美国商务部：实际GDP的增速与初步估算相同。消费者支出的上修部分被进口的上修所抵消。

South Korea's KOSPI index rose 1%; Samsung Electronics gained 2.2%; SK Hynix rose 1.8%.

On Aug. 26 at the 2026 Fusion Energy Conference, Ministry of Science and Technology official Guo Yumin said venture investment in China’s fusion-energy sector was exceptionally active in 1H. Incomplete tallies show about 30 primary-market financing deals, roughly 8x YoY, with total proceeds of 8.0 bln yuan, a >233-fold YoY increase. Nearly 30 startups secured funding in the period; upstream and downstream supply‑chain firms collectively raised about 1.5 bln yuan.