CBS reported Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are in contact with Qatar to bolster diplomatic efforts.

Fed chair KEVIN WARSH has convened five independent external working groups to conduct a comprehensive review of the Fed’s monetary policy operating framework. Mandate areas include balance-sheet management, policy tools, the macroeconomic effects of artificial intelligence, and data and analytics. Each group will operate independently, conduct evidence-based research and deliver rigorous analyses to the FOMC. The review will assess policy tools, analytical methods and whether the policy framework can be improved. Appointments include Raj Chetty to lead the data group, tech investor Marc Andreessen to lead the productivity and employment group, and former White House CEA chair Greg Mankiw as co-leader of the inflation group. Warsh said the U.S. economy has undergone generational change and faster transformation, and the Fed must ensure it is optimally positioned to achieve price stability and maximum employment.

China's National Energy Administration issued the Energy Sector Energy-saving and Carbon Reduction Action Plan (2026–2028), directing integrated planning of transport and energy infrastructure and expanded use of corridor and hub space (railways, highways, stations) for wind and photovoltaic development. The plan calls for accelerated, large-scale deployment of new-energy heavy trucks and scaled fuel substitution in offshore and inland shipping to LNG, green hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and biodiesel. It mandates port shore-power retrofits and use, and replacement of airport aircraft auxiliary power systems. The plan prioritizes urban public charging networks centered on fast charging (slow charging supplementary; high-power charging an additive), strengthens construction of high-power chargers and charge-swap facilities along highways to serve electric heavy trucks, and requires high-power upgrades first for charging sites with >40% utilization during major holidays. It also directs further rollout of charging infrastructure in rural areas.