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      <news:title>Treasury Financing Estimates (Q3): Treasury expects to borrow USD 739bln in privately-held net marketable debt (prev. saw 671bln) in Q3 (Jul-Sept), assuming an end-of-September cash balance of USD 950bln (prev. saw 950bln).</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Major General Rezaei says Iran will not allow any route other than Iran&apos;s to open in Strait of Hormuz; &quot;Even if the US brings a ship to the illegal route through the Strait of Hormuz, we will target it.&quot;</news:title>
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      <news:title>US President Trump says Iran conflict is working out very well</news:title>
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      <news:title>After repeated threats and pullbacks from US President Trump, it has only reinforced a belief among the country&apos;s leadership Trump is not looking for a wider war, but for leverage in negotiations, reports CBS citing Iran sources</news:title>
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      <news:title>A senior Pakistani official says that despite the current impasse, Pakistan remains actively engaged in quiet diplomacy aimed at reducing tensions between the USand Iran, reports The Guardian</news:title>
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      <news:title>Fresenius Medical (FME GY) Revenue EUR 4.86bln (exp. 4.78bln); confirms FY26 outlook</news:title>
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      <news:title>US is working on new proposals to jumpstart Ukraine peace efforts this fall, two sources familiar with the efforts tell RFERL</news:title>
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      <news:title>The White House has a framework for how to review advanced AI models, according to an administration official, but did not detail it or say whether it would be released to the public, reports Politico</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T16:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>As of August 3rd, CENTCOM has redirected 44 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia&apos;s seaborne crude oil exports from its western ports are set to rise 4% in August M/M, according to Traders</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T16:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US officials have told CBS News that there are no &quot;new&quot; or novel negotiations planned – just the ongoing talks between Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and the U.S. negotiating team with the Iranian team, through mediators</news:title>
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      <news:title> American Honda (HMC) July sales climb 12.8% to 136,549 units, best since 2019</news:title>
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      <news:title>Google (GOOGL) announces general availability of Google Cloud Cortex in framework version 7</news:title>
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      <news:title>Venezuela&apos;s oil exports fell slightly to 1.6mln bpd in July, according to shipping data; oil exports to US increased to some 786k bpd in July; oil exports to India fell 178k bpd in July; oil exports to Europe fell 82.2k bpd in July</news:title>
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      <news:title>AWS (AMZN) CEO says seeing shift in AI business from training to inference</news:title>
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      <news:title>Head of Iraq&apos;s SOMO says Iraq sold 42mln bpd of oil in July, according to interview with local TV</news:title>
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      <news:title>US sells 3-month bills at a high rate of 3.75%, B/C 2.61x; sells 6-month bills at a high rate of 3.855%, B/C 2.98x</news:title>
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      <news:title>There are no &quot;new&quot; or negotiations planned - it&apos;s the usual ongoing talks between US and Iranian team through mediators, CBS reports, citing sources</news:title>
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      <news:title>Anthropic invited to White House Tuesday to discuss AI safety testing by US government, according to reports, citing a source familiar with the meeting </news:title>
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      <news:title>US President Trump says Iranian leadership is unbelievably duplicitous</news:title>
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      <news:title>Force majeure announced at El Paso Pipeline, Seligman station says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Pakistan is preparing to send official invitations to Iranian Parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Araghchi to discuss resuming negotiations, diplomatic sources told Al Hadath</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi spoke with his Pakistani counterpart and Deputy PM and discussed the regional situation, journalist Mallick reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>A White House official said the US has finalised the details of tests for advanced AI models</news:title>
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      <news:title>Pakistani Foreign Minister says he invited Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi to visit Pakistan as soon as possible, Al Jazeera reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Southern Company (SO) announced offerings of USD 650mln in aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due December 15, 2027 and USD 1.5bln of convertible senior notes due September 15th, 2029</news:title>
