BEIJING (Reuters) -China's manufacturing activity fell for a fourth straight month in July while the services and construction sectors teetered on the brink of contraction, official surveys showed on Monday, threatening growth prospects for the third quarter.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's state miner, Codelco, on Friday cut its copper output forecast for 2023 and said it expects more halts in production during the second half of the year, following months of declines.

China's manufacturing activity fell for a fourth straight month in July, albeit at a slower pace, an official factory survey showed on Monday, reinforcing the need for further policy support to boost domestic demand.

Diminishing inflation pushed consumer sentiment to the highest in nearly two years, a closely watched survey showed on Friday.

Vice President Kamala Harris has shown a punchy side during a tour of nearly a dozen U.S. states in recent weeks, attacking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for backing "revisionist history" about slavery, telling Iowa healthcare workers to rebel against the state's new restrictive abortion laws and rallying Latinos in Chicago to fight "extremist" Republicans.

MADRID (Reuters) -BBVA's second-quarter net profit rose 24% against the same period last year on higher lending income in Mexico, its main market, and Spain, a trend the lender expects to continue this year, offsetting some weakness in Turkey.