U.S. President Trump said he did not know of any protests.

CITIGROUP expects the Fed to hike in September and to begin cutting rates before mid-2027.

Skyworth Digital said at its results briefing that the smart-terminal segment was the main driver of 1H growth, delivering 4.4 bln yuan in revenue, up 52.45% YoY, with unit sales, revenue scale and gross margin all improving. The company cited three supports: intensified telco centralized procurement rollouts—Lingxi smart-screen shipments exceeded 300,000 units; product-mix optimisation after exiting some low-margin traditional procurement orders to focus on higher-value products; and successful overseas expansion, with the Nex Playground motion-sensing game box selling well in North America. With continued delivery of operator procurement projects in H2, the start of the overseas peak season and vehicle-display projects entering mass production, Skyworth Digital maintains a positive full-year earnings outlook.