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[Overnight global news you need to know on Thursday: Trump said he is ready to strike at Iran again at any time; the White House said Venezuelan crude oil may be injected into the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in November]
1. The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56%, the Nasdaq Composite Index rising 0.45%, and the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46%. AI application software stocks and public utility sectors fell. Dell Technologies rose more than 15%, and Nvidia and Oracle rose more than 3%.
2. U.S. President Trump said that the new round of strikes against Iran will not "last for too long"; the United States is always ready to strike again at Iran.
3. The White House stated that crude oil produced under the Venezuela agreement may be injected into the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in November.
4. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said that this year’s budget gap has widened due to $70 billion in tariff refunds.
5. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said that the goal of repurchasing government bonds is to eliminate "undesirable consequences"; bonds with illiquid liquidity and long maturities will be repurchased.
6. International oil prices rose. WTI crude oil futures closed at US$91.01 per barrel, an increase of 0.88%; Brent crude oil futures closed at US$95.63 per barrel, an increase of 1.04%.
7. International precious metals rose, with spot gold rising 1.39% to US$4,389.36 per ounce. Spot silver rose 1.97% to US$65.3440 per ounce.
8. The major European stock indexes closed collectively lower, with the British FTSE 100 index falling by 0.30%, the French CAC40 index falling by 0.29%, and the German DAX30 index falling by 0.49%.
9. The U.S. Mint officially launched a $1 coin with Trump’s face on it.
10. US President Trump proposed to rename the Strait of Hormuz to the "Trump Strait".
11. The U.S. Central Command reported that the U.S. military has asked 86 merchant ships to change course during its naval blockade operation against Iran.
12. The Netherlands transferred 86 tons of gold reserves from the United States and Canada to London for quick use in times of crisis.
13. The Venezuelan government signed an oil expansion project agreement with Italian oil company Eni; Chevron signed an oil agreement with the Venezuelan government.
14. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that U.S. natural gas inventories increased by 31 billion cubic feet last week.
15. The Bank of Canada maintained its benchmark overnight interest rate at 2.25%, in line with market expectations.
16. The exchange rate tracking website showed that the Iranian currency’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar fell to a record low during the session, exceeding 2.2 million rials per U.S. dollar.
17. It is reported that OPEC+’s Sunday meeting may maintain the oil production policy unchanged and will focus on discussing the market situation.
18. Meta launches Muse Spark 1.3 in Muse Code and Meta model API.
19. Google releases Gemini 3.8.
20. Microsoft will report two business units in fiscal 2027, including intelligent agents and infrastructure, and devices and consumers.
21. The NBA announced that the Clippers had been fined US$30 million, and Clippers owner Ballmer was banned from league activities for one year.
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