US July food inflation, not seasonally adjusted, YoY 3%, unchanged from June (3%).

Japan broad money (M2) YoY July 4.4% vs 4.5% prior.

The PBOC's Q2 2026 monetary policy implementation report says China will maintain a moderately accommodative monetary stance and promote stable capital-market functioning by continuing re-lending for stock buybacks and shareholder purchases. The central bank will guide financial institutions to provide loans to eligible listed companies and major shareholders and encourage use of buybacks and shareholder purchases for market-value management. As of end-June, financial institutions had signed re-lending contracts exceeding CNY390bn and disbursed over CNY210bn.