Energy & Consumer Costs: India’s LPG situation is flipping from shortage fears to surplus, with state refiners sitting on excess inventory after booking up to 40,000 tonnes/day during the Gulf supply scare; demand has stayed soft as big users shifted to alternatives. Macro & Inflation Watch: Japan’s wholesale prices jumped 7.1% y/y in June, the fastest in over three years, with petroleum and coal products leading—raising pressure on the BOJ’s rate path. Retail & Payments: WhatsApp launched Meta Business Agent in India, letting businesses handle customer chats, product recommendations and bookings via AI. Food & Weather Risk: A weak southwest monsoon could hit India’s rural incomes, lift food inflation and weigh on demand for rural goods, S&P warns. Trade & Tariffs: India removed import duties on select smartphone/electronics components until March 31, 2029 to cut costs and boost local manufacturing. Safety & Manufacturing: A shoe factory fire in China’s Fujian killed 28, with owners arrested and accounts frozen as worker-safety concerns resurface. Policy & Consumer Tech: Truecaller challenged India’s telecom regulator over proposed anti-spam rules, arguing they could make unwanted calls harder to stop. Europe Import Pressure: The EU imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese tyre imports, targeting passenger and light truck tyres. Healthcare Business: Garware Fulflex completed its acquisition of a fully automated medical products plant in Texas, expanding North America manufacturing capacity. Brand & Shopping: Converse is leaning on China as a global test market, debuting a localized Chuck 70 X through a pop-up retail push.