据华尔街日报调查：美国经济衰退概率降至25%，低于4月的33%。

On July 12 China's foreign ministry strongly condemned remarks by Japanese foreign minister Motegi on the 10th anniversary of the "South China Sea arbitration ruling", saying Japan is not a party to the disputes and has no standing to challenge China's territorial and maritime claims. Beijing accused Tokyo of invoking the "interested party" label to justify intervention, cited Japan's wartime seizure of Chinese South China Sea features, warned against attempts at "re-militarization", and reiterated it will firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, saying any attempt to challenge China or destabilize the South China Sea is doomed to fail.

Witnesses reported explosions in Doha, Qatar, and the Qatari government issued emergency alerts to mobile phones.