Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: It is important that the currency fluctuates in a stable manner reflecting fundamentals.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Will not comment on foreign exchange levels.

US Geological Survey: 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in western Chile.

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin discussed the Middle East and Gaza issues with Jordanian King Abdullah II.

U.S. President Biden and business executives agreed on the importance of public-private partnership investment.

CEO of Petrobras: The company will submit acquisition proposals in the renewable energy sector to the board of directors next week.

[Futures market deposits hit a record high] According to Wenhua Finance data, as of now, the futures market deposits have approached 650 billion yuan, of which the commodity futures deposits have successfully reached the 400 billion yuan mark; at the same time, from the performance of individual varieties, gold continues to be the "king of money-making", with a capital increase of 8.8 billion yuan in the past month. Data shows that the futures market deposits have increased by nearly 70 billion yuan in the past month. From a classification perspective, commodity futures have become the main force of growth, increasing from 350 billion yuan to more than 400 billion yuan in the past month; at the same time, the financial futures deposits have also shown an upward trend, increasing by about 20 billion yuan in the past month. Many analysts said that due to the recent large fluctuations in international fundamentals, resource-based commodity prices have shown a rising trend, and the price center of such commodities is at a low level, and some varieties have shown their ability to "attract money", such as precious metals represented by gold and silver, and non-ferrous metals represented by copper.

According to AXIOS website reporter: A person familiar with the matter said that the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency is expected to travel to Israel on Wednesday after a new round of hostage negotiations in Cairo. He is expected to meet with the Israeli prime minister and other Israeli officials.

Both U.S. and Brent crude oil prices fell slightly by $0.3 in the short term. U.S. API crude oil inventories increased by 509,000 barrels last week, while the market expected a decrease of 1.244 million barrels.

The API crude oil production in the United States for the week ending May 3 was 22,000 barrels per day, compared with -176,000 barrels per day in the previous week.

API finished oil imports in the United States for the week ending May 3 were -572,000 barrels per day, compared with 304,000 barrels per day in the previous week.

The United States imported 188,000 barrels of API crude oil in the week ending May 3, compared with 203,000 barrels in the previous week.

API heating oil inventories in the United States for the week ending May 3 were 267,000 barrels, compared with 479,000 barrels in the previous week.

API Cushing crude oil inventories in the United States for the week ending May 3 were 1.339 million barrels, compared with 1.479 million barrels in the previous week.

API gasoline inventories in the United States for the week ending May 3 were 1.46 million barrels, compared with expectations of -1.392 million barrels and a previous value of -1.48 million barrels.

API refined oil inventories in the United States for the week ending May 3 were 1.713 million barrels, compared with expectations of -1.197 million barrels and a previous value of -2.187 million barrels.

[Morgan Stanley postpones its forecast for the first Fed rate cut to September] Citing a "lack of progress" in inflation, economists at Morgan Stanley postponed their forecast for the first Fed rate cut from July to September. They still expect three rate cuts of 25 basis points this year. Economists including Ellen Zentner, Sam Coffin and Diego Anzoategui said in the report that the lack of progress since the beginning of the year means that it will take longer for Fed policymakers to be confident that inflation is continuing to fall back toward the 2% target. They expect the three-month and six-month core PCE annualized rates to be "close to or below" 2% by the end of the year. In this case, it would be "too late" to wait until after September to cut rates.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N): Adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter were $0.63, while analysts expected $0.58. Pre-tax revenue from oil and gas in the first quarter was $1.2 billion, while the market expected $1.26 billion.

Rivian (RIVN.O) delivered 13,588 vehicles in the first quarter, while the market expected 12,475 vehicles.