U.S. net international capital inflows were $83.7 bln in July; prior figure revised from $133.5 bln to $135.5 bln.

Former Fed vice chair CLARIDA said core PCE at 3.4% is slightly high and may fall below that level.

CATL Chief Manufacturing Officer Ni Jun said the company's next-generation production line may begin phased commissioning next year. He said CATL currently runs an eighth-generation PSL with proprietary equipment, featuring nearly 7,000 quality-control points across a roughly 1 km production line and AI-driven adaptive, iterative closed-loop control to offset environmental and material variability.