国际金融市场早知道：8月15日

Market Insights - President Trump signed an executive order to ease commercial space regulations, aiming to simplify the launch permit environmental review process and eliminate "outdated, redundant, or overly restrictive" regulations on spacecraft [1] - U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen clarified that there was no pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, attempting to downplay her previous comments about a potential series of rate cuts [1] - Chicago Fed President Goolsbee called for caution in rate cuts until inflation is under control [1] Employment Data - Initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell to 224,000, a decrease of 3,000, remaining at the lowest level since November 2021 [2] - Continuing claims slightly decreased to 1.953 million, still hovering at high levels since 2021 [2] Inflation Metrics - The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for July rose by 3.3% year-over-year and increased by 0.9% month-over-month, marking the largest monthly gain since June 2022 and exceeding expectations [3] Economic Growth - The UK's GDP for Q2 grew by 0.3% quarter-over-quarter and 0.4% in June, both surpassing expectations and indicating a strengthening economic recovery [4] Global Market Dynamics - The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 0.02% to 44,911.26 points, while the S&P 500 rose by 0.03% to 6,468.54 points, marking three consecutive days of record closing highs [6] - COMEX gold futures fell by 0.76% to $3,382.30 per ounce, and silver futures dropped by 1.47% to $38.04 per ounce [7] Commodity Prices - U.S. crude oil futures increased by 2.04% to $63.93 per barrel, and Brent crude oil futures rose by 1.92% to $66.89 per barrel [8] - The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose by 5.58 basis points to 3.724%, while the 10-year yield increased by 5.61 basis points to 4.287% [8]