Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, said the next priority is a digital trade agreement to reduce bureaucracy, strengthen legal protections and create new opportunities for SMEs.

伊朗議會第二副議長哈吉·巴巴埃：美國對伊朗的任何魯莽舉動都將遭到強有力迴應。地區安全應由本地區國家決定，事實證明，美國對地區安全沒有任何益處。各國官員訪問伊朗表明，誰是地區主要參與者，地區安全的鑰匙掌握在誰手中。

JP Morgan Asset Management expanded Asia-Pacific AUM by nearly one-third over the past 12 months to about $400bn, driven chiefly by its wealth management business. The increase puts the firm on course to exceed CEO Dan Watkins’ target set last year to double the region’s assets from $300bn to $600bn by 2030. While institutional clients remain important, most new assets came from high-net-worth investors; private bank assets rose about 50% YoY. Wealth inflows were largely allocated to alternatives—notably hedge funds—and to infrastructure and transport products.