White House press secretary Leavitt said President Trump hopes the peace process proceeds smoothly.

Burnham, a potential successor to the UK prime minister, says he is committed to building a more efficient country.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange, plans futures contracts linked to global central-bank rate decisions and U.S. natural gas storage, targeting an Aug. 10 launch subject to regulatory approval. Contracts would reference rate decisions by the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England, and weekly U.S. gas storage data from the EIA, enabling trading or hedging around major policy meetings and weekly energy inventory releases.