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The UK's Rightmove average house asking price index fell 0.4% year-on-year in July, compared with a previous reading of -0.50%.

The UK's Rightmove average asking price index fell 1% month-on-month in July, compared to -0.60% previously.

TSMC (TSM.N) Chief Financial Officer: The construction of the Arizona factory faces physical constraints; it is working closely with the U.S. government.

New Zealand imported NZ$8.07 billion in June, the previous value was revised from NZ$8.08 billion to NZ$8.07 billion.

New Zealand's trade balance in June was NZ$23 million, the previous value was revised from NZ$800 million to NZ$577 million.

New Zealand's exports in June totaled NZ$8.09 billion, revised from NZ$8.88 billion to NZ$8.65 billion in the previous month.

New Zealand's trade balance for June 12 months was -3.75 billion New Zealand dollars, the previous value was revised to -3.61 billion New Zealand dollars from -3.367 billion New Zealand dollars.

U.S. 10-year Treasury bond futures fell 6 points, and U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures fell 10 points.

In the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup final, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the championship. Trump previously said that he was optimistic about the Argentine team in the final.

U.S. stock index futures opened essentially flat on Monday.

U.S. Central Command: As of July 19, U.S. Central Command has guided six commercial ships to change course and disabled one merchant ship from navigation to ensure that relevant parties fully comply with the blockade regulations.

According to "Israel Today" citing officials, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United States next week to attend the funeral of U.S. Senator Graham is at risk of being canceled due to regional security tensions. Israel is concerned that Iran may expand its targets to senior Israeli officials other than Netanyahu, saying that "the number of people who are threatened is very large."

U.S. Central Command: A U.S. service member stationed in northern Iraq died on July 18 while on a combat mission. He was conducting a controlled detonation of an unexploded ordnance left behind by a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. Another U.S. service member was wounded in the incident.

According to the Syrian National News Agency: Syria has become a regional hub for Iraqi fuel oil exports, and more than a quarter of the Middle East’s fuel oil exports are being shipped through Syria’s Mediterranean ports. At the same time, the United States is supporting the development of alternative shipping routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Fox News: The White House confirmed that Trump will present the championship trophy to the winner of today’s World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.

According to Saudi media outlet Alhadath, Aqaba Airport in Jordan is currently operating normally, with flight takeoffs and landings and airport operations remaining on schedule. (The US Embassy in Jordan stated on the 19th that Jordan evacuated the international airport and port area of the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba based on "specific and credible security threats." This claim was subsequently denied by Jordanian officials.)

National Hurricane Center: A tropical depression is currently lingering off the west coast of Florida, United States.

[Israeli media: Israeli officials said there are three circumstances under which Israel may intervene in operations against Iraq] According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel currently assesses that as long as the United States does not significantly escalate military operations against Tehran, Iran will temporarily avoid launching attacks on Israel. Regarding whether Israel will join the military strike against Iran, two Israeli officials told the newspaper that Israel may intervene in the following three situations: 1. Iran launches attack on Israel; 2. Israeli intelligence discovered that Iran was preparing to launch missiles or drones towards Israel; 3. U.S. President Trump officially asked Israel to participate in the military operation.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: Iran said that a cruise missile launched by the United States a few hours ago was successfully intercepted and hit by an air defense system in western Iran, and the missile was destroyed.

According to Saudi media outlet Alhadath, citing Lebanese official sources, Lebanese President Aoun and US Secretary of State Rubio have reached an agreement on Israel’s full withdrawal from southern Lebanon.