U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the deficit-to-GDP ratio could fall below 4% by the end of Trump’s term.

Under guidance from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology Innovation, Keda Guodun Quantum Technology Co. completed engineering development of the domestically produced single‑core, high‑cold‑capacity dilution refrigerator ez‑QF1500; the first unit rolled off on June 24, laying groundwork for China's subsequent development of thousand‑qubit, error‑corrected superconducting quantum computers.

Spot silver fell below $61/oz, down 0.87% on the day.