Market sources: ANTHROPIC has hired former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to oversee trust institutions.

The Fed's June minutes said the Middle East conflict has materially raised global overall inf, with retail energy and producer prices spiking across much of Europe and Asia. Some central banks, including the ECB, have raised policy rates in response. Most foreign central banks warned high inf could trigger second‑round effects and signalled they may raise rates or slow easing despite weak output growth.

Meichen Technology visited key suppliers to conduct technical exchanges on smart manufacturing, advanced process applications and quality control. Suppliers demonstrated 3D-printed sintered cooling channels in mold development to reduce injection-molding defects such as warpage and sink marks; the parties also discussed cavity-pressure monitoring for real-time pressure tracking to enable precise process control and quality alerts, measures intended to support product-quality stability and manufacturing process control.