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Total Energy CEO: Following the events in Hormuz, if we want to export oil from Iraq, we must go through Syria. But the security situation still doesn't allow it.

Kremlin: Russia has achieved a strategic success in controlling Kostyantivka and continues to create buffer zones.

Kremlin: Unfortunately, Ukraine made some confrontational remarks toward Russia ahead of the summit.

The French Ministry of Finance has lowered its 2026 economic growth forecast from 0.9% to 0.7%.

Bank of England: British households and businesses as a whole remain resilient, but some low-income households and small businesses remain vulnerable.

The Bank of England will seek advice on removing the countercyclical leverage buffer, calibrating the additional leverage ratio in accordance with global standards, and increasing the release of buffer funds.

The Bank of England: The Prudential Regulation Authority is clarifying that it may release capital buffers for other systemically important banks (O-SIIs) during periods of systemic stress.

Bank of England: Countercyclical capital buffer maintained at 2%.

Bank of England: AI-related companies are taking up a larger share of equity valuations and debt issuance.

Bank of England: By historical standards, UK household and business debt levels remain low, and debt vulnerability is at an average level.

The Bank of England: It will work to build a simpler and more effective capital buffer framework, with a focus on a single buffer that can be released during periods of stress.

The Bank of England: Enhanced capabilities of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models have increased the risks of cyberattacks and operational risks.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine plans to reach a new drone agreement at the NATO summit in Ankara.

July 7th - According to FlightAware, thunderstorms occurred at Beijing Capital International Airport and surrounding air routes on the evening of July 7th, with some areas experiencing heavy rainfall and hail, impacting flight operations at the airport. The airport has activated its Level 1 emergency response mechanism. According to FlightAware App monitoring, as of 5 PM on July 7th, flights arriving and departing from Beijing Capital International Airport experienced varying degrees of delays. Incoming flights have begun diversions, with 11 flights diverted to other airports, primarily Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport. The number of diverted flights continues to increase. Tianjin Binhai International Airport also experienced 15 inbound flights diverted to other airports, primarily Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport.

On July 7th, Morningstar analyst Jing Jie Yu stated that investors may have been somewhat disappointed with Samsung Electronics' revenue forecast. He pointed out that while Samsung Electronics' projected operating profit met market expectations, its revenue forecast of 171 trillion won was slightly below the average. This weaker-than-expected performance may be due to a lower-than-expected increase in DRAM prices. This could have spooked investors who increasingly anticipated a structural strengthening of memory chip prices. As investors became more cautious, Samsung Electronics' stock closed down 6.9%, narrowing its year-to-date gains to just under 150%.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense: We reserve the opportunity to produce PAC-3 missiles outside the United States.

Citigroup has initiated coverage research on SpaceX (SPCX.O) with a buy rating and a target price of $200.

US chip stocks weakened in pre-market trading, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) and Micron Technology (MU.O) falling more than 5%, Western Digital (WDC.O) falling more than 6%, and AMD (AMD.O) falling more than 4%.