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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde: Europe cannot miss the artificial intelligence revolution.On August 19th, KPMG Chief Economist Yael Selfin stated in a report that although the UKs inflation rate rose to 2.9% in July from 2.6%, marking the beginning of a gradual increase in inflation, this is unlikely to prompt the Bank of England to raise interest rates. She stated that domestic price pressures in the UK are easing, and the inflation level is broadly in line with the Bank of Englands latest forecasts. Selfin also noted that, encouragingly, core inflation continued to slow in July, with the services sector inflation rate falling to 3.4% from 3.6%. Given the less weak labor market compared to 2022, rising energy costs are unlikely to trigger a significant second-round effect in the coming months. She stated, "We expect interest rates to remain unchanged for the remainder of the year."Futures News, August 19th: Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Energy and Chemical Warehouse Receipts and Changes: 1. Pulp futures warehouse receipts: 373,905 tons, down 515 tons from the previous trading day; 2. Pulp futures mill warehouse receipts: 20,000 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 3. Offset paper futures warehouse receipts: 2,758 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 4. Offset paper futures mill warehouse receipts: 6,520 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 5. Fuel oil futures warehouse receipts: 20,420 tons. 6. Petroleum asphalt futures warehouse receipts: 14,230 tons, down 10 tons from the previous trading day; 7. Petroleum asphalt futures factory warehouse receipts: 26,500 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 8. Medium-sulfur crude oil futures warehouse receipts: 2,961,000 barrels, unchanged from the previous trading day; 9. Low-sulfur fuel oil futures warehouse receipts: 330 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day; 10. Low-sulfur fuel oil futures factory warehouse receipts: 0 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day.SK Hynix (SKHY.O) shares rose more than 4% in overnight trading on the US stock market, after falling more than 3% earlier, after the company announced formal approval for a 40 trillion won share buyback program.On Wednesday, August 19, the German DAX 30 index opened down 3.12 points, or 0.01%, at 26,148.57; the UK FTSE 100 index opened down 0.76 points, or 0.01%, at 10,727.28; the French CAC 40 index opened up 9.78 points, or 0.11%, at 8,519.14; the Euro Stoxx 50 index opened up 6.08 points, or 0.09%, at 6,474.25; the Spanish IBEX 35 index opened down 0.31 points, or 0.00%, at 19,934.59; and the Italian FTSE MIB index opened up 49.16 points, or 0.09%, at 53,067.00.
