Australia July private-sector lending y/y 8.4% (prev 8.5%).

China Merchants Shipping reported 1H revenue of 19.651 bln yuan, up 56.15% YoY, and net profit attributable to shareholders of 6.96 bln yuan, up 227.57% YoY; basic EPS 0.86 yuan. The company proposed a cash dividend of 1.3 yuan per 10 shares (including tax). Management said results were mainly driven by a sharp rise in tanker freight rates and a recovery in dry-bulk and breakbulk markets; ro-ro and LNG revenues increased about 309 mln yuan as newbuilds entered service.

美国财长贝森特：财政部计划每周对伊朗实施更多二级制裁，先从银行开始。