美國白宮：（談及生育旅遊禁令）國土安全部部長可基於人道主義理由，或在外國公民入境符合國家利益時，給予豁免。

EIA weekly gas storage (week ended July 31): U.S. working gas in storage 3,117 Bcf, +33 Bcf week/week; -12 Bcf YoY (-0.4%); +195 Bcf vs five‑year average (+6.7%).

China Securities Association’s International Business Committee (expanded) met in Beijing on Aug. 3 to advance plans for building first-class, Chinese-style investment banks and institutions. The committee reported stage progress on cross-border data and cross-border capital work and set H2 research priorities: universal global investment bank development models, boutique/specialist investment banks and service providers, overseas investment bank internationalization strategies and governance, functional roles of overseas securities firms, international regulatory frameworks for securities institutions, and using FTZ pilots to support high-quality development. It said, with regulatory support and guidance, it will produce high-quality industry research and policy recommendations to move from identifying to solving cross-border operational and internationalization issues for the securities sector.