New York Fed: In May, the ratio of optimistic to pessimistic financial outlooks fell to its lowest level since October 2022.

Japan's Nikkei 225 briefly hit 65,000, up 1.57% intraday.

At a June 9 forum in Shanghai, Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao outlined measures to expand RMB international use. The bank will push deeper scenario integration to support cross-border e-commerce, promote full‑chain RMB pricing and settlement for bulk commodities and shipping, and broaden payment services for foreign residents in China. It will back financing and market access connectivity by supporting expansion of Bond Connect, Swap Connect and Cross‑border Wealth Management Connect to help overseas institutions access China opportunities. The bank also pledged to integrate advanced technology into cross‑border payments, accelerate cross‑border RMB infrastructure interconnection, fully support the Shanghai digital RMB international operation center, deepen cooperation with foreign central banks, financial institutions and international organisations, and continue to provide stable RMB liquidity to promote RMB use abroad.