Cambricon shares on the A-share market fell more than 5% as turnover topped 10 billion yuan.

Senior Israeli security sources said three advisers to Prime Minister Netanyahu are suspected of leaking classified, high-level discussions about Egypt to Qatar. The sources said the leaked material — drawn from Israeli military and intelligence assessments between March and May 2024 on whether Egyptian deployments in the Sinai violate the Israel‑Egypt peace treaty — was used by Qatar in media campaigns to discredit Egypt and to shift public pressure and leverage over mediation, reportedly to gain control of negotiations on the release of detainees in Gaza.

BANK OF JAPAN July meeting summary: one member said that, given a 1–1.5 year lag for past rate hikes to affect inf and the domestic economy, it was appropriate to keep policy rates unchanged at this meeting.