The U.S. State Department said it will extend visa restrictions on Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) members and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials. Israeli media reported the U.S. has for a second consecutive year refused to grant PA President Mahmoud Abbas a U.S. entry visa, forcing him to address the United Nations remotely. The visa-denial notice cited alleged links to terrorist organizations but provided no further details. Dozens of PA officials who sought to travel with him report

China International Capital Co (CICC) says the Fed is more likely to pause than hike, leaving markets positioned like long-call bets on uncertain upside. Using a static model of US Treasury yields and the dollar, CICC estimates gold support around $4,200–$4,500. Unless the Fed delivers consecutive hikes, downside pressure on gold is relatively contained; meaningful upside, however, requires a broader narrative. A Fed pause could feed narratives of lost confidence and de‑dollarization, while hikes would weaken that storyline, so upside is larger under no-hike scenarios and dependent on further narrative catalysts.

歐洲央行管委馬赫魯夫：市場理解我們致力於實現2%的目標。