Japan July industrial production YoY preliminary 4.1% vs. consensus 3.4%; prior 4.9%.

Fusai Technology said at an earnings briefing that a strong overseas auto-parts market is creating export opportunities; exports of interior components accounted for over 40% of its interior business in H1 2026. The company expects momentum to remain strong in H2 2026, citing ongoing scale benefits at its Wuhan, Mexico and Fusai Hongren plants.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on the 30th that Russia remains open to talks with Ukraine in Turkey but said the prerequisites to resume negotiations do not currently exist. He added that a three-way summit among Russia, the US and Ukraine would be solely to finalise an agreement, and warned such an accord would not be a "simple deal" but a complex process involving many detailed elements.