Sources and related notices say the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has abandoned plans to relocate into offices of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

On June 8 air-raid sirens sounded across northern cities including Haifa and in the Tel Aviv area. The Israel Defense Forces said Iran earlier fired missiles toward Israel and that the military is at heightened defensive and offensive readiness, with the nationwide air-defence system fully activated. The IDF said its chief of staff is assessing the situation and approving follow-up action plans. It accused Iran of launching missiles in direct response to recent IDF operations in Dahiya, south Beirut, said it struck Dahiya after Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, and warned it will continue operations across Lebanon and intensify strikes on Hezbollah.

Oxford Economics head of Japan research Shigeto Nagai said the Bank of Japan is more likely to raise its policy rate from 0.75% to 1.00% in June rather than July, citing rising global inflation concerns and market pricing of further Fed hikes over the next year. He warned a delayed hike would disappoint markets and could trigger further yen weakness, but flagged uncertainty from the Middle East conflict — and Japan's sensitivity to trade shocks — as a reason for caution.