17:58:54
According to CGTN: Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived at Madrid Airport.
17:45:34
Market news: The European Commission approved 3.2 billion euros in state aid to the Czech Republic to support cogeneration.
17:38:59
Thai Prime Minister: Although we are not in recession, our economic growth in the first quarter was sluggish.
17:36:59
Clement Genelot, vice president of equity research for food retail at pan-European investment bank Bryan Garnier, said the latest food inflation data showed that France saw its first decline in food inflation since November 2021 in May, a trend that will continue in the coming months. Genelot stressed that the decline in inflation brings two short-term risks: a deterioration in market growth in the second quarter, which is likely to occur in the third quarter; and increased competition that could trigger a price war.
17:03:57
Euronext wheat futures for September delivery jumped to a 15-month high of 266.00 euros a tonne in early trading as traders grew concerned about Black Sea supplies; Paris wheat futures rose to their highest level since April 2023.
16:35:00
Fitch: High inflation is expected to persist in Bangladesh due to domestic supply shortages, import restrictions and a weaker exchange rate.
16:07:03
Financial website Forexlive commented on the German May IFO business index: the data was softer than expected, and the overall index was consistent with the revised April data. However, the expectations index continued to show an improvement, which is also a positive significance of the report.
15:57:24
Ukrainian intelligence sources: A drone attacked the Russian early warning "Voronezh-M" radar in the Orenburg region at a "record" distance.
15:25:04
ECB board member Rehn: The ECB will not pre-commit to any interest rate path.
15:24:59
ECB board member Rehn: The ECB will adopt a data-dependent, meeting-by-meeting decision-making approach.
15:23:29
ECB board member Rehn: This (June rate cut) obviously assumes that the downward trend in inflation will continue and that the geopolitical situation and energy prices will not deteriorate further.
15:22:04
ECB board member Rehn: Inflation is moving towards our 2% target in a sustained manner, so June is the time to ease the monetary policy stance and start cutting interest rates.
15:01:07
At the close of the midday session, the main domestic futures contracts rose and fell, with silicomanganese rising by more than 5%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and the container shipping index (European line) rising by more than 3%, and styrene (EB) rising by nearly 2%. In terms of decline, coking coal fell by nearly 3%, and red dates, rapeseed meal, rapeseed oil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and soybean oil fell by more than 1%.
14:51:56
Gazprom: Will continue to supply natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with 42.4 million cubic meters delivered on Monday.
14:46:35
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Hungary has a systematic approach to blocking EU support for Ukraine, and the EU needs to discuss this issue.
14:43:25
Masaki Masaki, Director-General of the Monetary Affairs Department of the Bank of Japan: Changes in real wages will turn positive on a year-on-year basis, and close attention needs to be paid to energy prices and foreign exchange fluctuations.
14:33:51
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: Hopes to provide multi-year financial commitment to Ukraine.
14:30:52
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: NATO allies have not fulfilled their promised air defense capabilities.
14:19:12
Actual trading volume shows that the trading volume center of COMEX gold futures has begun to move downward... For details, please refer to "Database-COMEX Gold Futures Actual Trading Volume" (newly launched).
14:16:11
Philippine central bank officials: Average inflation rate will remain within the target range before the end of the year, be careful not to lower interest rates too early.