Flash News Archive — 2026-w34

China's economy loses steam in July as retail sales, investment slump deepens. China's industrial output grew 4.5 percent year-on-year in July, missing forecasts of 5 percent and slowing from June's 5.3 percent pace, while retail sales rose just 0.6 percent, badly undershooting expectations of 1.5 percent growth. Fixed-asset investment fell 6.7 percent year-to-date, a steeper decline than expected, and the urban unemployment rate ticked up to 5.2 percent. The soft data adds to pressure on Beijing to roll out fresh stimulus in the second half of the year. (CNBC)

Beijing asset manager CPE buys Swiss outdoor brand Mammut outright. Chinese alternative asset manager CPE — an investor in Pop Mart and Laopu Gold — has agreed to acquire Mammut Sports Group, the 164-year-old Swiss mountaineering and climbing brand, from private equity firm Jacobs Capital in a deal reportedly valued at up to €500 million. Mammut entered mainland China in 2013 and now runs 61 stores there; CPE plans to lean on that footprint to push deeper into product innovation and distribution across China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The deal, still subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close within months. (WWD / China Daily)

Shanghai swaps in a second 2,000-year-old silk painting as blockbuster Han tomb show continues. “A House of Nobility,” the China Art Museum's exhibition on the Mawangdui tombs — billed as the most significant off-site showing of the artifacts in over 50 years — is rotating its centerpiece: the silk painting from Tomb No. 1, on view since July 3, has just come down and is replaced from August 18 by the painting from Tomb No. 3. The relay format lets Shanghai audiences see two of China's most fragile and celebrated Han-dynasty treasures without displaying both at once. The show also features the earliest known silk seat cushion, unveiled to the public for the first time. (China Daily)

Oil holds near $88 a barrel as Fed rate-hike bets fade on soft US data. Brent crude traded near $88.30 a barrel Monday, up sharply over the past month as the Iran conflict keeps a war premium in the market, while Asian shares held broadly steady to start the week. Soft US retail sales and weak consumer sentiment last week cooled expectations of a September Federal Reserve move, pulling two-year Treasury yields down to around 4.16 percent. Markets were also digesting China's July activity data, released Monday, which showed both industrial output and retail sales missing forecasts. (Trading Economics)

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swings past $2 billion worldwide in three weeks. Sony and Marvel's “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” starring Tom Holland, has crossed $2.022 billion at the global box office — $785 million domestically and $1.23 billion overseas — becoming only the eighth film ever to reach the milestone. It got there in roughly three weeks, the second-fastest run to $2 billion after “Avengers: Endgame,” and is now the highest-grossing Spider-Man film in franchise history. (Variety)

Painter Ben Quilty named first-ever ambassador for The Nature Conservancy Australia. The Sydney-born artist, known for impasto portraits and landscapes exploring war, colonialism and masculinity, will support the global environmental group's Australian arm through storytelling and public campaigns. Quilty, who has worked closely with Indigenous communities throughout his career, said the Australian landscape has been “both my subject and my teacher.” The appointment pairs one of Australia's most prominent painters with efforts to raise public awareness of conservation threats facing the country's deserts, rivers and coastlines. (ArtsHub)

中国7月经济数据全面走弱，消费投资双双降温国家统计局数据显示，中国7月规模以上工业增加值同比增长4.5%，低于5%的市场预期，较6月5.3%的增速进一步放缓；社会消费品零售总额同比仅增长0.6%，大幅不及1.5%的预期。1至7月固定资产投资同比下降6.7%，降幅超出市场预期，城镇调查失业率也升至5.2%。经济数据全面走弱，令市场对下半年出台更多稳增长政策的预期升温。——CNBC

中国源峰资本全资收购瑞士户外品牌猛犸象中国另类资产管理公司CPE源峰——泡泡玛特、老铺黄金等品牌的投资方——已与欧洲私募股权机构Jacobs Capital达成协议，将全资收购拥有164年历史的瑞士户外品牌猛犸象（Mammut），交易金额据报道最高达5亿欧元。猛犸象2013年进入中国内地市场，目前已开设61家门店，CPE计划借助这一渠道基础，在产品创新与分销网络上加码布局中国及亚太市场。该交易尚待监管审批，预计将于未来数月内完成交割。——WWD

上海马王堆特展换展，第二幅两千年帛画本周登场中华艺术宫“衣冠南渡”马王堆汉墓文物特展，被誉为半个多世纪以来马王堆文物规模最大的外借展览，其核心展品本周迎来轮换：自7月3日展出的一号墓帛画已经撤展，8月18日起将由三号墓帛画接续展出。这种“接力”展陈方式，让上海观众得以先后欣赏到两幅中国最珍贵也最脆弱的汉代帛画真迹，而无需同时展出。展览中还首次公开展出了现存最早的丝质坐垫实物。——中国日报

美国数据疲软令加息预期降温，油价维持在88美元附近受伊朗局势持续紧张推高“战争溢价”影响，周一布伦特原油报每桶约88.3美元，较上月大幅走高，亚洲股市周初则大体持稳。上周美国零售销售数据疲软、消费者信心走弱，令市场对美联储9月加息的预期降温，两年期美债收益率随之回落至约4.16%附近。同日公布的中国7月经济数据显示，工业产出与社会消费品零售总额均不及预期，也成为市场关注焦点。——Trading Economics

《蜘蛛侠：崭新的一天》三周内全球票房破20亿美元索尼与漫威出品、汤姆·霍兰德主演的《蜘蛛侠：崭新的一天》全球票房已突破20.22亿美元，其中北美票房7.85亿美元、海外票房12.3亿美元，成为影史第八部跨过20亿美元门槛的影片。该片仅用约三周时间即达成这一里程碑，是继《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》之后影史第二快突破20亿美元的电影，同时也刷新了“蜘蛛侠”系列自身的票房纪录。——《综艺》

画家本·奎尔蒂出任澳大利亚大自然保护协会首位大使这位出生于悉尼、以战争、殖民历史与男性气质为主题的厚涂肖像与风景画闻名的艺术家，将通过讲述故事与公众宣传活动，支持这家全球环保组织澳大利亚分支的工作。长期与原住民社区密切合作的奎尔蒂表示，澳大利亚的风景“既是我创作的主题，也是我的老师”。此次任命，将澳大利亚最具影响力的画家之一，与保护该国荒漠、河流及海岸线免受环境威胁的行动联系在了一起。——ArtsHub