Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed two Hamas commanders in Gaza over the weekend.

The IEA said shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz halted Middle East LNG flows, pushing Japan's average wholesale spot power price in Q2 to about $90 per MWh, roughly 30% above the same period last year, Kyodo reported. The IEA warned that heat-driven demand growth and a prolonged blockade could keep prices elevated and projects Japan's average wholesale power price in H2 2026 at $105 per MWh, about 40% higher YoY.

The PBOC held its H2 2026 work meeting, instructing a steady deepening of financial reform and opening-up. It said it will actively but prudently expand central-bank currency swap lines and local‑currency settlement cooperation; support and ease foreign institutions’ participation in panda bond issuance; coordinate offshore RMB market development, support Shanghai in boosting cross‑border and offshore financial services and consolidate Hong Kong’s offshore RMB hub role; deepen facilitation of cross‑border trade and investment financing; advance the Cross‑Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) and international cooperation on cross‑border payments; and enhance cross‑border infrastructure for the digital RMB.