China said No to US request for phone call between Pentagon Chief, China Defense Minister

Australia's May monthly CPI, due Wednesday at 11:30am AEST, is expected to show headline inflation edging higher annually despite a sharp fuel-driven monthly fall, with trimmed mean seen rising to around 3.5-3.6%yr.

Walmart's electronics sale hits 88% off! Prime Day competitor offers deep discounts, boosting consumer spending.

PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.8171 (vs. estimate at 6.7762)

Japan's Finance Minister Katayama confirmed she held nearly an hour of talks with US Treasury Secretary Bessent on Monday, reaffirming a bilateral pact on decisive market steps and declining to comment on FX levels.

OpenAI is targeting $100bn in advertising revenue by the end of the decade, its ad chief said at Cannes Lions, as the company expands its query-based ad business across seven test markets.

Japan's flash composite PMI rose to 52.5 in June, its strongest in three months, but input cost inflation hit a near four-year high as Middle East war pressures on energy and materials intensified.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7762 – Reuters estimate