Israeli media Walla reports the Israeli military met with CENTCOM to discuss Iran and is preparing for possible renewed hostilities with Tehran.

Peking University's Institute of Urban Soft Power and Zhaopin released the 2025 China New-Quality Talent Competitiveness Index on July 8. Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai remain the top three, forming the first-tier cluster for new-quality talent development. New first-tier cities account for 36.83% of recruitment demand for new-quality talent, the highest share across city tiers and the main source of incremental talent inflows. Employment preferences of 16–34-year-old new-quality talent are shifting from first-tier cities toward Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and other new-first-tier or industry-specialized cities; the pace of talent attraction in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen has moderated.

瑞士私人银行Julius Baer：预计美联储不太可能加息，而美元可能走弱，因此黄金价格有望重新收复失地。