All 65 economists polled by Reuters said the Bank of England will keep interest rates at 5.25% at its June 20 meeting.

French President Emmanuel Macron: France will become weak if extreme factions win the election.

The Israeli military confirmed that it had killed senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Abdallah in a strike in Lebanon on Tuesday.

French President Macron: Market reaction is fear of the far right.

Ukrainian military: Three Russian surface-to-air systems hit in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Market News: The G7 urged all parties to accept US President Biden’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Greek Prime Minister: Greece will repay 8 billion euros of bailout loans ahead of schedule.

French President Macron: Pension proposals from other parties will mean the bankruptcy of the pension system.

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that he would not resign if his camp failed to win the upcoming election.

French President Macron: A prime minister will be chosen in accordance with constitutional requirements.

French President Macron: The far right will mean withdrawal from NATO and an ambiguous attitude towards Russia.

French President Macron: Taxes need to be kept stable in the next three years.

U.S. new energy vehicle stocks fell before the market opened, with NIO (NIO.N) falling more than 3%, Li Auto (LI.O) falling 1.9%, and Tesla (TSLA.O) falling 0.6%.

French President Emmanuel Macron: Confirms plan to build eight new nuclear reactors.

French President Macron: Invite other democratic parties to join the presidential camp before early elections.

ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: Companies are starting to make profits and are able to absorb higher wage costs.

ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: Initial signs of slowing wage growth are emerging.

ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: Services sector inflation is stubborn.

ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: The "last mile" of inflation decline is bumpy.

ECB board member Patsalides: The next policy step will depend on the data.