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According to ChainCatcher, citing Jinshi News, U.S. economic data over the past week has been mixed, leading to continued fluctuations in market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Data released on Friday showed broad-based growth in U.S. retail sales, driven by auto sales and major online promotional events. However, another report released later indicated an unexpected decline in consumer confidence—the first since April—and a rise in inflation expectations. Previously, the U.S. July CPI and PPI reports appeared to send different signals regarding whether the economy has withstood the impact of Trump’s comprehensive import tariffs, but both indicated stubborn service inflation, with the PPI posting its highest month-on-month increase in three years. Meanwhile, there are clear divisions within the Federal Reserve regarding a rate cut in September. At 23:00 on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Governor Waller will deliver a speech at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium; At 2:00 on Thursday, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting; At 3:00 on Thursday, 2027 FOMC voting member and Atlanta Fed President Bostic will speak on the economic outlook; At 20:30 on Thursday, the U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending August 16 and the August Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index will be released; At 21:45 on Thursday, the preliminary S&P Global Manufacturing and Services PMI for August will be released; At 22:00 on Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Powell will deliver a speech at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Annual Meeting.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, Web3 security firm BlockSec has detected a suspected attack on a contract named D3XAT within the BSC ecosystem, with estimated losses reaching $160,000. Although the contract is not open source, preliminary analysis suggests that due to its reliance on spot prices, price manipulation may have occurred.