U.S. job openings edged down in June, indicating labor demand stayed broadly stable into the summer, the Labor Department's JOLTS report released Tuesday showed. June openings fell to 7.36 mln from a revised 7.54 mln in May, versus a median market estimate of about 7.40 mln. Hiring rose modestly while layoffs were little changed.

At an Aug. 4 briefing the China Meteorological Administration said 6–7 typhoons are expected to form in the northwest Pacific and South China Sea in August, above the 5.6 seasonal average; 2–3 are likely to make landfall or noticeably affect China, close to the 2.3 average. Overall intensity is expected to be stronger than normal, with a risk of strong typhoons tracking north and impacting northern China.

【CNH同业拆息利率多数下跌，HKMA日间回购协议流动性被用逾三成】离岸人民币香港银行同业拆息(CNH HIBOR)周二显示，主要期限利率多数下跌；其中一年期HIBOR小跌至1.70273%，暂时脱离两周高点。另外香港金管局300亿元人民币的日间回购协议流动性已被调用逾三成。隔夜HIBOR回落5个基点至1.25273%，一周期的HIBOR小跌至1.40000%，两周期HIBOR则升至1.43242%。点击链接查看历史数据>>