Japan 30-year government bond yield fell 3 bps to 3.93%.

Ant Digital Technology and Hubei Big Data Group's data development arm signed a framework cooperation agreement in Wuhan on Aug 5. The partners will focus on four key areas, notably co-developing AI infrastructure, using Hubei's compute-interconnect platform to link compute supply and demand, jointly operating a 'Token Factory', and deploying MaaS projects on Hubei's AI public service platform to host AI agents and support industry adoption.

Spain July services PMI 58.3, vs 54.9 expected and 54.2 in June.