CBS reports U.S. President Trump will visit an Atlanta-area high school on July 22 to promote a new 'Trump Account' investment plan.

Former Israeli ambassador Alon Pinkas said U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s public charge that Israel is undermining U.S.-Iran negotiations is unprecedented, reflecting a clear policy rift between Washington and Jerusalem over Iran. In the House, 103 of 212 Democrats voted to cancel the $3.3bn annual U.S. aid package to Israel; one Republican joined, signalling a marked Democratic shift on Israel aid. Reportedly, President Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu last week Israeli forces should withdraw from Lebanon and Syria; Israel’s defence minister publicly rejected a withdrawal. White House response is pending.

On July 16, Shanghai and Shenzhen combined turnover totaled CNY 2.404 trillion, down CNY 167.59 billion from the prior session. Shanghai turnover was CNY 1,124.21 billion (prev. CNY 1,226.30 billion) with volume 535 mln lots (prev. 576 mln); Shenzhen turnover was CNY 1,279.36 billion (prev. CNY 1,344.86 billion) with volume 666 mln lots (prev. 689 mln). Zhongji Xuchuang led stocks by turnover at CNY 34.47 billion, followed by Dongshan Precision CNY 30.68 billion, GigaDevice CNY 28.81 billion, Lanqi Technology CNY 25.58 billion and Xinyisheng CNY 22.05 billion.