US AI chip-related names were mixed in pre-market trading: Qualcomm (QCOM.O) jumped ~13%, Intel (INTC.O) rose ~6%, AMD (AMD.O) gained ~4%, while Baidu (BIDU.O) fell ~2% and Google (GOOG.O) dropped ~1.4%.

US Energy Secretary Wright warned the EU that if it refuses to relax methane regulations, US gas supplies will "flow to other regions." He said: "If this regulation is not meaningfully reformed, it will cause serious pain for Europe that is entirely unnecessary," and added the issue is not about escalation but that "our energy will go somewhere else." EU energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen has vowed to resist pressure from the US and other LNG exporters and to press ahead with revisions aimed at curbing methane emissions. The US has previously warned the regulation's complexity and potential fines could threaten trade. EU energy ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Friday to discuss the rules.

日本央行審議委員田村直樹：重要的是將日本央行的政策利率推向中性水平，以避免後期被迫大幅加息。