Norwegian natural gas system operator GASSCO plans to implement natural gas production cuts at the Troll field from 04:00 on August 22 to 03:59 on August 23, with a daily reduction of 5.1 million cubic meters. This reduction is part of routine maintenance operations, and specific subsequent gas supply adjustments will be subject to further official announcements.

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,610.00/ounce level, now quoted at $4,609.99/ounce, up 2.01% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4,667.90/ounce, up 2.11% on the day.

Data released by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows that as of the week ending August 18, leveraged funds have begun to rebuild short positions in the Japanese yen. Note: Such position adjustments typically reflect a bearish outlook of leveraged funds on the future exchange rate of the yen, and subsequent changes in these positions may also become a potential factor influencing short-term fluctuations of the yen.

Applied Optoelectronics enters equity distribution agreement for up to $600 million at-the-market offering

Sources: Anthropic hires a senior chip expert from Google (GOOG.US) to enter the hardware sector.