French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said this weekend’s riots exposed shortcomings in French security services’ ability to counter threats from far-left protesters. He said the services perform well against terrorists and organized crime but are not effective against far-left forces, in an interview with France 2.

Asian equities opened lower as concerns over AI financing outweighed support from retreating oil prices. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.2%, South Korea's KOSPI was down 0.8% and Taiwan's weighted index fell 1.5%. ANZ said the oil pullback may be temporary. The G7's accelerated release of crude and diesel reserves is seen as coming too late and largely priced in, limiting any upside.

PBOC Deputy Governor and SAFE head Zhu Hexin said at the 2026 Financial Street Forum opening that enterprises and banks are increasingly the conduit between domestic and international dual circulation. On flows, China’s balance of payments is gradually forming an autonomous balance: current-account surpluses are increasingly channelled into outbound investment and asset allocation by corporates and banks. On stocks, the share of foreign financial assets held by enterprises and banks rose from about 30% at end-2010 to nearly 70% at end-2025.