On Aug 25, 2026 the PBOC will conduct a 500 billion yuan, 1-year MLF via a fixed-quantity, interest-rate tender with multiple-price allotment.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz on the 23rd warned Hamas that if it does not immediately stop flying kites from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the Israeli military will intensify strikes on those responsible and evacuate residents in affected areas adjacent to Gaza. Israeli media reported at least four kites landed this weekend in kibbutzim near the Gaza border in southern Israel. The IDF said no suspicious items were found on the kites and they did not pose a public danger, but noted the incidents mirror earlier years’ incendiary kites and balloons that carried ignition devices and sparked fires in southern Israel.

MOFCOM spokesperson will brief markets on recent key commerce work and take reporters' questions.