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According to Shanghai Futures Exchange data released on August 17, fuel oil warehouse inventory declined by 15,000 tonnes to 20,420 tonnes compared to the previous trading day. Other energy and chemical futures inventory positions, including crude oil, bitumen, pulp, and coated paper, remained unchanged.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, industrial power generation in July reached 943.9 billion kilowatt-hours, declining 0.1% year-over-year, with daily average output at 30.45 billion kilowatt-hours. For the first seven months of 2026, cumulative industrial power generation stood at 569.85 billion kilowatt-hours, up 3.0% compared to the same period last year.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's total retail sales of consumer goods reached 287.744 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, up 1.2% year-on-year. Excluding automobiles, retail sales totaled 265.142 trillion yuan, growing 2.7%.

China's crude steel production declined 3.6% year-over-year to 76.93 million tons in July, while steel product output fell 4.1% to 116.46 million tons, according to production data.

According to the Financial Services Commission, detailed implementation guidelines for South Korea's token securities system, initially targeted for July release, have been delayed ahead of a February 2027 launch. The rules will cover eligible underlying assets, disclosure standards, and trading limits for fractional investment products. Issuance of fractional investment products—covering real estate, music copyrights, and art—fell sharply: 14 new issues through mid-August 2026 versus 60 in 2024

According to iM Securities analyst Park Sang-hyun, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves have recently fallen to their lowest level since January 1983, driven by prolonged Iran-related tensions. The reserves stood at 298.7 million barrels, representing a decline of over 100 million barrels compared to late February when military conflict between the U.S. and Iran appeared imminent. Park noted that approximately 130 million barrels remain unusable due to aging infrastructure, while commercial crude o

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's fixed asset investment (excluding farmers) totaled 260,328 billion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, falling 6.7% year-on-year. Among sectors, intellectual property product investment rose 9.1% during the same period.

According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Jordan's King Abdullah II will conduct a state visit to China from August 18 to 24, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold traded at 952.98 yuan/gram at midday on Monday, August 17, 2026. The price was 1.04 yuan per gram lower than the international gold price of 954.02 yuan/gram.

According to Jin10, the People's Bank of China on August 17 designated eight banks—Ping An Bank, Hengfeng Bank, Bohai Bank, Shanghai Bank, Hangzhou Bank, Huishang Bank, Changsha Bank, and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank—as digital yuan business operators. The new institutions will join the PBOC's digital yuan system after completing technical preparations. The total number of digital yuan operators has expanded to 30.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, newly built residential prices in first-tier cities remained flat month-on-month in July, shifting from a 0.1% increase in June. Among them, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen rose 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.2% respectively, while Beijing fell 0.3%. Second-tier cities saw prices decline 0.1% month-on-month, and third-tier cities dropped 0.3%, unchanged from June's pace.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the economy showed stable growth for the first seven months of 2026, but faces growing pressures. The key challenge is a supply-demand imbalance: strong supply paired with weak demand. In response, policymakers plan to intensify counter-cyclical adjustments and boost domestic consumption while improving supply-side efficiency.

According to the Dutch National Cyber Security Center (NCSC-NL) on August 17, attackers are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-65400) in macOS screen sharing to target Mac devices exposed to the internet. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and allows attackers to bypass authentication without valid credentials and gain root access. Multiple active exploitation cases have been confirmed, with attackers successfully accessing port 5900 and deploying

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, first-tier cities' new home sales prices declined 1.1% year-on-year in July, with the decline narrowing by 0.2 percentage points compared to June. Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen fell 2.3%, 2.2%, and 2.9% respectively, while Shanghai rose 3.0%. Second-tier cities' new home prices declined 2.8% year-on-year, narrowing 0.3 percentage points month-over-month. Third-tier cities fell 4.2%, unchanged from June.

According to Guru Club, on June 4, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5688.574 points, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

European equities opened higher today (August 17). The Stoxx 50 index rose 0.3%, the UK FTSE 100 gained 0.3%, Germany's DAX increased 0.2%, and France's CAC 40 advanced 0.04%.

According to Wu Blockchain, open interest in perpetual futures linked to SanDisk shares reached approximately $1.73 billion across crypto trading venues, making SNDK the largest stock perpetual market. The figure is approximately 1.86 times the $928 million in open interest for SpaceX-linked SPCX perpetuals. Major crypto platforms including Binance, Coinbase International and Bybit have launched equity-linked perpetual contracts this year, extending 24/7 leveraged trading infrastructure to tradi

According to The Guardian, a key report backing Australia's proposed teen social media ban contains at least six erroneous academic citations, including links to non-existent papers and incorrect DOI references. The report, commissioned by the U.K.-based Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) at a cost of $3.48 million to test age verification technology, was analyzed by the outlet. ACCS initially denied using AI but later admitted using ChatGPT to rewrite portions of the text, claiming all citat

According to Reuters, Binance provided Russian investigators with transaction records that led to terrorism financing charges against IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy in October 2025. Belenkiy allegedly sent over $700 in cryptocurrency to Ukrainian military-linked groups, including the Azov Brigade, between January 2023 and March 2024, in response to appeals from exiled Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko. The exchange announced its Russia exit in September 2023, yet documents show it continued respondin

China's social consumer goods retail sales grew 0.6% year-over-year in July, down from 1% in June, according to official economic data released recently.