Colombia's finance minister said the country's 2027 budget growth will be below the inflation rate.

Wells Fargo economists say the US labor market has continued to stabilize after a trough in 2025. Initial jobless claims remain low and regional Fed employment PMIs show a slight pickup in June hiring, but other indicators have softened: job postings and ADP’s weekly hiring metric have fallen since spring and small‑business hiring plans slid to a cycle low in May. Overall, the data point to labor demand being broadly steady rather than reaccelerating.

Fed chair Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday he will begin publishing next week the names of some external experts appointed to special working groups tasked with studying issues facing the central bank. He said the roster will include academics and experts from outside the United States.