安联首席经济顾问埃尔埃利安发文称，如果英国《金融时报》关于“挪威主权财富基金拟削减美债持仓约800亿美元”的这篇报道得到证实，那么这将进一步说明，一批过去长期稳定购买美国国债的传统买家正在逐渐弱化其原有角色。这个名单包括因国内融资需求上升而发生变化的日本和海湾合作委员会（GCC）经济体等。

The World Bank, in a report titled Building Thailand's Future released at the 2026 Bangkok Business Summit, says Thailand could become a high‑income, innovation‑driven economy by 2037 if it accelerates productivity via technology adoption, innovation, skills upgrading, higher domestic value‑added, more competitive firms and efficient urban planning. The report estimates these reforms could support average annual per‑capita GDP growth of 5.4% to reach high‑income status by 2037 and urges policymakers to strengthen secondary cities as growth hubs and make Bangkok more efficient, green and innovation‑friendly.

German defense minister Pistorius will visit Washington this month to meet U.S. defense secretary Hegseth and attend the rollout for Germany’s F-35 procurement. The meeting reverses an earlier refusal by Hegseth to receive Pistorius and comes amid U.S.-German strains over Iran and the Ukraine war, a dynamic that heightens the visit’s geopolitical and defense-sector significance.