Montero, head of monetary policy at Peru's central bank, said El Nifio's impact on Peru is expected to persist through 1H 2027.

The Ministry of Finance said in its 1H 2026 fiscal report it has begun orderly 2026 sovereign bond issuance and will calibrate external‑debt currency and tenor mix, issuance locations and innovative products. It has issued 572 billion yuan of ultra‑long special sovereign bonds in 1H, completing 44% of the year’s issuance plan. In May it sold 60 billion yuan of green sovereign bonds in Hong Kong via bookbuild; the yield was a record low for RMB sovereign bookbuilds, subscription was 10.4x and the order book set an offshore RMB record, with sovereign investor allocations and share at new highs. In June it issued €5bn in Luxembourg, marking the largest APAC euro bond and the lowest issuance spread on record. Regular Hong Kong RMB government bond issuance reached 50.5 billion yuan in H1.

Ukraine President Zelenskiy slammed US President Trump’s decision to unilaterally lift relevant sanctions to allow Russian diesel exports, calling the move "unfair" and "dishonest" and saying it looked like "a birthday present for Putin," Axios reported. Trump announced the diesel supply agreement after a call with Putin, a step that surprised Ukraine and several European governments. The report said US Middle East envoys Witkoff and Kushner were in Miami meeting Ukrainian and European representatives to discuss a possible plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.