美國財政部長：核心通脹處於低位，消費者信心強勁。

US Central Command on July 31 dismissed Iran’s renewed claim that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the report false and saying the waterway remains open to commercial shipping. CENTCOM said Iran does not control the strait and that thousands of vessels have transited the international channel in the past four months. Earlier on July 31 Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Administration said continued "aggressive" US actions in the area have made normal transit through the strait impossible.

Gaza roadmap: the deadline for executing the second phase can be extended. Hamas and other factions agreed to hand civil and security functions to an administrative committee and not to interfere with the committee’s affairs during the transition. An international committee will monitor any violations by either side using an enhanced monitoring mechanism.