The IMF warned UK Chancellor John Healey to be cautious in deploying cost-of-living support, saying broad or prolonged measures could risk a renewed rise in inflation. It advised indebted countries, including the UK, to confine relief to targeted, temporary measures to avoid undermining price-stability efforts. The IMF said UK growth should exceed previous forecasts, projects average inflation of 3.3% this year and 2.8% in 2027, and judges the UK close to achieving fiscal sustainability.

UK Prime Minister Burnham told the House of Commons the UK assessment is that a recent alleged plot against a Royal Air Force base used by US forces was very likely coordinated from Iran and almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He said the government will use all available powers to disrupt Iran-linked criminal networks and target their funding. Several men were arrested last month on suspicion of plotting an attack on RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire; they remain under police investigation.

中國央行：今日開展650億元7天逆回購操作，投標量650億元，中標量650億元，操作利率爲1.40%，與此前持平。