The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers said relevant Mainland authorities have not issued any formal policy documents or implementation rules regarding reports that Mainland China will levy a 20% personal income tax on gains from overseas life insurance policies. The federation said it is monitoring developments, will not speculate, and expects continued client demand for protection, wealth transfer and asset allocation; it added Hong Kong’s insurance market remains attractive due to flexible prod

综合阿拉比亚电视台和沙特媒体哈达斯报道，伊拉克安全部门消息人士称，由于担心安全局势升级，伊拉克各武装派别已重新部署到前线。

Goldman Sachs said US support for Japan’s yen intervention is unlikely to erode the dollar’s position as the world’s primary reserve currency. Japan is the largest foreign investor in the roughly $31 trillion US Treasury market. After last month’s coordinated US-Japan currency intervention, some market participants warned such measures—aimed at preventing sharp moves in the US bond market—could weaken confidence in dollar reserve assets. Goldman strategists, including Michael Cahill, said that argument rests on the assumption the US would try to block other countries from selling Treasuries in future, which they called "far‑fetched," and they do not expect the action to damage the dollar’s reserve status.