Statistics South Africa: South African platinum-group metals output fell 8.4% YoY in June.

UK Q2 GDP rose 0.4% q/q, matching forecasts and down from 0.6% in Q1; on the year growth was 1.2% y/y versus a 1.1% forecast. June GDP rose 0.3% m/m, beating a flat consensus. Sector detail shows services resilient (June services +0.4% m/m) and business investment stronger than expected (Q2 business investment +1.7% vs -0.5% forecast), while manufacturing and industrial output dragged (June manufacturing -0.5% m/m; industrial -0.2% m/m). The pattern points to services-led resilience and firmer corporate investment rather than broad-based acceleration.

Turkey's central bank governor said the bank has decided to maintain its current policy stance because uncertainty persists, and that the worst phase of the war's impact has passed.