US continuing jobless claims for the week ending June 6 were 1.81 mln, versus 1.795 mln expected; the prior week was revised to 1.786 mln from 1.795 mln.

MIIT and six other ministries issued an action plan directing Chinese platform enterprises to deploy patient capital into hard-tech, prioritizing early-stage, small-scale and long-term investments. The plan backs qualified regions to build SME incubators and establish a tiered cultivation system for high-quality platform-economy firms, aiming to nurture tech- and innovation-oriented SMEs, specialized 'little giant' manufacturers, manufacturing single-champion firms and high-tech enterprises. It calls for improved monitoring and services for gazelle and unicorn firms and accelerated cultivation of AI one-person companies (AIOPC). Platform firms are urged to channel funds via diversified venture capital, equity and M&A vehicles to invest early, small and long-term in hard technologies to enable market-driven restructuring of technology, industrial and supply chains.

【2026年6月18日銀行間外匯市場人民幣匯率中間價】 美元/人民幣報6.8130，上調（人民幣貶值）34點； 歐元/人民幣報7.8174，下調602點； 港元/人民幣報0.86948，上調0.3點； 英鎊/人民幣報9.0392，下調707點； 澳元/人民幣報4.7702，下調242點； 加元/人民幣報4.8168，下調282點； 100日元/人民幣報4.2336，下調10點； 人民幣/俄羅斯盧布報10.7647，上調342點； 新西蘭元/人民幣報3.9259，下調298點； 人民幣/林吉特報0.59962，上調6.8點； 瑞士法郎/人民幣報8.5038，下調578點； 新加坡元/人民幣報5.2764，下調161點。