US second-quarter real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter advance estimate 1.5% (consensus 2.1%); prior 2.1%.

China's Jieti Medical said its minimally invasive, self‑developed 256‑channel implantable brain–computer interface WRS 01 made substantive clinical progress. The system uses ultra‑flexible electrodes to capture single‑neuron signals, delivering 380 bits/min human–machine information transfer with command latency below 50 ms. Multiple high‑level tetraplegic patients have resumed full‑time office tasks — including e‑commerce logistics coordination and backend annotation — sustaining 3–4 hours of stable, multi‑task brain‑control. WRS 01 is integrated with mainstream operating systems including Windows and iOS; the firm said these clinical and real‑world results mark a key step toward routine application.

Fed chair Kevin Warsh said if inf remains elevated, interest rates may be part of the response.