CMA CGM will impose an emergency fuel surcharge from Aug. 1 in response to renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

China's Ministry of Finance said regions tightened special bond issuance and use in 1H and policy effects continue. The MoF has stepped up through‑the‑chain supervision and carried out scan‑style inspections of special bond fund use, and will investigate violations. MoF deputy director Zhao Zeyong said the ministry will guide and urge local governments to further strengthen closed‑loop management of special bonds' "borrow‑use‑manage‑repay", better coordinate fund deployment and project construction, accelerate disbursements to produce physical work, enforce a negative‑list on permitted uses, ensure collection of project operating income and improve debt‑servicing capacity.

Iran's Fars News reported the area struck in Bahrain was a site where U.S. military personnel are stationed.