Hedge Fund Billionaire John Paulson: Fed Waited Too Long to Cut Rates.

According to Nikkei: Panasonic Holdings will produce core lithium-ion battery components for Subaru and Mazda, with an investment of approximately 550 billion yen.

According to Nikkei: Toyota will expand battery production at two subsidiaries, with a total investment expected to reach approximately 250 billion yen. Nissan plans to invest approximately 150 billion yen in the production of lithium iron phosphate batteries for automobiles, with the goal of starting supply in 2028.

Citigroup has initiated a 30-day upside catalyst watch on NIO (NIO.N).

In an interview with CNN, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Silsky said that the operation in the Kursk region is going smoothly and Russia has not made any progress in the Pokrovsk region in eastern Ukraine in six days.

Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary: US President Biden will not commute or pardon any sentence for his son Hunter.

Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary: The review process of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on Nippon Steel and United States Steel (XN) is still ongoing.

According to the American political news website Politico: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the residence of a senior assistant to New York Mayor Eric Adams.

Private equity firms Vista Equity and Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) are in talks to acquire software company Smartsheet.

According to the Times of Israel: Israel says 36 terrorists have been killed since the start of a large-scale attack in the West Bank.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$291.091 billion from 59 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Paramount Universal (PARA.O) rose in the short term, up nearly 1%.

Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison will take control of Paramount Universal (PARA.O) once the acquisition is completed, the filing showed.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier: All political forces in France must be respected.

Guillen, head of economic policy at the Central Bank of Brazil: We are satisfied with the current estimates of the neutral interest rate.

Stefan Walter, head of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA): UBS (UBS.N) is a "unique cluster risk" for Switzerland.

The Central Bank of Egypt kept the benchmark interest rate at 27.25% and the lending rate at 28.25%, in line with market expectations.

Guillen, head of economic policy at the Central Bank of Brazil: The committee does not want to provide guidance from a data-dependent stance.

Brian Hughes, senior adviser to the Trump campaign: Trump will work with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to explore ways to implement the mission of the Government Efficiency Commission.