U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said latest data show sustained employment growth, expanding corporate investment and capital spending, and a strengthening capex recovery; equipment investment in Q2 2026 was nearly 20% higher than at the end of the Biden administration.

Axios reports the Trump administration has urged Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian refineries, saying such attacks are pushing up global diesel prices; diesel was repeatedly raised in recent communications. Ukraine chief negotiator and foreign intelligence chief Rustem Umerov told reporters talks have progressed and outstanding issues have been reduced to one or two key points, but long-range strikes are escalating: Ukraine has struck Moscow and Russian refinery targets while Russia continues missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities. Umerov said the U.S. is pressing to end the war and is seeking to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

聯合海事信息中心：過去72小時內，美國海軍協助完成了97次通過霍爾木茲海峽的航行。