NATO allies signed a $50 billion defense-industrial agreement in Ankara.

On the 7th in Ankara, ahead of a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, US President Trump reiterated that Greenland should be controlled by the United States rather than Denmark, saying Greenland is of little use to Denmark and Denmark has not spent money on it. He said Greenland is important to the US and tied the point to force posture in Europe, threatening to withdraw all US troops because Europe is "very different" from 20 years ago.

Hong Kong securities regulator said Mainland China and Hong Kong will jointly build a new electronic trading platform to facilitate bond and FX trading in Hong Kong; a measure allowing southbound bonds to be used as collateral will take effect before year-end.