At Geely Auto's 2026 mid-year results briefing on the 17th, vice chairman Gui Shengyue said the large-scale management reshuffle is a strategic organizational evolution. He characterised Li Shufu stepping down as board chairman and An Conghui's succession as a de-familyisation move that shifts Geely from a founder-driven growth phase to institution- and team-driven governance, reducing reliance on individual authority, strengthening organisational systems and talent pipelines, and increasing tra

Mizuho said in a note that ahead of Friday’s preliminary euro-area PMI print, government bond yields are likely to be driven more by fund flows, oil prices and bond supply than by ECB rate expectations. It called the PMI the next key macro test. Mizuho expects the curve’s short end to remain relatively stable, while the long end could face material pressure if the global yield curve keeps steepening.

Monday — China releases July retail sales, industrial production (above‑scale) and total electricity consumption; PBOC overnight reverse repo operations scheduled Aug 17–19; Canada July CPI; US NY Fed manufacturing and NAHB housing index. Bessent warned this week of “unprecedented” US economic measures against Iran. Earnings: Geely. Tuesday — UK three‑month ILO unemployment and July jobless claims; Germany and eurozone ZEW surveys; US ADP payrolls, housing starts, building permits, import PPI, industrial production, pending home‑sales index. Earnings: China Unicom, Xiaomi (results call), Baidu (results call). Wednesday — US API and EIA crude inventories; UK July CPI and RPI; eurozone June current account and final July CPI. ECB President Lagarde speaks at WEF. Earnings: Kuaishou (results call), ZTO, Kingsoft, HKEX, Weibo. Thursday — China: July Swift RMB share of global payments and one‑year LPR; Australia July unemployment; Germany July PPI; Swiss trade balance; UK CBI industrial orders; US initial jobless claims, Philly Fed index, Conference Board leading indicators, EIA gas stocks. Fed minutes released. Earnings: Ping An, China Telecom, NetEase, Alibaba, AIA, Li‑Ning, Pop Mart, Futu. Friday — UK consumer confidence, July retail sales, public sector net borrowing, Aug services PMI prelim; Japan July core CPI; preliminary Aug manufacturing PMIs for France, Germany, eurozone and UK; Canada June retail sales; US preliminary Aug S&P Global manufacturing and services PMIs; eurozone consumer confidence prelim. Events: Hang Seng index quarterly review results; NYMEX September crude roll. Earnings: ZTE, Sinopec, Beike. Saturday — US Baker Hughes rig count for week to Aug 21.