A series of shootings in Chicago since last Friday evening left at least four dead and 39 wounded. President Trump tweeted the casualty figures and renewed a call to deploy federal troops, writing "Governor Pritzker, as president I can quickly and permanently solve this. Give me a call!" and citing sharply lower crime in Washington, Memphis and New Orleans. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has repeatedly rejected federal intervention.

Belgian foreign ministry spokesman said the specific date of a Taliban visit to Brussels will not be disclosed for security reasons.

CITIC Securities says this edition of the Lujiazui Forum should exert three constructive forces on non-bank finance: capital markets supplying incremental financing, an improved regulatory framework, and liquidity measures to curb risk. Securities firms are the most direct beneficiaries: the STAR Market’s fifth-set standards have been widened to cover AI large models, and combined with derivatives liberalization and cross-border business innovation, investment banking and FICC show clear upside. Insurance reforms to align reporting and banking (reporting-and-banking unification) should compress channel fees and liability costs; cleanup of disorderly competition will accelerate consolidation and reinforce compliance advantages at top insurers. The PBOC has created a liquidity support facility for non-banks, building a multi-layered risk-mitigation mechanism. Direct financing’s share has overtaken bank loans for the first time, providing structural support to brokers’ long-term ROE. Analysts recommend focusing on leading brokerages and insurers with compliance strength. Insurance sector valuations look attractive; current share prices overstate near-term earnings drag from low rates and high base effects, while asset-side recovery could boost Q2 profit growth and trigger price repair.