Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity said multiple transmission lines are out of service, causing power outages in parts of the country.

US May trade balance: -$77.6 bln vs -$78.5 bln expected; April revised from -$55.9 bln to -$54.6 bln.

UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2026 says 2025 global FDI rose 6% to $1.6 trillion, ending a two-year decline but the recovery is narrow, fragile and uneven. In 2025 FDI into developed economies increased 11%, while developing economies saw a 2% rise. The top 20 FDI recipient economies captured more than 80% of flows, highlighting rising concentration, especially in technology, energy and industries shaped by industrial policy. Strategic sectors — AI infrastructure, semiconductors, critical minerals and energy-transition technologies and services — accounted for 44% of global greenfield investment in 2025 versus 16% in 2020.