Fox News reported Trump said he is "not in a hurry" on Iran and claimed there are secret communication channels with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He warned the United States would bomb Oman if it interferes with US operations. He also said he may support a candidate in Israel's election.

China's National Bureau of Statistics said Jan–Jul urban retail sales of consumer goods totaled 24.93 tln yuan, up 1.1% YoY; rural retail sales were 3.85 tln yuan, up 2.4%. July urban retail sales amounted to 3.38 tln yuan, up 0.5% YoY; rural sales were 524.2 bln yuan, up 1.6%. By type, Jan–Jul retail sales of goods were 25.49 tln yuan, up 1.1% YoY; catering revenue was 3.28 tln yuan, up 2.6%. In July, goods retail was 3.45 tln yuan, up 0.5% YoY; catering revenue was 456.7 bln yuan, up 1.4%.

香港恒生指数8月17日（周一）开盘上涨186.56点，涨幅0.74%，报25303.41点； 香港恒生科技指数8月17日（周一）开盘上涨53.58点，涨幅1.14%，报4761.2点； 国企指数8月17日（周一）开盘上涨71.04点，涨幅0.85%，报8411.87点； 红筹指数8月17日（周一）开盘上涨18.92点，涨幅0.46%，报4151.61点。