China's National Bureau of Statistics said nationwide consumer prices (CPI) rose 0.5% YoY in July 2026 and fell 0.1% MoM.

CENTCOM said as of Aug. 8 it had intercepted and forced 53 commercial vessels to alter course, with 2 disabled and 2 boarded for inspection. U.S. forces allowed nearly 35 vessels to pass a blockade line for humanitarian relief.

Turkey is restricting commercial vessels from entering the Black Sea, sources said, citing a rise in attacks on ships by Russian and Ukrainian forces. The Turkish Coast Guard has told multiple vessels bound for Russia’s Novorossiysk, a major oil and grain export hub, that it will not issue transit permits for such voyages and that Dardanelles transit applications will face extended review. Sources said some ships were told the restriction also applies to voyages to Ukraine. Turkish authorities did not comment. The move could add new complexity to global trade and oil flows already disrupted by the Iran war and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.