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      <news:title>South African ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Jul) 46.8 (Prev. 47.3)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran and Pakistan will hold the 10th meeting of their Joint Trade Committee in Islamabad on August 4–5, focusing on progress towards a free trade agreement, easier transit operations and stronger border infrastructure, IRNA reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>UK FCA finalises rules to cut firms&apos; transaction reporting costs by over GBP 100mln/yr</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T08:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>CXMT (688825 CN) is reportedly considering a second memory chip plant in Beijing, according to sources</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T08:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says negotiations with Oman are progressing, with the two sides holding constructive talks on a new framework and exchanging maps over the past seven to eight days for review, IRNA reports</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) is reportedly targeting 100% foundry utilisation in H2, driven by HBM4 base-die demand and rising 2nm AI/HPC orders, Chosun press release</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Swiss procure.ch Manufacturing PMI (Jul) 53.2 (Prev. 54.3)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei says Iran is working with Oman to establish a temporary security corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Tehran is not currently in dialogue with the US and is holding talks with Oman on the waterway</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Spanish S&amp;P Global Manufacturing PMI (Jul) 50.2 (Prev. 49.7)</news:title>
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      <news:title>European Movers: E.ON (EOAN GY) +1.1%, Banco BPM (BAMI IM) +1.0%, Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP IM) +1.0%, AstraZeneca (AZN LN) -2.8%, TotalEnergies (TTE FP) -2.5%, STOXX 600 Energy -2.0%, BMPS (BMPS IM) -0.7%</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T07:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Turkish Inflation Rate YoY (Jul) Y/Y 31.75% vs. Exp. 31.8% (Prev. 32.11%)</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Additional European Equity News</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>&quot;A new round of negotiations... and an imminent Omani-Iranian understanding regarding the Strait of Hormuz&quot;, Al ArabyTV</news:title>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iran Foreign Minister held fresh diplomatic consultations with Saudi, Pakistani officials Tehran, IRNA reports</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/swedish-swedbank-manufacturing-pmi-jul-558-prev-583</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Swedish Swedbank Manufacturing PMI (Jul) 55.8 (Prev. 58.3)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/swiss-inflation-rate-mom-jul-mm--01-vs-exp--01-prev-0</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Swiss Inflation Rate MoM (Jul) M/M -0.1% vs. Exp. -0.1% (Prev. 0%)</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/swiss-inflation-rate-yoy-jul-yy-04-prev-05</loc>
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      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Swiss Inflation Rate YoY (Jul) Y/Y 0.4% (Prev. 0.5%)</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/russian-transport-ministry-says-it-is-taking-measures-to-ensure-the-safety-of-navigation-and-to-protect-ships-in-the-azov-black-sea-basin-due-to-drone-attacks-ria-reports</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russian Transport Ministry says it is taking measures to ensure the safety of navigation and to protect ships in the Azov-Black Sea basin due to drone attacks, RIA reports</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/german-retail-sales-yoy-jun-yy--02-prev-18</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>German Retail Sales YoY (Jun) Y/Y -0.2% (Prev. 1.8%)</news:title>
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  <url>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>German Retail Sales MoM (Jun) M/M -1.1% vs. Exp. -0.5% (Prev. 1.1%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/explosion-at-iraqs-salahuddin-refinery-300k-bpd-was-a-result-of-technical-failure-nour-news-reports-</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T05:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Explosion at Iraq&apos;s Salahuddin refinery (300k BPD) was a result of technical failure, Nour News reports </news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/newsquawk-daily-european-equity-opening-news---3rd-august-2026</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T05:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Equity Opening News - 3rd August 2026</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/newsquawk-daily-european-opening-news---3rd-august-2026</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T05:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily European Opening News - 3rd August 