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According to a Reuters poll, 52 out of 74 economists expect the European Central Bank to raise interest rates again in 2026.

According to a Reuters poll, all 74 economists surveyed said the European Central Bank would keep its deposit rate unchanged at 2.25% on July 23.

July 16th - Tencent SkillHub officially launched SkillPay, an agent-based paid skills commercialization platform, on July 16th, connecting skill distribution, agent invocation, and skill payment.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Despite continued US aggression, Iran will continue to resist US intervention in the region while maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Market sources indicate that Moldova does indeed plan to raise natural gas prices, a move that has prompted the opposition to prepare for protests.

July 16 - On the evening of July 16, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet at the Shanghai World Reception Hall to welcome international dignitaries who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-level Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence.

Iranian Army spokesman: If the US president continues to pursue his risky and malicious policies that violate unilateral agreements, Iran will take countermeasures that will catch him off guard.

Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang: I hope to meet with the Japanese Prime Minister tomorrow.

Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang: We are at the beginning of a cycle.

Bernstein raised its price target for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) from $251 to $261.

July 16 - On July 16, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia told reporters that China-Indonesia cooperation has maintained a good momentum. The Indonesian government has repeatedly stated publicly that it welcomes and supports Chinese companies to continue investing and doing business in Indonesia, further deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

Citigroup raised its price target for Goldman Sachs (GS.N) from $1,100 to $1,200.

On July 16, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Hun Manet was in China to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and pay a working visit. Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to work with Cambodia to deepen and solidify cooperation under the "Diamond Hexagonal" framework, the "Industrial Development Corridor," and the "Fish and Rice Corridor," to ensure the construction of major infrastructure projects, and to continuously expand bilateral trade. China supports more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Cambodia, deepen cooperation in emerging fields such as new energy, artificial intelligence, digital economy, and advanced manufacturing, and jointly cultivate and strengthen new drivers of development. Both sides should strengthen cooperation in education, culture, media, and other people-to-people exchanges to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, while working together to eradicate the breeding ground for online gambling and telecommunications fraud, and better protect the safety of the people of both countries. Since the beginning of this year, the international situation has been turbulent, causing a significant impact on the world economy. China and Cambodia should strengthen coordination on major issues, safeguard their common interests, and jointly uphold the multilateral trading system and international fairness and justice.

On July 16, President Xi Jinping met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Shanghai Xijiao Hotel. Tokayev was in China to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence. Xi Jinping emphasized that firmly advancing comprehensive cooperation between China and Kazakhstan is in the fundamental interests of both countries and their people. Both sides should promote innovative development in trade, optimize the trade structure, and cultivate new forms of cross-border e-commerce and service trade; expand cooperation in energy and mineral resources, and accelerate the implementation of key projects; promote connectivity, increase direct flights, and improve the facilitation of international road transport; cultivate new productive forces, with China willing to share its digital economy and artificial intelligence technologies to help Kazakhstan achieve digital transformation; and successfully hold the "China-Kazakhstan Year of Cultural Exchanges," strengthening cooperation in education, science and technology, medical care, health, sports, media, and other fields to solidify the foundation for lasting friendship.

On July 16th, it was reported that Alibaba is integrating its Agent product line: based on QoderWork, it will integrate the capabilities of Wukong and MuleRun, upgrading them into a more powerful AI product for enterprise productivity scenarios. The new product is being overseen by Chen Yusen. Alibaba responded that existing QoderWork, Wukong, and MuleRun products and services will be seamlessly upgraded in the future, and all user rights will not be affected.

According to the Financial Times, Chinese AI startup Dark Side of the Moon plans to release Kimi K3 in the coming days. The model, with parameters ranging from 2 to 3 trillion, will be China's largest AI model to date.

July 16th - Subsidies in the housing market are increasingly being rolled out across the country. According to incomplete statistics, since the beginning of this year, over 20 provinces and cities nationwide, including Guangdong, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Chengmai County in Hainan, Lhasa in Tibet, Huai'an in Jiangsu, Jinjiang in Fujian, and Urumqi in Xinjiang, have introduced housing subsidy policies. The biggest change in these policies is the shift from a universally applicable approach to targeted subsidies to more specific groups. Housing subsidies are becoming increasingly refined and differentiated within the housing market regulation toolbox. The biggest beneficiaries of these targeted subsidies remain high-level talent. For example, Huangpu District in Guangzhou has introduced a talent housing subsidy policy, offering subsidies of 100,000 yuan, 150,000 yuan, 250,000 yuan, and 300,000 yuan respectively to eligible undergraduates (or senior technicians), master's degree holders (or associate senior professional titles, special-grade technicians), doctoral degree holders (or senior professional titles, chief technicians), and postdoctoral fellows who have worked in the district within one year of completing their postdoctoral research.

New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the Fiordland region.

Kremlin: The difficulties facing the Russian economy are not critical, and macroeconomic stability is guaranteed.

Kremlin: We are monitoring the changes in the Ukrainian government; the choice of defense minister will not have any impact.