Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation remains far above the 2% target.

Brazilian President Lula said Trump talks too much and listens too little.

China’s PBOC deputy governor and SAFE head Zhu Hexin told the Lujiazui Forum on June 17, 2026 that continued capital-account opening has supported two-way cross-border flows and structural optimization. By end-2025, Chinese resident entities’ outward assets exceeded $8 trillion, foreign direct investment stock reached $4 trillion, and foreign-held market value of onshore equities and bonds topped $1 trillion.