According to Xinhua News Agency and CCTV News, on August 15, local time, the Dutch court said that it would pronounce a verdict in November on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17; The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer in the United States tested positive for the new crown virus; According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian Air Force killed more than 100 mercenaries from Poland and Germany; The illegal U.S. military presence in Syria has once again stolen Syrian oil.
In terms of financial markets, international oil prices weakened sharply on the 15th, new York crude oil futures prices and Brent crude oil futures prices fell by more than 5%, and gold, silver and base metals futures fell. The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower across the board, and the major European stock indexes also fell mostly in the early session of the U.S. stock market.
Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer Corporation
Test positive for COVID-19
On August 15, local time, the CEO of Pfizer in the United States, Aberle, tested positive for the new crown virus. He said the symptoms were mild at the moment and was in isolation and following public health precautions.
A Dutch court said it would pronounce the verdict in November
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down
On August 15, local time, the Dutch court responsible for hearing the 2014 MH17 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines announced that it would pronounce judgments on the four defendants on November 17 this year. During the trial, neither one Ukrainian nor three Russians accused of being responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 did not appear in court, and only one of the defendants appointed a lawyer to appear. Dutch prosecutors have called for life sentences for the four accused.
Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian Air Force
Killed more than 100 mercenaries from Poland and Germany
The Russian Defense Ministry issued a war report on August 15 saying that the Russian Air force used high-precision weapons to kill more than a hundred mercenaries from Poland and Germany in Kharkiv, and more than fifty mercenaries were wounded. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, two traction locomotive substations were destroyed. There is no relevant disclosure of information on the Part of Ukraine.
In addition, the Anti-Terrorism Committee of the Belgorod Region of Russia decided on August 15 that schools located within five kilometers of the border of the oblast will start the new school year in the form of distance education, and the opening ceremonies will no longer be held on September 1 in the nine regions closest to the border. The governor of Belgorod Region said that if necessary, school buses will be arranged to send local students to schools farther from the border.
On August 15, local time, the Russian Ministry of Finance issued an announcement that from September 1, Russia's oil export tax will be reduced by $1 to $52 per ton.
The illegal U.S. military presence in Syria has once again stolen Syrian oil
According to the Syrian News Agency, on August 15, local time, the United States illegally stationed troops in Syria using 100 tank trucks, full of oil resources stolen from northeastern Syria, through the Mahamudhi illegal crossing point in batches to the US military base in Iraq.
This month, the United States has stolen Syrian oil resources at least five times. The Syrian government has repeatedly condemned the United States for occupying Syrian territory, supporting syrian opposition forces, and at the same time wantonly plundering Syrian food, oil and other resources, seriously violating international law and aggravating the humanitarian disaster in Syria.
U.S. law enforcement faces more threats after the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have reportedly warned of increased threats to federal law enforcement following a surprise search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last week.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it issued a notice on such threats on the 12th, but refused to disclose the content. The FBI declined to confirm the existence of the notification on the 14th, but said it had always been concerned about "threats of violence against law enforcement." CBS reported that one of the cases that worried law enforcement was the threat of placing "dirty bombs" in front of the FBI headquarters that could cause radioactive contamination and calling for "civil war" and "armed resistance.".
According to the circular, federal law enforcement agencies identified multiple "explicit threats" and "targeted killing" calls against judicial, law enforcement, and government officials associated with searches of Mar-a-Lago, including federal judges who approved the searches. The briefing said that most of these threats appear on the Internet.
Oil prices plunged sharply U.S. stocks opened lower across the board
On August 15, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively opened low, and the major European stock indexes also fell mostly in the early session of the U.S. stock market.
In terms of international commodities, international oil prices plunged sharply, with both New York crude futures and Brent futures falling more than 5%. In addition, spot prices such as gold, silver, natural gas, and asphalt have also weakened.
Most base metals and agricultural futures also performed less optimistically.
For the latest situation of commodities, UBS Wealth Management said that commodities are oversold, although there are still long-term risks, but the short-term and medium-term benefits are expected. If the global economy falls into a deep recession, commodity prices could fall further. Over the past 30 years, during periods of global recession or downturn, the retracement of international commodity indexes from peak to trough has tended to reach 30%-50%, while according to recent data, the UBS CMCI commodity index has fallen by only 17% from June highs to July lows.
(The pictures and data in this article are all from Wind, as of 21:40 Beijing time on August 15)
Editor: Song Zhaoqing Ya Wenhui