Houthi militants said on the 9th (local time) they attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone and "successfully hit the target." The group said the strike was in response to Saudi "enemy" drones entering the airspace of Yemen’s Saada and Hajjah provinces.

China's producer price index fell 0.7% MoM in July, a 0.4 percentage-point larger decline than June, NBS urban statistics chief Dong Lijuan said. Input-driven falls were the main drag: oil extraction -11.8%, refined petroleum products manufacturing -8.4%, organic chemical raw materials manufacturing -4.2%; non‑ferrous ore mining -2.1% and non‑ferrous metal smelting & rolling -1.7%; those five sectors reduced MoM PPI by about 0.65ppt. Seasonal/weather effects also weighed: construction slowdowns cut prices in ferrous metal smelting & rolling (-0.8%) and non‑metallic mineral products (-0.5%); higher hydropower and wind output pushed hydropower -10.3% and wind power -3.9%; those four sectors lowered MoM PPI by roughly 0.11ppt. Offsetting price gains were seen in new-economy and quality-consumption sectors: smart UAV manufacturing +2.5%, new carbon materials +0.4%, shipbuilding & related equipment manufacturing +0.3%; smart home devices +3.4% and skincare cosmetics manufacturing +0.7%.

On Aug 8 local time, the Romanian Defence Ministry said its radar surveillance did not detect any aircraft crossing Romanian airspace into Bulgaria after explosions near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. The ministry said it is continuing to monitor the border area and will issue further information if material developments occur. Bulgarian Prime Minister Radev said a drone entered Bulgarian airspace from the Romanian direction on Aug 8 and exploded inside Bulgaria; no casualties were reported.