US Energy Secretary Wright said the Strait of Hormuz will not charge transit fees.

CENTCOM said US forces at 6:00 a.m. ET launched a series of strikes on Iran aimed at further degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

China's NBS preliminarily reports 1H GDP at 69.57 trillion yuan, up 4.7% YoY; Q1 GDP +5.0% YoY, Q2 +4.3% YoY, and Q2 GDP +0.9% QoQ. NBS deputy director Mao Shengyong said the economy's steady operation and shift toward higher-quality growth remain intact, and the Q2 growth wobble chiefly reflects some short-term and external factors, hitting certain petrochemical-related industries and coal production harder while other sectors were normal.