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Advance US News Diary

August 4-10: New tariffs take effect, 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, and Trump’s Russia-Ukraine deadline

August 1, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week

Monday (August 4): Lawyers for Rupert Murdoch due to respond to Donald Trump’s bid for an early deposition in lawsuit over WSJ article; JB Pritzker speaks at National Conference of State Legislatures. 

Tuesday (August 5): Lawyers for Ghislane Maxwell due to make filing as part of Department of Justice effort to unseal grand jury transcripts; Detroit mayoral election primary; Beto O’Rourke speaks at UnidosUS conference. 

Wednesday (August 6): 80th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb; Inauguration of new Polish President Karol Nawrocki. 

Thursday (August 7): Sweeping new tariffs on imports into the US due to come into force; Anita Dunn interviewed as part of House probe into Joe Biden’s fitness while in office; Iowa butter cow unveiled on opening day of state fair. 

Friday (August 8): Donald Trump’s shortened deadline for Russia to reach peace deal with Ukraine; Ruben Gallego visits Iowa. 

Saturday (August 9): Glenn Youngkin speaks at South Carolina GOP’s Silver Elephant dinner; 80th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bomb. 

Hiroshima aftermath
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Also look out for

August 4

Barack Obama turns 64 

August 5

Former Biden deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed deposed as part of House probe into Joe Biden’s health 

Scheduled execution of Tennessee inmate Bryon Lewis Black 

Ketagalan Forum takes place in Taiwan

August 6

Pre-trial hearing in case of 'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha charged over Matthew Perry death 

Illinois butter cow unveiled 

60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

August 7

Neo-Nazi Brandon Russell sentenced for plotting to blow up Baltimore power grid 

August 8

Hearing in case of Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect Elias Rodriguez 

Hearing in case of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver charged over Delaney Hall incident 

Bernie Sanders begins two-day visit to West Virginia 

Deadline for Brazil’s Lula to sign or veto controversial Brazilian environmental licensing bill

August 9

Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman delivers speech in Colorado

August 10

Bernie Sanders visits North Carolina

Key Statistics, reports and results

August 4

IMF releases Article IV report on Saudi economy 

Results from: BioNTech, Palantir Technologies 

August 5

US International Trade in Goods and Services 

OECD Consumer Price Indices 

Results from: Diageo, Pfizer, Caterpillar, Snap, Fox, News Corp, AMD, BP, Marriott, Molson Coors, Devon Energy, Saudi Aramco, Hugo Boss 

August 6

Results from: Walt Disney, Novo Nordisk, Metlife, Uber, NYT, DoorDash, McDonald’s, Lyft, Honda, Airbnb, Commerzbank, Occidental Petroleum, Glencore, APA, Bayer 

August 7

NCHS data on ultra-processed food consumption 

Weekly Unemployment Insurance claims 

China monthly trade data 

UK and India interest rate decisions 

Results from: AIG, SoftBank, Siemens, Sony, Intercontinental Hotels, Rocket Lab, Warner Bros, WPP Toyota, Eli Lilly, ConocoPhillips, Take-Two Interactive, A.P. Moller-Maersk 

August 8

FAO Food Price Index 

Results from: Tata Motors, Olympus

August 9

China consumer price index 


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