US MBA mortgage purchase index for the week to July 17 rose to 165.8 from 157.2 the prior week.

July 21, 2026 — Agricultural Bank of China said at a mid-year expanded party committee meeting it will prioritize risk prevention while accelerating H2 financial-service delivery and risk control to meet full-year targets. The bank will seize structural growth opportunities by optimizing financing for the real economy: expand county-level lending to support agricultural and rural modernization and deepen rural revitalization services; increase credit and product coverage for manufacturing quality upgrades and technology innovation and broaden tech-finance services; provide financing for major projects including six-network construction and urban renewal to help stabilize investment and livelihoods; and improve cross-border financial services to support stable trade and higher‑level opening. It also pledged more forward-looking, flexible credit policy and strengthened investment‑financing integration to better meet diversified client needs.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman BAGHAEI said the "Gaoshan" site has no nuclear activity.