高盛數據顯示，美國家庭、養老金、保險機構和投資基金的股票配置已接近65%，創歷史新高，較2008年金融危機後的低點上升約31個百分點，並超過互聯網泡沫時期峯值。G10國家同類投資者的股票配置也升至約57%，較此前週期高點高出約12個百分點。 這表明全球居民與機構財富對股市的依賴明顯加深，高倉位能夠強化上漲階段的財富效應，卻也意味着家庭消費和機構資產負債表對市場回撤更加敏感，潛在增量買盤空間相對收窄。不過，倉位創新高本身並不是頂部信號，仍需結合估值、盈利和資金流向判斷。

A shooting in downtown Seattle, Washington on July 26 injured multiple people, police said. The incident occurred during a food festival that opened July 24 and was scheduled to end at 8:00 p.m. local time on July 26. Seattle police said they are investigating and urged the public to avoid the area; authorities had not released confirmed casualty numbers, victims' conditions, suspect details, motive or any arrests as of the latest update.

The Ministry of Water Resources said China has accelerated modern water-network construction and kept water-construction investment at a high level. From January to June, China implemented 33,000 water projects and completed CNY 515.1 bln of water-construction investment. Major projects — including the Beibu Gulf water-resource allocation scheme and the Yellow River Guxian water-control hub — plus national water-network backbone supply/drainage channels and key regulation/storage nodes are being expedited.