ECB Governing Council member Moulin said June's rate hike was the right decision.

China’s 2026 box office has surpassed CNY17.5 billion, led by Feichi Rensheng 3, A Letter to Grandma and Biaoren. A Letter to Grandma has continued to gain both audience approval and ticket sales and has extended its run to July 31; it is also screening in multiple overseas markets. The summer slate, which began June 1, has grossed over CNY1.7 billion including presales.

Industry sources and a letter seen by Refinitiv show a customs platform outage in the DRC could cause producers to lose part of their 1H cobalt export quotas after a new regulatory directive requires reclaiming unused allocations. The technical failure may delay up to about 20,000 tonnes of cobalt — roughly $1.1 bln at current prices — from shipping on schedule. The DRC accounts for about 70% of global cobalt production.