• China Boosts Liquidity, Set for More Policy Easing as Trade war Threatens Economy
  
  Chinese policymakers are pumping more liquidity into the financial system and channeling credit to small and medium-sized firms, and Beijing looks set to further loosen monetary conditions to mitigate threats to growth from a heated Sino-U.S. trade war.
• Global Stocks Drift Lower as US Considers More Tariffs
  
  Global stock markets drifted lower Thursday as the U.S. mulled whether to impose new tariffs on autos and auto parts. Europe said it was preparing to retaliate in kind, denting one of the key drivers of global growth.
• Bitcoin Tests $7,500 as Crypto Tokens Rally Back to June Levels
  
  Cryptocurrencies extended their rally on Wednesday, with Bitcoin breaking above $7,500 for the first time since June as the market seeks to shrug off some of the security and regulatory concerns that have plagued it for much of the year.Wednesday's rebound was broad.
• Why Investors in Oil Companies Don't Care About Crude's Drop
  
  Crude prices are down yet European oil companies are weathering the slump, signaling a change in fortunes for last year's laggards.
• Russia Falls Off US List of Major Holders of Treasuries
  
  Russia is no longer listed among the major foreign holders of U.S. government securities, according to a report released in Washington.
• Coinbase Says It Has Green Light to List Coins Deemed Securities
  
  Coinbase Inc., one of the most popular cryptocurrency platforms, said it got the green light from U.S. watchdogs to move forward with a trio of acquisitions that will allow it to become one of the first federally regulated venues for trading digital coins deemed to be securities.
• Frenzy to Get Bitcoin ETF Listed Is Clogging Up the SEC's Email
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission is fielding a deluge of messages from crypto-currency enthusiasts after an exchange sought approval to list a Bitcoin ETF.
• US Lawmakers Urge Google, Facebook to Resist Vietnam Cybersecurity Law
  
  Seventeen U.S. lawmakers have urged the CEOs of Facebook and Google to resist changes stipulated by a new cybersecurity law in Vietnam, which critics say gives the Communist-ruled state more power to crackdown on dissent.
• Goldman Expects Volatile Oil Market, Prices Between $70 and $80 a Barrel
  
  Investment bank Goldman Sachs expects volatile oil prices in the short-term on the back of uncertainty over possible disruptions to supply, with benchmark Brent crude in a $70-80 per barrel range.
• World Markets Mixed as Traders Await Comment by Fed Chair
  
  World markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress.
• Average Gas Price Slips 1 Cent to $2.94 but Still Higher Than Last Year
  
  The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. fell a penny a gallon over the past three weeks to $2.94.
• Bitcoin Rises as Biggest Asset Manager Studies Crypto Technology
  
  Bitcoin headed for its largest increase in two weeks on Monday, as BlackRock Inc. became the latest big name to signal an interest in the technology underpinning digital currencies.The biggest crypto-coin advanced 5.5 percent to $6,525 as of 6:51 a.m. in New York, according...
• Trump Considers Tapping US Oil Reserve as Gas Prices Rise
  
  The Trump administration is actively considering tapping into the nation's emergency supply of crude oil as political pressure grows to rein in rising gasoline prices before congressional elections in November, two people familiar with the situation said.
• Crackdown Turns China From Bitcoin's Epicenter to a Wasteland
  
  China's clampdown on cryptocurrencies appears to have succeeded.Yuan-denominated trading in Bitcoin has dropped to below 1 percent of the global volume, according to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, which cited the country's central bank.
• WSJ: China's Stock Selloff Looks Worse Than 2015 Amid Trade Spat
  
  China's stocks and currency have lost value this year, reviving woeful memories of the country's last market rout in 2015. This time may be worse, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• BP in Lead to Acquire BHP's US Onshore Shale Assets
  
  BP Plc is in the lead to acquire the U.S. onshore shale oil and gas assets of BHP Billiton Ltd after submitting an offer worth well in excess of $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
• US Soybean Prices Crumble as Trade War Sparks Brazil Rally
  
  Soybean prices in the U.S. and Brazil, the nations that account for roughly 80 percent of global exports, have taken drastically different paths thanks to Donald Trump's trade war.
• Trump's $500B Trade Threat Makes China's Battered Investors Shiver
  
  With Beijing indicating it will respond with tariffs on more U.S. imports or other corresponding actions of its own, the specter of a full-blown trade war risks sinking China's markets deeper into bear territory.
• There Are Fears About an Oil Spike Above $150
  
  The dearth of exploration is setting the stage for an unprecedented crude price spike, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
• China Vows to Protect Foreign Businesses From Trade War Impact
  
  The Chinese government has said that it will protect the “legitimate interests” of foreign businesses in China and would lessen the fallout from a trade war between the U.S. and China, Politico reported.
• Oil Slips as US Crude Stockpiles Show Surprise Build
  
  Oil fell on Thursday after U.S. government data showed an unexpected build in crude oil stockpiles.U.S. crude futures fell $1.20 to settle at $72.94 a barrel, retreating from Tuesday's 3-1/2-year high of over $75.
• Iran Threatens to Stop Hormuz Oil Exports If Own Crude Cut
  
  Iran will stop oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil chokepoint, if the U.S. succeeds in halting crude sales from the Persian Gulf nation, a Revolutionary Guards official said."Any hostile attempt by the U.S. will be followed by an exorbitant...
• Bank of England's Carney Boosts Expectations for August Rate Hike
  
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Thursday boosted expectations of an interest rate hike next month, saying he had become increasingly confident that the British economy's weak start to the year mostly reflected bad weather.
• Goldman: Buy Commodities as Clock Ticks Toward Trade War
  
  Commodity bull Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has poured cold water on the notion that a trade war between the U.S. and China represents a serious threat to raw materials, saying most of them aren’t likely to be significantly impacted, and after recent declines now’s the time to buy.
• China to Deepen Financial Reforms, Sees No Sharp Yuan Fall
  
  China will deepen financial sector reforms and fend off major risks in the economy, the banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday.

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