In a prime-time address Thursday, Trump urged Americans to pressure Congress to pass the stalled Save America Act, asking viewers to call their House and Senate representatives. The bill faces strong opposition in the Senate and currently has no viable path to passage. Trump has repeatedly failed to win backing from fellow Republicans and has used leverage—including refusing to sign a separate bipartisan housing bill—to press for progress. He again repeated baseless claims that failing to approv

In 1H, mainland nine cities of China’s Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area recorded combined import‑export of 5.3 trillion yuan, up 20.9% YoY — 4 percentage points faster than national import‑export growth — accounting for 20.8% of China’s total and contributing 24.9% to national growth. Exports were 3.12 trillion yuan, up 11.5% YoY; imports were 2.18 trillion yuan, up 37.5% YoY. Trade hit a monthly record in January at 872.9 billion yuan (up 22% YoY); March–June each exceeded prior highs, with June trade surging 31.1% YoY to 1.02 trillion yuan. Private firms accounted for 3.57 trillion yuan in 1H trade, up 27.1% YoY, raising their share to 67.5% (up 3.2 percentage points) and contributing 83.1% of the area’s growth; foreign‑invested enterprises posted 1.56 trillion yuan, up 14.4%, representing 29.4% of the total.

亞特蘭大聯儲GDPNow模型對第二季度實際GDP增速的預期維持在1.7%。