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NI225 erased earlier gains and was last down 0.65%.

Ukrainian authorities said a Russian attack on Kiev killed three people.

Prime Minister of Fiji: The Australian Prime Minister and I signed the Wawel Treaty and the Peaceful Maritime Defense Alliance Treaty. The signing of the agreement marked a significant improvement in bilateral relations.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 1 basis point to 1.930%; Japan's 30-year government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 4.045%.

European Central Bank: The Eurosystem T2 system is operating normally and an earlier payment processing incident has been resolved.

In Australia, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of ANZ job advertisements in June was 0.5%, compared with the previous value of 2%.

Australia's June seasonally adjusted ANZ total job advertisements monthly rate was -0.2%, compared with the previous value of 1.80%.

HSI opened on July 6 (Monday), up 54.58 points, or 0.23%, to 23404.61 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on July 6 (Monday), up 24.93 points, or 0.55%, to 4523.93 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened up 15.98 points, or 0.21%, at 7715.74 points on July 6 (Monday);The red chip index opened down 1.28 points, or 0.03%, at 3806.14 points at the opening on July 6 (Monday).

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 0.23% and the KITI opening up 0.55%; Kingboard Group (00148.HK) opened up 6.54%, and Kingboard Laminated Board (01888.HK) opened up 5.4%. On the news, Kingboard Laminated Board issued another price increase letter, FR4 increased by 15%, and copper foil processing fees increased.

Australia's June TD-MI inflation index recorded an annual rate of 3.9%, compared with the previous value of 4.40%.

Australia's June TD-MI inflation index recorded a monthly rate of -0.4%, compared with the previous value of -0.30%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 9.80 points, or 0.11%, on July 6 (Monday) to 8834.60 points.

NI225 opened up 217.92 points on July 6 (Monday), or 0.31%, to 69961.99 points.

According to the Wall Street Journal: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew a retro fighter jet to the Washington Air Show despite objections from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Isaacman had invited White House officials including U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino and Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita to fly, but these arrangements were eventually cancelled.

[This week’s important events and data preview: Federal Reserve meeting minutes; China’s CPI, foreign reserves; SK Hynix’s debut on U.S. stocks] This week’s important events and data preview—Federal Reserve meeting minutes; China’s June CPI, June foreign exchange reserves; SK Hynix ADR makes its debut on U.S. stocks1. Monday: ① Data: Swiss seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June; Eurozone Sentix investor confidence index in July, Eurozone May PPI monthly rate, Eurozone May retail sales monthly rate; US June S&P Global Services PMI final value, US June ISM non-manufacturing PMI, US June global supply chain stress index. ②Event: Fed Governor Waller, European Central Bank Executive Member Schnabel, European Central Bank Governing Council Member Wensch, and Riksbank Deputy Governor Seime gave speeches. 2. Tuesday: ① Data: Germany's seasonally adjusted monthly industrial output rate in May; UK's June Halifax seasonally adjusted monthly house price index; France's May trade account; weekly changes in U.S. ADP employment in the week to June 20, U.S. trade account in May; China's June foreign exchange reserves. ②Event: Türkiye hosts the NATO summit until July 8;The Office of the United States Trade Representative holds a public hearing, Consider proposals to impose additional tariffs on 60 economies around the world. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: API crude oil inventories in the United States for the week to July 3; Japan's May trade balance; Federal Reserve interest rate decision in New Zealand until July 8; U.S. May wholesale sales monthly rate, EIA crude oil inventories in the United States for the week until July 3, EIA Cushing Oklahoma crude oil inventories in the United States for the week until July 3, and EIA strategic petroleum reserve inventories in the United States for the week until July 3. ②Event: EIA releases monthly short-term energy outlook report; Breman, chairman of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, held a monetary policy press conference. 4. Thursday: ① Data: The U.S. 10-year Treasury bond auction to July 8 - winning rate, the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond auction to July 8 - bid multiple; China's June CPI annual rate; Germany's seasonally adjusted trade account in May; the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. in the week to July 4, the annualized total number of existing home sales in the U.S. in June, and the EIA natural gas inventory in the U.S. in the week to July 3. ②Events: The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its monetary policy meeting; the European Central Bank released the minutes of its June monetary policy meeting; FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams delivered a speech. 5. Friday: ① Data: German June CPI final monthly rate; French June CPI final monthly rate; Swiss consumer confidence index in June; Canadian employment numbers in June; China's June M2 money supply annual rate. ②Event: SK Hynix American Depository Receipts (ADRs) are tentatively scheduled to be listed on Nasdaq on July 10; 2026 FOMC voting committee member and Dallas Fed Chairman Logan gave a speech; The IEA releases its monthly crude oil market report. ③Holiday: The New Zealand Stock Exchange is closed for one day. 6. Saturday: ① Data: Total number of oil rigs drilled in the United States for the week to July 10.

Adviser to the Minister of Interior of Ukraine: Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is currently being hit by multiple Russian ballistic missiles, and explosions are heard across Kiev.

U.S. Republican Representative Nancy Mace: We will introduce a bill to ban immigration from Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Mining company Greatland Resource: Gold production in the fourth quarter was 79,099 ounces and copper production was 3,573 tons. Gold production in fiscal 2026 was 328,986 ounces and copper production was 14,594 tons. Gold production in fiscal 2026 exceeded the performance guidance range of 260,000 to 310,000 ounces.

Australian gold producer Regis Resources: Gold production in fiscal 2026 will be 379,000 ounces, which is at the upper end of the performance guidance range. Fourth quarter gold production was 79,099 ounces.

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