Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson said U.S. presidential envoy Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Kushner will travel to Qatar to meet mediators to discuss negotiations. There are currently no plans for a high-level U.S.-Iran meeting.

OECD projects France's 2026 budget deficit at about 5% of GDP and expects public debt to continue rising.

As of 06:53 Beijing time, expiring Brent August futures were down 1%, roughly $20 below the end‑May close (about a 22% decline); the more active September contract fell 0.6%. Investors are pricing a potentially positive outcome from possible U.S.-Iran talks in Doha even as the ceasefire remains fragile and normal transit through the Strait of Hormuz has not resumed. Market participants remain cautiously optimistic but are taking two‑sided positions until clearer signs of de‑escalation appear, KCM Trade chief market analyst Tim Waterer said.