U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said he has not yet seen June employment data and would not be surprised if June’s jobs report were very strong.

WBG will abandon a prior target to allocate 45% of its lending to projects with climate co‑benefits. It will extend its Climate Change Action Plan but abolish the plan’s 35% climate co‑benefit lending target. The action plan is intended to better embed “smart development” into client countries’ needs and priorities.

Standard Chartered's H2 2026 global markets outlook shifts to a risk-on stance for China, recommending overweight positions in technology and communication services on rising domestic chip self-sufficiency and continued AI commercialization. Healthcare is downgraded to neutral due to limited earnings visibility; consumer staples cut to underweight for similar reasons. Utilities are raised to neutral on improving power demand and policy support. Globally, the bank says investors in H2 2026 will face volatility from energy prices, equity issuance, investor positioning and central bank policy, and expects risk assets to remain supported under a macro soft landing.