REUTERS SURVEY: UK 2026 inflation forecast averaged 3.1% and GDP growth 1.1%; July survey figures were 3.1% and 1.0%, respectively.

Financial News, supervised by the PBOC, said the film Niu Lai, released Aug 5, took just 7,169 yuan in nine-day box office revenue with 236 viewers yet went viral on social media; its catchy name led some retail investors to assign market meaning. The paper said this echoes recurring A-share episodes where name- or homophone-linked stocks draw short-term flows—from Valentine’s Day concept plays to event-driven homophone moves—and share the same features: tenuous causality, flimsy logic, rapid capital in/out and ephemeral rallies. When the hype fades, late-following investors are typically first to incur losses.

People familiar said Anthropic's current performance implies annualized recurring revenue (ARR) above $65 billion, more than a sevenfold increase versus year-end. One source said Anthropic reported the figure to investors in routine updates; ARR stood at $65 billion as of end-July. The revenue acceleration has strengthened the company's confidence in pursuing an IPO. Anthropic and OpenAI have privately filed listing documents; Anthropic could debut on Wall Street as soon as this fall, potentially ahead of OpenAI.