Venezuelan central bank reports July inflation at 19.9%.

Huayuan Securities estimates outstanding wealth-management product (WMP) balances were 35.4 tln yuan at end-July 2026, up 1.75 tln yuan month-on-month and a record high. July increases in 2021–25 averaged 1.8 tln yuan, so this month’s rise aligned with seasonal norms. Huayuan said a stock-market correction pushed secondary bond fund returns lower and caused NAV drawdowns in some WMPs, likely damping net inflows. Average monthly annualized yields on WMP fixed-income and pure fixed-income products fell MoM to 0.56% and 1.51%, respectively.

Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold T+D closed up 0.25% at 955.08 yuan/gram on Wednesday, Aug 12; Silver T+D closed up 1.66% at 16110.0 yuan/kg.