Brazil's central bank expects 2026 GDP growth of 2.0%, up from a prior forecast of 1.6%.

China State Planner and the National Energy Administration issued a new energy system plan to build a flexible power‑load ecosystem and increase user‑side demand response via new load management systems. The plan calls for full use of electric‑vehicle storage and integrated vehicle‑pile‑station‑grid interaction, promoting smart, orderly charging and targeting roughly 50 GW of aggregated adjustable vehicle‑grid charging capacity by 2030. It also mandates accelerated scale‑up of virtual power plants, aiming for VPP regulation capacity to exceed 50 GW by 2030.

Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya cited Lebanese military sources saying they deny that Israel has withdrawn forces from southern Lebanon.