The Office of the Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan: A mosque in Herat Province was attacked by gunmen, killing at least 5 people and injuring 3.

Demand for the sale of UK five-year government bonds hit a record high.

The euro/USD pair rose 16 points in the short term and is now trading at 1.0723.

Shipping intelligence company Kpler: OPEC production increased by 123,000 barrels per day this month to 26.84 million barrels per day.

ICE New York cocoa fell more than 12% to a session low of $7,800 a tonne.

COMEX silver futures fell 3.00% during the day and are now trading at $26.83 per ounce.

Ethereum fell below $3,100 per coin, down 3.57% on the day.

Market news: Myanmar raised the interest rate on excess reserves from 3.6% to 3.8%, effective May 3.

Data from the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) showed that the official price of Oman crude oil for June was set at $89.30 per barrel.

Pakistan Monthly Economic Report: GDP growth is expected to be 1% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Pakistan Monthly Economic Report: Large manufacturing output will show positive growth in the remaining fiscal year due to higher crop production and foreign demand.

Ukrainian officials say a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv oblast has killed at least two people.

Bitcoin broke through $63,000 per coin, up 0.11% on the day.

Austrian Savings Bank: The ECB is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the first time in June, and then according to the statement of the ECB Governing Council members, they plan to cut interest rates three more times in September, October and December.

Polish Central Bank member Kotecki: Core inflation does not allow us to relax monetary policy yet.

Spot palladium fell 2.00% during the day and is currently trading at $956.02 per ounce.

Bank of Thailand: Government spending will boost economic growth in second quarter as delayed budget approved.

Bank of Thailand: GDP is expected to grow by 1% both quarterly and annually in the first quarter of 2024.

Bank of Korea meeting minutes: Bank of Korea members said that if inflation trends decline, policy should move toward normalization.