U.S. pending home sales index MoM -5.4% in June vs -0.5% expected; May revised to 3.5% from 3.8%.

At a press briefing, Li Jiandong, researcher at the Viral Diseases Institute of China CDC, said dengue and chikungunya have been spreading across tropical and subtropical countries and climate change has expanded the range suitable for Aedes mosquitoes. With cross‑border travel increasing, importation risk and pressure to prevent cases remain elevated. Summer heat and rainfall are boosting mosquito breeding and keeping vector densities at seasonally high levels, and increased cross‑border and interprovincial travel during summer holidays raises the risk that imported cases will trigger local outbreaks.

據《日本經濟新聞》報道，日本政府及執政的自民黨計劃將召開臨時股東大會的持股門檻從目前的3%表決權提高至5%以上。