State media reported on the 7th that President Pezeshkian left Tehran for Najaf, Iraq, to attend the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Khamenei on the 8th and will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi.

Japan's 30-year government bond auction drew its strongest demand since 2019, with a bid-cover ratio of 4.55, versus 2.94 at the prior auction and a 12-month average of 3.41. Auction results lifted JGBs: 10‑year JGB futures rose and 30‑year bond prices climbed, sending the 30‑year yield down about 5bps to 4.025%. The strength came despite market concerns about fiscal policy and inflation, as high yields attracted buyers. SMBC Nikko Securities senior rates strategist Miki Den said: "Yields are at historically high levels; this morning's further rise boosted demand. The ultra-long end's steepening may pause temporarily, or mark a turn toward curve flattening."

The IOC said on July 7 the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps will host about 3,046 athletes — 1,525 women and 1,521 men. The Games will include 126 events: 56 women's, 55 men's and 15 mixed. Alpine freeride and nine-person synchronized figure skating (synchro9) will debut. The IOC executive board confirmed retention of snowboard parallel giant slalom and non-retention of Nordic combined. The Games are scheduled Feb. 1-17, 2030, the fourth Winter Olympics held in France after Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968 and Albertville 1992.