France June CPI preliminary YoY 1.8% vs 2.1% expected; May 2.4%.

The U.S. government considers normalization between Israel and Syria before Israel’s parliamentary election in October to be very unlikely, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing sources. Damascus has demanded an Israeli troop pullback from the buffer zone; U.S. officials say Prime Minister Netanyahu is unlikely to authorize such a withdrawal before the vote, which they view as the main obstacle to progress.

Indonesia is on track for its largest monthly foreign inflow into government bonds since May last year after net foreign purchases reached about $1.2bn as of June 26, the finance ministry said. The government's move to lift bond yields to attract external capital and support the rupiah appears to be working; DBS Group senior rates strategist Eugene Leow said higher yields renewed foreign interest, and Bank Indonesia's continued rate hikes amid a stronger dollar have helped accelerate inflows, leaving Indonesian asset markets showing signs of recovery.