2026</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/russia-strikes-three-ships-carrying-military-goods-in-the-black-sea</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T05:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russia strikes three ships carrying military goods in the Black Sea</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/indian-hsbc-manufacturing-pmi-final-jul-535-vs-exp-539-prev-542</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Indian HSBC Manufacturing PMI Final (Jul) 53.5 vs. Exp. 53.9 (Prev. 54.2)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/us-central-command-intelligence-official-wrote-in-an-email-that-they-are-seeking-new-and-unconventional-ways-to-increase-pressure-on-and-punish-iran-according-to-an-internal-message-circulated-among-military-analysts-according-to-cnn</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T04:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Central Command intelligence official wrote in an email that they are seeking new and unconventional ways to increase pressure on and punish Iran, according to an internal message circulated among military analysts, according to CNN</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/hong-kong-chief-executive-lee-says-hong-kong-is-actively-promoting-yuan-internationalisation</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T04:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hong Kong Chief Executive Lee says Hong Kong is actively promoting yuan internationalisation</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/indonesian-inflation-rate-mom-jul-mm--014-vs-exp-01-prev-044</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T04:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Indonesian Inflation Rate MoM (Jul) M/M -0.14% vs. Exp. 0.1% (Prev. 0.44%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/indonesian-inflation-rate-yoy-jul-yy-288-vs-exp-32-prev-334</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T04:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Indonesian Inflation Rate YoY (Jul) Y/Y 2.88% vs. Exp. 3.2% (Prev. 3.34%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pre-market-indian-stocks-news-earnings-and-automaker-sales-updates</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T03:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PRE-MARKET INDIAN STOCKS NEWS: Earnings and Automaker sales updates</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-asia-pac-stocks-are-varied-amid-a-mixed-performance-in-tech-and-despite-relief-from-trumps-cancellation-of-iran-strikes</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T03:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Asia-Pac stocks are varied amid a mixed performance in tech and despite relief from Trump&apos;s cancellation of Iran strikes</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-dxy-marginally-softened-amid-lower-oil-prices-while-yen-strengthened-following-confirmation-of-us-japan-intervention-on-friday-to-curb-yen-weakness-and-amid-speculation-for-a-third-day-of-intervention</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] DXY marginally softened amid lower oil prices, while yen strengthened following confirmation of US-Japan intervention on Friday to curb yen weakness and amid speculation for a third day of intervention</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/japans-finance-minister-katayama-says-no-comments-on-whether-there-was-forex-intervention-today-wont-hesitate-to-take-fx-steps-at-anytime</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan&apos;s Finance Minister Katayama says no comments on whether there was forex intervention today, wont hesitate to take FX steps at anytime</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/alibaba-9988-hk-releases-its-qwen-38-max-ai-model-with-24tln-parameters-and-says-it-has-has-anthropic-tier-performance</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Alibaba (9988 HK) releases its Qwen 3.8 Max AI model with 2.4tln parameters and says it has has Anthropic-tier performance</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-t-note-futures-are-underpinned-amid-a-drop-in-oil-while-10yr-jgb-remain-constrained-amid-rate-hike-bets</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] T-note futures are underpinned amid a drop in oil, while 10yr JGB remain constrained amid rate hike bets</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vietnam Inflation Rate YoY (Jul) Y/Y 4.5% (Prev. 4.7%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/vietnam-balance-of-trade-jul--359b-prev--264b</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vietnam Balance of Trade (Jul) -3.59B (Prev. -2.64B)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/vietnam-industrial-production-yoy-jul-yy-145-prev-127</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vietnam Industrial Production YoY (Jul) Y/Y 14.5% (Prev. 12.7%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/vietnam-retail-sales-yoy-jul-yy-145-prev-148</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vietnam Retail Sales YoY (Jul) Y/Y 14.5% (Prev. 14.8%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-analysis-oil-futures-slumped-at-the-start-of-the-week-after-president-trump-cancelled-a-massive-strike-on-iran-and-touted-a-strait-of-hormuz-deal-with-negotiations-to-begin-on-monday-afternoon</loc>
