the opening of the 8th China‑Russia Energy Business Forum. Ding conveyed Xi Jinping’s greetings and said China will work with Russia to implement leaders’ consensus and take concrete measures to deepen integration of bilateral interests. He urged expanding and upgrading Far East cooperation, using the Northeast–Far East cooperation mechanism and relevant policy support to align China’s Northeast revitalization with Russia’s Far East development and boost cooperative scale and outcomes.