AMAZON LEO TO ACCELERATE SATELLITE PRODUCTION & LAUNCH CADENCE

Bank of America Corp., alongside Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., raised their 2026 inflation forecasts for China due to higher oil prices from the Iran conflict. The spike in energy costs has pushed back expectations for monetary easing, with BofA dropping its call for two 10-basis-point rate cuts and Citi now projecting a single 10-bp reduction in H2. Economists note the impact is concentrated in producer prices, with limited pass-through to consumer inflation, while China’s fiscal stimulus is expected to play a bigger role in supporting growth.

MOST ACTIVE CHINA COKING COAL CONTRACT RISES 10.59%% TO 1,285 YUAN/METRIC TON