Jinshi Compilation: 19 investment bank institutions expect the US July retail sales monthly rate (previous value: +0.0%) to be announced at 20:30 tonight.

Kaiyuan Macro: +0.0%; Deutsche Bank: +0.1%; Goldman Sachs: +0.1%; Pantheon Macro: +0.2%; Swiss Bank: +0.3%; Fuguo Bank: +0.3%; Moody's Research: +0.3%; Lais Bank: +0.3%; Dutch Bank: +0.4%; Faber Bank: +0.4%; Hang Seng Bank: +0.4%; Morgan Stanley: +0.4%; ING International: +0.4%; Standard Chartered Bank: +0.4%; French Bank: +0.5%; Resona Securities: +0.5%; Nomura Securities: +0.7%; Oxford Research: +0.8%; Barclays: +0.8%; [Reuters survey: +0.3%]