On the 13th (local time), Israeli Defense Minister Katz said the IDF will continue to hold the Aritashir high ground in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah or any other force from returning and re-establishing positions. Katz said the position is part of what Israel describes as its 'security zone' in southern Lebanon and that Israeli forces will not withdraw or redeploy until Hezbollah is disarmed across Lebanon. He warned anyone approaching the position would be eliminated.

Tianfeng Securities research note maintains timing-based bearish views on gold and silver. Silver staged a mid-week rebound but plunged on Friday, aligning with the firm's timing signals; gold was relatively flat mid-week with only a weak bounce and models remain bearish. With the dollar and US Treasury yields firming on renewed overseas rate-hike expectations, Tianfeng says short-term adjustment pressure on precious metals is likely to persist.

YiQi Token (compute-token) loans' first tranche has been implemented in the Beijing Economic‑Technological Development Area, with credit lines totaling nearly 2 bln yuan. The city's first compute-token loan program targets tech startups and uses computing‑power data to inform credit underwriting, creating a new financing channel for early‑stage technology firms.