1. The People's Bank of China (PBOC): Total social financing reached 22.25 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026. 2. The PBOC: M2 grew by 7.7% year-on-year in July, while M1 grew by 4%. 3. The National Bureau of Statistics: Accelerating f

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1. The People's Bank of China (PBOC): Total social financing reached 22.25 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026. 2. The PBOC: M2 grew by 7.7% year-on-year in July, while M1 grew by 4%. 3. The National Bureau of Statistics: Accelerating fiscal spending and the use of bond funds to effectively promote the construction of major projects and new infrastructure. 4. The Ministry of Finance: Will conduct market-making support operations for treasury bonds in August 2026. 5. Alibaba: Adjusted the exchange rate of its zero-coupon convertible bonds maturing in 2032. 6. Goertek: Completed the issuance of its first tranche of ultra-short-term financing bonds in 2026. 7. 15 small and medium-sized public fund companies were approved to submit applications for amortized cost method bond funds. 8. Fulede: Plans to issue convertible bonds not exceeding 1.176 billion yuan for projects such as precision regeneration of semiconductor equipment and ceramic packaging substrates. 9. Sunac China Holdings Limited: Subsidiary incurred new overdue debts of RMB 42.7 million; the parent company and its subsidiaries have three new records of default. 10. Alphabet plans its first bond issuance in Australia, aiming to raise approximately US$3.6 billion. 11. Institutional investors: Bond traders are worried about "shadow lending" guarantees for AI companies.