The UK's preliminary second-quarter GDP growth rate was 0.4%, below the expected 0.40% and the previous value of 0.60%.

Domestic News: 1. Tencent Holdings reported second-quarter revenue of RMB 204.79 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11%. 2. DeepSeek V4 Pro official API update: performance in multiple tests approaches Fable 5. 3. China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM): In July, automobile exports reached 1.043 million units, a month-on-month increase of 0.6% and a year-on-year increase of 81.3%. 4. The People's Bank of China (PBOC): will conduct overnight reverse repurchase operations on August 14 and from August 17 to August 19, with a daily operation volume not exceeding RMB 600 billion. 5. The PBOC released its second-quarter China Monetary Policy Implementation Report: timely planning and implementation of practical and effective incremental policies, increasing counter-cyclical adjustments; comprehensively utilizing and adjusting monetary policy tools in a timely manner to maintain ample liquidity and relatively loose social financing conditions. International News: 1. The US lifted its ban on the use of TikTok on federal government devices. 2. US July CPI inflation data was moderate; the probability of a September rate hike in the bond market is expected to drop to about 40%. 3. SpaceX AI launches Grok 4.6, benchmark scores on par with GPT-5.6 Sol Max. 4. IEA: Global oil demand is projected to decline by 1.56 million barrels per day to 103.29 million barrels per day in 2026. 5. Black Sea grain transport suffers further disruption; three major Russian grain terminals damaged, causing a surge in international wheat and corn futures. 6. Trump: White House Press Secretary Levitt will leave office at the end of this month to spend more time with her family. 7. Middle East situation— ① Iranian sources: The ceasefire agreement has no effective date, therefore there is no need to extend it. ② Pakistan: The deadline for the US-Iran memorandum of understanding can be extended. ③ Kuwait claims to have thwarted a "terrorist attack plot" targeting a key facility.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed down 0.48% at 949.2 yuan/gram on Aug 13 (Thursday); silver T+D closed down 1.32% at 15,741.0 yuan/kg.