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The main contract for the container shipping index (European route) rose more than 2.00% intraday, currently trading at 1693.0 points.August 7th - According to the Financial Times, Washingtons sale of euros late last week to boost the yen caught the European Central Bank (ECB) off guard, with the US only informing the ECB after the historic currency intervention had taken place. Multiple sources revealed that the ECB only learned of the US sale of euros to buy yen after the transaction was executed on Friday. One source said that ECB President Christine Lagarde and US Treasury Secretary Bessant spoke about the intervention on Saturday. This lack of coordination highlights the unusual nature of this first joint US-Japan action to boost the yen in nearly 30 years. Conventionally, the US uses the dollar in such operations. Sources indicated that some senior ECB officials considered the US decision to use euros in the transaction an unprecedented violation of long-standing cooperation practices between Western monetary authorities. A person familiar with the discussions within European policymakers said the euro sale, carried out by the New York Federal Reserve on behalf of the US Treasury, was "very striking" and "regrettable."According to JLC Network Technologys calculations, as of the fifth working day on August 7th, the average price of benchmark crude oil was $80.85 per barrel, with a change rate of -9.57%. Domestic gasoline and diesel retail prices should be reduced by 395 yuan per ton. The adjustments are based on: 1. the domestic crude oil import structure and settlement benchmark varieties; 2. the possibility of slight adjustments based on import structure and other factors during the pricing mechanisms operation, which JLC Network Technology will revise accordingly; 3. at 24:00 on July 31st, domestic gasoline and diesel retail prices were increased by 685 and 655 yuan per ton respectively. Based on the "ten working days" principle, the adjustment window for this round is 24:00 on August 14th.According to the Financial Times, Washingtons sale of euros late last week to boost the yen caught the European Central Bank off guard, with the US only informing the ECB after the currency intervention had taken place.A Saudi official stated that the Houthi rebels, Iraqi militias, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard are coordinating attacks against Saudi Arabia. International oil prices rebounded slightly; a chart provides a quick overview of the pre-market crude oil prices converted between domestic and international markets.
