According to Kuwaiti state media: Alarms sounded in Kuwait.

US Dollar: 1. Market News: US Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, John McNair, is expected to leave his post next week. 2. According to the Wall Street Journal: Iraq has agreed to the US request to stop providing dollar flows to Iranian-backed militias. 3. International Monetary Fund: Maintained its 2026 US economic growth forecast at 2.3%, and raised its 2027 forecast to 2.2%, up from the previous 2.1%. 4. Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes: Some participants believed a June rate hike was necessary, but still supported keeping rates unchanged. Most officials believed shortening the statement had its advantages and supported removing the "dodging bias." Officials were clearly divided on the direction of interest rates, with both rate hikes and cuts remaining possible. Euro: 1. Trump demanded cutting off US-Spain trade, criticizing Spain as a bad ally. 2. Market pricing indicates that the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to raise interest rates twice by 25 basis points before the end of the year. 3. ECB Governing Council member Eskres: All options will remain in place, and decisions will be made at each meeting. 4. ECB Governing Council member Dorenz: September forecast data will help provide a clearer outlook for the situation beyond 2026. 5. ECB Governing Council member Nagel: Decisions will be made at each meeting. We don't know what will happen at the July meeting. 6. IMF: Lowered its 2026 Eurozone economic growth forecast to 0.9%, down from 1.1% in April; the 2027 forecast remains unchanged at 1.2%. Japanese Yen: 1. Former Bank of Japan official Watanabe Tsutomu: The Bank of Japan may accelerate its pace of interest rate hikes later this year, eventually pushing the benchmark interest rate above 2%. 2. The Bank of Japan maintained its assessment of nine regions in its quarterly report, with several regions reporting a sharp decline in export risks and a slight decrease in output. 3. Governor of the Bank of Japan's Osaka branch: A weaker yen is beneficial to export companies, but it also increases input costs, making it difficult to assess the overall impact on regional economies. Korean Won: 1. The South Korean government is considering extending its 3 trillion won GPU procurement program, originally scheduled to end this year. 2. Bank of Korea: Will continue to take market stabilization measures. The won has depreciated more than other major currencies. 3. Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song: There is no liquidity shortage in the South Korean foreign exchange market. The won is likely to strengthen against the US dollar. It is necessary to raise interest rates "at an appropriate time in the future." Other: 1. Polish central bank reiterated that it may intervene in the foreign exchange market. 2. India approved a new index derivatives contract designed for foreign investors. 3. The Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China held its second quarterly meeting in 2026. 4. International Monetary Fund: Lowered its 2026 global economic growth forecast by 0.1 percentage point to 3%. 5. Asian Development Bank: Lowered its 2026 growth forecast for developing Asian economies from 5.1% to 4.9%. 6. Markets have increased their bets on a Bank of England interest rate hike, expecting two 25 basis point hikes before the end of the year. 7. Thai Deputy Finance Minister: Hopes to increase investment in the economy. Foreign direct investment continues to flow in and is becoming more diversified. 8. Swiss National Bank President: Our current interest rate is 0%, and the threshold for negative interest rates is very high, but we will take action if necessary.

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