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Decision Desk HQ prediction: Melat Kiros wins the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette.

Citi: It is expected that the average price of TTF natural gas in 2027 will be 27 euros per megawatt hour (9.2 US dollars per million British thermal units), JKM LNG at US$9.5 per million British thermal units, and US Henry Hub natural gas at US$2.8 per million British thermal units.

Citi: It is expected that the average price of TTF natural gas in the second half of 2026 will be 36.5 euros per megawatt hour (US$12.4 per million British thermal units), JKM LNG at US$13.5 per million British thermal units, and US Henry Hub natural gas at US$3.2 per million British thermal units.

According to CNN predictions: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser wins the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.

Australia's seasonally adjusted annual rate of building permits in May was 5.3%, compared with the previous value of 10.2%.

Australia's seasonally adjusted annual rate of private construction permits in May was 13.2%, down from 7% in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted monthly rate for private construction permits in May was 2.8%, down from -1% in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted monthly building permit rate in May was -1.1%, expected to be 2%, and the previous value was -3.40%.

Japan's five-year government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.905%.

Japan's June manufacturing PMI final value was 54.8, compared with the previous value of 54.9.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 9.00 points, or 0.10%, on July 1 (Wednesday) to 8769.70 points.

Bank of Japan: Most companies submitted their responses before the U.S.-Iran peace agreement was reached on June 15, so the impact of the agreement may not have been fully reflected in the Tankan survey results.

Bank of Japan: The large-scale non-manufacturing business sentiment index hit its highest level since August 1991.

NI225 rose 2.00% during the day.

Local media reported that an explosion occurred at the Salina Cruz refinery in Oaxaca, Mexico, injuring three workers. The worker was reportedly burned while performing maintenance work at the alkylation plant.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The United States has threatened to cut off the supply of interceptors to Saudi Arabia after the kingdom refused to open its military bases for Operation Freedom.

NI225 opened up 938.33 points on July 1 (Wednesday), an increase of 1.34%, to 71000.65 points.

Anthropic: We have been notified that the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. We will begin restoring access tomorrow.

Bank of Japan: The confidence index of large manufacturers improved for five consecutive quarters, reaching the highest level since March 2018.

French automobile industry organization PFA: France's new car registrations increased by 11.37% year-on-year in June, reaching 188,787 vehicles.