    <news:news>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET ANALYSIS] Oil futures slumped at the start of the week after President Trump cancelled a &apos;massive&apos; strike on Iran and touted a Strait of Hormuz deal with negotiations to begin on Monday afternoon</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/chinese-ratingdog-manufacturing-pmi-jul-509-vs-exp-515-prev-517</loc>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Chinese RatingDog Manufacturing PMI (Jul) 50.9 vs. Exp. 51.5 (Prev. 51.7)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/australian-anz-indeed-job-ads-mom-jul-mm-2-prev--02</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:43:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Australian ANZ-Indeed Job Ads MoM (Jul) M/M 2% (Prev. -0.2%)</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/china-csrc-head-says-preparing-for-cny-counter-and-riets-connect-with-hong-kong</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China CSRC head says preparing for CNY counter and RIETS connect with Hong Kong</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/korea-exchange-activates-a-sidecar-on-the-kosdaq-with-programme-trading-halted-for-5-minutes</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Newsquawk</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Korea Exchange activates a sidecar on the Kosdaq, with programme trading halted for 5 minutes</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/pboc-injects-cny-69bln-via-7-day-reverse-repos-with-rate-maintained-at-140-while-it-conducts-cny-300bln-in-overnight-reverse-repo-operation</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T01:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC injects CNY 69bln via 7-day reverse repos with rate maintained at 1.40%, while it conducts CNY 300bln in overnight reverse repo operation</news:title>
    </news:news>
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      <news:title>Australian TD-MI Inflation Gauge MoM (Jul) M/M 1.0% (Prev. -0.4%)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Australian MI Inflation Gauge MM (Jul) 1.0% (Prev. -0.4%)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japanese S&amp;P Global Manufacturing PMI Final (Jul) 54.5 vs. Exp. 54.7 (Prev. 54.8)</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-03T00:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.7364 (prev. 6.7894)</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japan top currency diplomat Mimura says will not hesitate to conduct further joint intervention, adds joint intervention could be seen as culmination of US-Japan currency alliance, and will continue to work closely with the BoJ</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japanese Finance Minister Katayama won&apos;t comment on whether there was forex intervention other than on Friday</news:title>
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      <news:title>PBoC will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy throughout H2 2026, with a focus on interest rate supervision, according to CCTV</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-update-us-equity-futures-begin-higher-emini-sp-04-emini-nasdaq-100-07-while-oil-futures-slump-6-at-the-reopen-after-us-president-trump-announced-he-agreed-to-halt-strikes-on-iran-subject-to-making-a-rapid-deal</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-02T22:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures begin higher (Emini S&amp;P +0.4%, Emini Nasdaq 100 (+0.7%), while oil futures slump 6% at the reopen after US President Trump announced he agreed to halt strikes on Iran subject to making a rapid deal</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/newsquawk-daily-asia-pac-opening-news---3rd-august-2026</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-02T21:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Opening News - 3rd August 2026</news:title>
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      <news:title>US President Trump when asked regarding US intervening in the yen, says US is intervening because US has a good relationship with Japan, and we&apos;re always there for Japan, adds US is getting financial benefit out of the arrangement</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/us-president-trump-says-iran-attack-would-have-been-a-massive-one-if-not-paused-adds-theres-a-deal-on-hormuz-and-there-will-be-a-deal-on-denuclearisation</loc>
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      <news:title>US President Trump says Iran attack would have been a massive one if not paused, adds there&apos;s a deal on Hormuz and there will be a deal on denuclearisation</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/iranian-president-pezeshkian-said-regarding-the-mou-that-we-must-strive-to-force-the-enemy-to-remain-committed-to-what-it-has-signed-adding-that-the-security-of-the-country-the-region-and-our-allies-will-be-enhanced-through-this-agreement-</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-02T21:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Iranian President Pezeshkian said regarding the MoU that &quot;We must strive to force the enemy to remain committed to what it has signed&quot;, adding that &quot;The security of the country, the region, and our allies will be enhanced through this agreement&quot; </news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Weekend Geopolitical Headlines: US President Trump posted that he’d agreed  to cancel strikes against Iran, subject to being able to rapidly make a deal</news:title>
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