美國至7月16日4周國債競拍-得標利率 3.66%，前值3.63%。

On the 16th, Brazil foreign minister Vieira said the U.S. move to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian imports has no factual basis and is politically motivated, calling the Section 301 investigation under the Trade Act of 1974 a unilateral U.S. procedure and the measures unacceptable. Vice President Alckmin said the tariffs are unfair and baseless, adding that U.S. data over the past 15 years show a trade surplus with Brazil and that the Section 301 rationale rests on false grounds.

cenc's automatic measurement recorded an approximately magnitude-3.0 earthquake at 15:57 on July 16 near Gong County, Yibin, Sichuan (28.50N, 104.74E). Preliminary automatic reading; final parameters await the formal quick report.