ECB executive board member Schnabel said the risk of second-round effects is increasing.

Morgan Stanley said in a research note the humanoid-robot industry is likely to shift toward commercialization. It observed rapid H1 development, with early use cases expanding to production lines, sortation lines and commercial services. Recent examples cited include continuous livestreams of humanoid robots operating in factories and logistics, and growing deployment in unmanned retail and interactive commercial services. Morgan Stanley added that as commercial validation advances, pilots launched in H1 are likely to begin converting into real applications in H2.

Reserve Bank of India governor said inclusion of Indian bonds in the Bloomberg index would be positive.