Supreme Court & Campaign Finance: The US Supreme Court delivered a major First Amendment win in NRSC v. FEC, striking down limits on coordinated political spending and reshaping the McCain-Feingold framework. Markets & AI/Chips: South Korea’s Kospi plunged as US semiconductor weakness and worries about AI capacity overhang hit chip leaders; economists and central bankers also warned AI-driven leverage and rapid investment could raise financial instability risks. Corporate Finance & Investing: Schneider Electric and Swiss-Asia Financial Services are teaming up to launch a blended finance fund for clean-energy early-stage deals across Asia; St. James’s Place expanded its Asia/Middle East multi-asset portfolio funds via the Morningstar platform. Cross-Border Wealth: A WealthTHINK India discussion highlighted how Indian private wealth firms are building global diversification capability amid regulatory and tax constraints. Energy Transition Deals: Abu Dhabi’s IHC and Adani plan an $11.5bn aluminium project in India’s Odisha, while lenders backed Romania’s 392MW Peștera II wind farm with EUR 151m green financing. Digital Finance: Grey launched local-currency deposits in Ghana and Kenya to make it easier to move money into global financial services. Policy & Regulation: China’s outbound investment rules took effect July 1, creating a unified framework for 50,000+ overseas enterprises. Banking & Returns: Bank of India paid a ₹1,553.5cr dividend to the government for FY26. Crypto/Finance Tech: Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Ethereum layer-2 for tokenized real-world assets and 24/7 trading.