Bank of Japan minutes: one member said moving the policy rate closer to a neutral level would help secure long-term economic and price stability.

BOE Technology said that as of July 31, 2026 it had repurchased 85,892,600 A shares (≈0.2363% of A shares; 0.2319 pct of total share capital) via a dedicated repurchase account through centralized bidding, at prices of 5.63–5.94 yuan, paying 499,924,820.18 yuan (excluding fees). It also repurchased 85,042,543 B shares (≈12.2737% of B shares; 0.2296 pct of total share capital) at HKD4.23–4.81, paying 393,420,109.27 HKD (excluding fees).

Maritime safety sources said a dry bulk vessel in waters near the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile; the crew abandoned ship and one seafarer is missing.