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IMF Chief Economist Qulan Shah: As countries released strategic reserves and refineries adjusted production, Iran-related conflicts did not lead to further surges in oil prices.

IMF Chief Economist Qulan Shah: After the United States implemented tariff measures, a new trade relationship emerged that did not include the United States.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents show: SpaceX (SPCX.O) issued US$7 billion in senior notes due in 2031 with a coupon rate of 5.35%; it issued US$6 billion in senior notes due in 2033 with a coupon rate of 5.65%. Notes; issuance of US$6 billion of senior notes due in 2036 with a coupon rate of 5.88%; issuance of US$2.5 billion of senior notes due in 2046 with a coupon rate of 6.60%; issuance of US$3.5 billion of senior notes due in 2056 with a coupon rate of 6.65%.

S&P: The U.S. economy is expected to grow by about 2% between 2026 and 2029.

S&P: (Talking about the United States) Given the structural upward trend in non-discretionary interest payments and spending related to an aging population, general government net debt is expected to approach 100% of GDP.

Standard & Poor's: Confirmed the "AA+/A-1+" sovereign credit rating of the United States, and the outlook remains stable.

The Dow Jones Index closed down 46.67 points, or 0.09%, at 51873.95 points on June 26 (Friday);The S&P 500 Index closed down 4.2 points on June 26 (Friday) 0 points, or 0.06%, to 7353.29 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 60.99 points, or 0.24%, to 25297.62 points on June 26 (Friday).

At the close of U.S. stocks, the Dow fell 0.12%, the S&P 500 fell 0.07%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.24%. Semiconductor and storage concept stocks weakened, with Western Digital (WDC.O) falling 13%, Seagate Technology (STX.O) falling 12%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) falling 10%, Micron Technology (MU.O) falling 6.6%, and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) falling 7%.

Fitch revised Boeing's outlook to positive; affirmed its credit rating at 'BBB-'.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Establish a clear, methodical process to restore Lebanese sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its infrastructure.

US Secretary of State Rubio: The Framework Agreement will allow Israel to return to its borders after the safety of its citizens is threatened.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The United States will continue to fully participate and invest a lot of resources, including coordinating with the United Nations to provide $100 million in immediate humanitarian assistance.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The agreement, brokered by the United States, established a trilateral military coordination group for Lebanon.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of June 23, natural gas futures speculators in the NYMEX and ICE markets switched to holding 2,183 net short positions, a decrease of 3,515 contracts from the previous week.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended June 23, speculators increased their net short position in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures futures by 48,339 contracts to 1,318,846 contracts. Speculators reduced their net short position in CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 75,816 contracts to 835,266 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended June 23, COMEX gold speculators’ net long position increased by 91 contracts to 113,010 contracts. COMEX silver speculators' net long position decreased by 411 contracts to 11,659 contracts. COMEX copper speculators' net long position decreased by 2,257 contracts to 68,818 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of June 23, the net short position in the yen was 146,104 contracts. The euro's net long position is 30,158 contracts. The net short position in GBP is 105,719 contracts. The net short position in the Swiss franc was 41,094 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended June 23, equity fund managers increased their net long positions in the S&P 500 Index CME by 4,547 lots to 987,977 lots. Stock fund speculators reduced their net short positions in the S&P 500 Index CME by 146,022 lots to 355,669 lots.

Market news: Apple’s (AAPL.O) head of Vision Pro and smart glasses business will leave to join OpenAI.

According to Israel’s i24News: Lebanese President Aoun thanked US President Trump for his efforts in promoting negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, which ultimately led to the signing of the agreement tonight.