HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said Australian house prices pulled back in June but that is just the start. He cited major recent changes to taxation of investment properties and three Reserve Bank of Australia rate hikes as having rapidly weakened investor demand. Bloxham forecasts national house prices could fall up to 8% from now through the end of next year and said June’s pace of decline implies downside risk. He added: "Buckle up."

Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported June 2026 revenue up 52.11% YoY; second-quarter revenue up 39.83% YoY.

South Korea's Lee on Monday instructed officials to rapidly advance last week's major chip and AI projects, warning that delays in permitting, land acquisition or securing power and water could undermine the country's push to lead advanced industries. He ordered a shift from sequential to parallel processing of approvals, demanded shorter environmental assessments and other permit timelines, and required pre-provisioning of electricity and water infrastructure, saying power will be especially critical for chip plants. Lee cited the Yongin industrial park—which took six years from site confirmation to groundbreaking—as a relative speed benchmark and told officials to resolve firms' concerns about baseload supply despite expanding renewable capacity.