Spot gold fell below $4,510/oz, down 0.29% on the day.

MOFCOM e‑commerce department said Jan–Jul 2026 online retail sales of agricultural products and rural goods rose 12.8% and 5% YoY, per ministry big‑data monitoring. The ministry is promoting “e‑commerce + industrial-belt” models and directing platforms to connect with specialty industrial clusters; industry e‑commerce transaction value for industrial goods and chemicals increased 1.4% and 1.2% YoY. Online shopping and digital content supported faster growth in related services. On cross‑border import platforms, sales of Serbian wine, Bangladeshi coffee beans and New Zealand butter jumped 122.5%, 112.2% and 69.4% YoY, respectively.

Turkey's central bank said FX reserves were $75.17 billion as of Aug. 14, up from $71.02 billion a week earlier.