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On June 16, IMF President Kristalina Georgieva stated that three months after the outbreak of the Middle East war, the global economy remains stable with no signs of slowdown. She continues to maintain a 'high level of vigilance' regarding the impact of the Middle East war on the global economy and warned that even though the U.S. and Iran have announced an agreement to restart operations in the Strait of Hormuz, it will still take time for energy supplies to recover. The shocks to the global economy from energy shortages over the past few months have been somewhat buffered by technological advancements, particularly in investments in artificial intelligence and data centers. 'The U.S. is benefiting from this global technology cycle, as are some Asian economies with rapid growth in exports of certain tech products. However, most countries have not yet truly felt the driving effects of technological advancements on productivity and economic growth, raising concerns about further divergence in the global economy.'

The yield on the 2-year French government bond fell by 5.2 basis points to 2.741%, opening lower with a gap and then fluctuating in a narrow range at low levels; the yield on the 30-year French government bond fell by 3.1 basis points to 4.502%. The yield on Italy's 10-year government bond fell by 5.3 basis points to 3.668%. The yield on Spain's 10-year government bond fell by 4.4 basis points to 3.376%. The yield on Greece's 10-year government bond fell by 5.3 basis points to 3.628%.

According to ChainCatcher, citing CoinMarketCap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows: Top five gainers: Jito (JTO) up 50.31%, current price $0.7967; LayerZero (ZRO) up 29.4%, current price $1.19; Zcash (ZEC) up 24.55%, current price $525.8; Stellar (XLM) up 23.64%, current price $0.2249; Aerodrome Finance (AERO) up 19.88%, current price $0.4255; NEAR Protocol (NEAR) up 19.83%, current price $2.49.