Japan's finance minister Katayama said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is determined to boost the economy and competitiveness, and that stance will raise the yen's credibility.

Canada's finance minister convened a closed-door meeting of chief economists, including representatives from the country's major banks, in Toronto to assess fallout if trade talks with the U.S. break down. Participants said some forecasts were revised down and warned new U.S. tariffs on hundreds of Canadian goods could disproportionately hit SMEs, but discussion of recession risk was limited. The prevailing view was that the Canadian economy is sufficiently resilient to absorb the tariffs, with damage likely concentrated in the targeted sectors—an assessment that may increase Prime Minister Carney's willingness to walk away from negotiations.

CENTCOM said U.S. forces have assisted more than 1,500 vessels through the strait in recent months, transporting over 750 million barrels of oil.