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Regarding the latest US tariffs, the British government stated that the United States has recognized the measures taken by the UK on the issue of forced labor.

Regarding the latest U.S. tariffs, the British government stated that the announcement did not have a negative change in the tariff rates faced by British companies.

According to the German magazine Der Spiegel: German Chancellor Merz will deliver a statement in Berlin at 9:00 AM.

Russian Ministry of Defense: The Russian military attacked a ship carrying military cargo in the Ukrainian port of Nikolayev.

Royal Bank of Canada: Raised its target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.N) to $580 from $490.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield rose 10 basis points to 4.010%.

According to business technology news website ZDNet: SK Hynix is ​​accelerating the development of 3D stacked DRAM, which is considered the next generation DRAM for terminal AI. The company recently began recruiting talent to work with a U.S. client to co-design the technology.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 69.60 points, or 0.79%, on July 24 (Friday), at 8769.40 points.

Analyst Soumaya Keynes stated that while most countries in the world may have long been weary of the US tariff war, the Trump administration remains highly motivated, having announced tariffs of 10%-12.5% on 60 economies. Have these actions truly been effective? Judging from some readily apparent indicators, the results are not significant. Firstly, there is the attitude of the American public; approximately 60% of Americans lack confidence in Trump's trade policy decisions. Despite some considerable investment announcements following the imposition of tariffs, the US manufacturing sector has not shown signs of prosperity. The goods trade deficit has narrowed recently, but this is merely due to importers rushing to ship goods before the tariffs took effect last year, causing a significant expansion of the deficit. Other indicators show mixed results. Critics argue that because the current administration has not attempted to negotiate tariffs back to zero, Trump is effectively harming other countries by "slapping Americans in the face." For example, a study published in February of this year suggests that, in fact, exporters to the US have already suffered considerable losses. The tariffs imposed during Trump's first term, logically speaking, should have reduced trade volume and increased costs, which, all else being equal, should have driven up prices. However, prices did not rise, meaning exporters bore approximately 60% of the tariff burden. This doesn't necessarily mean the US won; it simply means foreigners lost. Another study on last year's tariffs confirmed that prices did not change after the tariffs took effect when US importers continued to purchase the same goods from the same suppliers. But when US importers switched suppliers, for every 8 percentage point increase in tariffs, the import price before the tariffs took effect decreased by approximately 5%. This also doesn't count as a victory for the US. About half of the price decreases were due to buyers switching to lower-quality goods. The last indicator that might displease pressured US importers is Trump's "deterrence." In this regard, Trump's performance has been increasingly poor. Even before the Supreme Court ruled his "Liberation Day" tariffs illegal, he frequently made statements on social media that he never fulfilled. The Supreme Court's ruling, which challenges the president's legal authority, means he is increasingly resembling an old man waving his fist at a dark cloud—impressive but unable to cause any real harm.

The UK's June seasonally adjusted core retail sales annual rate was 5.4%, expected to be 3.20%. The previous value was revised to 4.9% from 4.60%.

The UK's seasonally adjusted annual retail sales rate in June was 4.2%, which was expected to be 2.3%. The previous value was revised from 3.20% to 3.5%.

The UK's seasonally adjusted monthly core retail sales rate in June was 1.1%, expected to be -0.4%, and the previous value was 1.20%.

The UK’s June seasonally adjusted monthly retail sales rate was 1%, expected to be -0.30%, and the previous value was 1.20%.

Germany's Gfk consumer confidence index in August was -29.6, expected -28.5, and the previous value was revised from -29.2 to -29.3.

Volkswagen's second-quarter operating profit margin was 4.2% (market estimate of 4.79%); operating profit was 3.47 billion euros (market estimate was 4.07 billion euros); revenue was 82.44 billion euros (market estimate was 81.72 billion euros).

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: Growth prospects are poor, but recession is still far away.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: There is currently no risk of recession.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: The duration of the conflict in the Middle East is obviously crucial to monetary policy.

EU: (Regarding Trump's tariffs) It believes that this result is consistent with the tariff commitments agreed by the United States under the EU-US Joint Statement.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: If the inflation outlook worsens and inflation expectations also deteriorate, action will be necessary.