European Central Bank Governing Council Herodotou: Wage growth is a challenge that must be watched.

Czech Prime Minister: The Czech government approves the defense cooperation agreement with the United States.

European Central Bank Vice President Guindos: We must pay attention to financing conditions.

ECB Vice President Guindos: Core inflation is more sticky.

ECB Vice President Guindos: Headline inflation will continue to slow.

Spot gold rebounded by nearly $5 in the short term and is now at $1997.87 per ounce; spot silver is up $0.17 in the short term and is now at $25.03 per ounce.

USD/JPY erased some of its gains against the yen and fell nearly 20 points in the short-term to 133.70.

U.S. Treasury yields retreated as U.S. stock futures rose, with Nasdaq futures up 0.8%.

White House budget chief Sharanda Young said the U.S. should not take a default lightly on the Republican debt ceiling bill.

Spot gold fell by $4 in the short term and is now at $1997.38 an ounce.

Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki: FY2023 car production cut by 170,000 units due to chip issues.

Boeing: plans to increase production capacity to 50 per month during 2025/2026.

Boeing: Plans to increase production to 38 a month later this year and 787 production to five a month.

Boeing: Still expects to deliver 400-450 planes this year, producing three 787s per month.

Wagner Group founder Prigozin: We will continue to advance by any means to destroy the Ukrainian army and stop their planned offensive.

Wagner Group founder Prigozin: Due to lack of ammunition, our death toll in Bakhmut was five times higher than it should have been.

Wagner Group founder Prigozin: We have not received ammunition from the Ministry of Defense.