EIA: U.S. Midwest refinery utilization jumped to its highest level since December 2023.

Speaking at the Lujiazui Forum on June 17, Shanghai Stock Exchange chair Qiu Yong said the exchange will carry out precise, efficient risk prevention and control, strengthen risk monitoring and early-warning, press for timely implementation of countercyclical adjustment mechanisms, and make every effort to stabilise the market and enhance risk-response capacity.

China's mission to the EU said it is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the EU's decision to add Chinese firms to a new round of Russia sanctions and has lodged a stern protest. It accused the EU of ignoring prior Chinese objections, said the measures lack UN Security Council authorization and an international-law basis, and warned it will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights of Chinese companies; China reiterated its stated support for a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.