Statement from Iraqi Hezbollah Brigade: We believe that the United States and the Iraqi government lack a serious attitude towards the withdrawal of US troops.

Hamas official Osama Hamdan: The Rafah crossing is and will remain a purely Egyptian-Palestinian crossing.

Hamas official Osama Hamdan: The latest ceasefire proposal we agreed to is the minimum response to the demands of our people and our resistance. Now it is up to Netanyahu and his government to make a choice.

The intraday gain of USD/JPY expanded to 0.50% and is now at 154.66.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $475.325 billion from 73 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Philippine Defense Minister: Will crack down on fuel theft to save money.

[Egyptian security officials say ceasefire talks are still ongoing] On the evening of the 7th local time, Egyptian security officials announced that the Qatari delegation and the US delegation are still continuing to hold talks with the Egyptian security delegation and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) delegation on a ceasefire agreement.

The yield on the three-year U.S. Treasury note slipped to 4.614% after the auction.

The White House: The United States hopes to reopen the Rafah and Kerem Shalom ports as soon as possible.

The bid-to-cover ratio for the U.S. 3-year Treasury bond auction as of May 7 was 2.63, compared with the previous value of 2.5.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Iran is ready to implement "concrete measures".

The White House: Biden will also meet with CEOs of United Airlines, Corning and other companies.

The White House: Biden will meet with the CEOs of Marriott, Citi and Evercore today.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Some OPEC+ producers are expected to continue to limit oil production after the current voluntary production cut agreement expires at the end of June.

Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has officially received a mining license from the U.S. state of North Carolina, regulatory documents show.

Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon: The problems facing consumers are "canaries in the coal mine" (i.e., early warning signs of impending danger).

The United States has detained several weapons shipments to Israel for at least two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The United States has also delayed several direct commercial sales to Israel.

EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook report: U.S. crude oil production is expected to increase by 530,000 barrels per day in 2025, compared with the previous expectation of an increase of 460,000 barrels per day.

EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook Report: U.S. crude oil production is expected to increase by 270,000 barrels/day in 2024, compared with the previous expectation of an increase of 260,000 barrels/day.