Domestic News
1. Seven departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a Universal Childcare Service System", clarifying the development of a "1+N" childcare service system.
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Trump's announcement of additional tariffs on 14 countries: There are no winners in tariff wars and trade wars, and protectionism harms the interests of all parties.
3. The General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Improving the Regular Promotion Mechanism of Key Issues of "Efficiently Doing One Thing".
4. At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Albanese will pay an official visit to China from July 12 to 18.
5. According to online platform data, as of now, my country's movie box office (including pre-sales and real-time) in 2025 has exceeded 30 billion yuan.
6. Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Expand the scope of institutions participating in the Southbound Link to include securities companies, insurance companies, wealth management and asset management companies.
7. China Passenger Car Association: In June, the narrow passenger car market sold 2.084 million vehicles, an increase of 18.1% year-on-year.
International News
1. The US Department of Defense announced that it will provide Ukraine with more defensive weapons.
2. The Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.85%, and the market generally expected a 25bp rate cut.
3. Ambush and gang conflict occurred in central Nigeria, which has killed at least 70 people.
4. Trump Media Group plans to launch Truth Social crypto blue chip ETF and has submitted an application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
5. World Gold Council: Global gold ETFs have inflows of US$38 billion in the first half of the year, and the average daily trading volume has set a semi-annual record.
6. Sources said that the UK will miss the July 9 deadline for steel and aluminum tariff negotiations, but it is still expected to reach an agreement by the end of the month.
7. Japan's trade negotiators had a call with the US Treasury Secretary for about 30 minutes, and Japan continued to seek a mutually beneficial and win-win agreement.