LME Clear said it will raise each member’s offshore RMB collateral cap by 50%, from RMB90mln to RMB135mln, and shorten deposit/withdrawal notice for offshore RMB from T-2 to T-1. The clearing house said offshore RMB interest (CDIR-0) will be maintained at least through end-2026. Related deposit/withdrawal rules and management fees take effect on June 22, 2026. LME Clear also said LME warrants held in Hong Kong warehouses may be pledged as margin collateral.

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said on the 15th that details of an Iran‑US ceasefire memorandum will be published shortly and that the signing method and related mechanisms will be decided within a day. He said unfreezing Iran's frozen assets and securing war reparations are the memorandum's two economic priorities and that the US has committed to implement them. Under the memorandum the US is required to lift all primary and secondary sanctions, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and IAEA‑related measures; nuclear and economic specifics will be finalised within 60 days of signing the final agreement. Baghaei said that with the memorandum's signing on the 19th, all sales restrictions on Iranian crude, oil products and petrochemicals would be lifted immediately.

NVIDIA plans to raise at least $20 billion by issuing investment-grade bonds.