ECB credit survey: demand for housing loans fell sharply in Q2 and is expected to weaken further in Q3.

The CSRC held a series of meetings with listed companies, industry bodies and academics to solicit opinions and suggestions.

July 21 — China’s A-share broad-based ETFs extended a flow-driven bid as volumes accelerated, with five flagship products dominating trading. Morning session: Huaxia STAR50 ETF was the most active, with half-day turnover above CNY 12.0 bln; E Fund’s ChiNext ETF and Huatai-PineBridge’s CSI300 ETF recorded CNY 9.57 bln and CNY 7.38 bln respectively. Southern Asset Management’s CSI500 and CSI1000 ETFs each exceeded CNY 5 bln in half-day turnover. Those five ETFs were also among the prior session’s largest by turnover; on the day their combined turnover approached CNY 79 bln, about 30% of total stock ETF turnover, making them central targets of recent capital allocation.