China's National Bureau of Statistics reported 1H national per‑capita household consumption at 14,836 yuan, up 3.7% YoY nominal and 2.7% YoY in real terms. Urban per‑capita consumption was 18,071 yuan (+3.0% nominal, +2.0% real); rural per‑capita consumption was 10,180 yuan (+4.6% nominal, +3.8% real). By category, per‑capita food, tobacco and alcohol spending was 4,537 yuan (+4.2% YoY), accounting for 30.6% of total; clothing 880 yuan (+4.4%, 5.9% share); housing 3,135 yuan (+1.4%, 21.1% share)

In a Fox News interview on the 14th, US President Trump warned US forces will strike Iranian bridges and power plants next week unless Iran returns to the negotiating table. He said US negotiators spoke with Iranian officials on the 14th and told them to reach a deal or 'you will cease to exist.' Trump added military strikes would continue 'until I say stop,' said Iran's capabilities have been significantly degraded but can still retaliate, and did not rule out deploying ground troops, offering no further details.

Apple filed a trade-secret lawsuit alleging OpenAI used former Apple employees to obtain internal materials for an AI hardware product, saying OpenAI’s hardware team induced applicants to bring Apple documents and helped candidates evade company security checks. Apple also says a former iPhone engineer who left for OpenAI this year illegally took engineering demo slides and other internal files. OpenAI said it has found "no evidence" supporting the claims, emphasized respect for fair competition and talent mobility, and said it is focused on developing its own technology.