The Chilean Copper Commission said Collahuasi mine’s copper output rose 12.3% YoY in July to 38,400 tonnes.

China's State Council executive meeting, presided over by Premier Li Qiang, said authorities should respond to shifts in the school‑age population by rationally reallocating education resources and coordinating supply of school places, teacher deployment and funding support.

President Trump told reporters he has proposed paying each U.S. citizen $5,000 as an "election bonus" if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate after the midterms. He said the payment "would not need" congressional approval — "if it did, they would do it, but we don't think it's necessary" — and said it would be financed from tariff and other revenues the administration described as totaling tens of trillions of dollars. He added U.S. manufacturing and other investment now exceeds $20 trillion and said any payments must be spent within the United States.