To keep bank-system liquidity ample, the People’s Bank of China will on Aug 14, 2026 conduct a CNY1 trillion buyout-style reverse repo via a fixed-quantity, interest-rate tender with multiple-price allotment. The operation carries a six-month (185-day) tenor and will mature on Feb 15, 2027 (business-day adjustment for holidays).

英國皇家聯合軍種國防研究所高級副研究員邁克爾·斯蒂芬斯表示，伊朗正致力於延長戰爭，因其認爲經濟壓力並不對本政權生存構成根本威脅。他指出，開戰近六個月以來，伊朗已確信美國無意發動地面進攻，“生存威脅已經消失”，因此德黑蘭希望加快節奏，讓特朗普總統感受到更強烈的痛楚，而最佳手段就是“拖下去”。斯蒂芬斯還稱，與戰前因大規模示威引發的“政權隨時可能垮臺”的普遍預期不同，伊朗目前顯然並未崩潰，且美方似乎已無有效手段迫使伊朗就範。他總結道，伊朗人能夠“在僵局中繼續生存”——雖然承受痛苦，但並非生存危機，而這正是美國當前面臨的真正難題。

Guangdong provincial CPC committee and provincial government issued guidance to carry out future-industry standards planning. It directs standards-system research focused on embodied intelligence, biomanufacturing, quantum technology and other frontier areas, and to explore using standardization to accelerate iteration of pioneering and disruptive technologies. The guidance calls for stronger standards pre-research to improve scientific and practical feasibility and to shorten the cycle for converting scientific achievements into standards. It also backs formation of standardization technical organizations for future industries and advancement of key standards’ development and implementation.