The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian troops attacked a site of "foreign mercenaries" near the city of Zaporozhye, according to Russian news agencies.

Market news: Italy is demanding that Airbnb (ABNB.O) pay more than 500 million euros in unpaid taxes.

Electric car maker Fisker (FSR.N) released more details about the Fisker Ronin flagship electric car. The Super GT Convertible is available in limited quantities and is priced at $385,000. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2025.

According to TASS: Belarusian President Lukashenko ordered the Belarusian Prime Minister to hold a dialogue with Poland.

UK government bonds extended losses, with the 10-year UK government bond yield up 10 basis points to 4.46%.

According to RIA Novosti: All systems of the lunar lander spacecraft are working normally, the Russian space agency said.

Turkish Vice President Yilmaz: Turkey needs to increase housing supply and reduce construction costs.

Central Bank of Russia: May raise key interest rate to 12.5-13.5% under risk scenario.

Dutch News Agency: The Dutch Labor Party and the Greens have nominated EU climate commissioner Frans Timmermans as their joint leader candidate for November elections, sources in the Dutch Green Party said.

African Union: Supports ECOWAS decision on Niger.

The contract sales of Shimao Group (00813.HK) in July was RMB 3.05 billion, and the cumulative contract sales from January to July were RMB 31.12 billion.

WTI crude oil hit $82/barrel down, down 0.55% on the day.

European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane: Once the current inflation shock is over, interest rates are expected to stabilize at low levels.

Market news: Latvian leaders will form a new government after talks broke down.

Hong Kong SAR Government: Locally, as the economy continued to recover, private consumption expenditure further increased significantly in the second quarter, rising by 8.2% year-on-year in real terms. Amid tightening financial conditions, overall investment spending turned to a slight decline of 0.9%.

Hong Kong SAR Government: Driven by inbound tourism and private consumption, the Hong Kong economy will continue to recover in the second quarter of 2023, although the momentum of the recovery has moderated from the strong rebound in the previous quarter. Real GDP grew by 1.5% year-on-year, compared with 2.9% growth in the previous quarter. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, real GDP fell by 1.3%.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian drone tried to attack targets in Moscow, the drone was jammed and crashed.

The mayor of Moscow, Russia: Russian troops shot down a drone over Moscow.

According to TASS: Moscow Vnukovo Airport has resumed normal operations.