Switzerland has implemented additional EU sanctions on Belarus.

Capital Economics warns that if the Middle East conflict continues and supply is not restored by end-2026, oil could trade above $100 per barrel for much of next year. Senior economist Hamad Hussain said Houthi advances in Yemen and stalled diplomacy increase the risk of a more severe, protracted conflict than previously assumed.

PBOC Deputy Governor Lu Lei said at the China‑ASEAN Financial Cooperation and Development Forum today that next‑generation AI—notably large models and autonomous agents—is both a major enabler of financial services and a source of new risks, including algorithmic black boxes and model hallucinations. He warned AI’s ability to infer human behavior coupled with humans’ limited visibility into AI decision processes creates an “asymmetric understanding” that could pose deep challenges for the financial sector and underlines the need for stronger security governance. Lu said the PBOC is willing to deepen cooperation with ASEAN to jointly assess AI‑driven financial risks, share practices on model lifecycle management and algorithmic risk controls, and build security frameworks compatible with digital and intelligent financial development.