Market news: The US Embassy lifted the travel restrictions on Jerusalem announced on April 11.

Chile’s mining minister plans to meet with a Saudi delegation later this year to discuss potential investments.

According to CNN: The White House is considering reducing pollution regulations for some power plants.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: So far, the foreign exchange market has been very calm about the risk of divergence between the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (in rate cuts).

Netflix (NFLX.O) shares fell more than 3% in after-hours trading in the U.S.

The White House: U.S. officials expressed concerns about various actions in Rafah, and Israeli participants agreed to take those concerns into consideration.

The White House: The United States and Israel have reached an agreement on a common goal, which is to defeat Hamas in Rafah.

According to the New York Times: The United States has restarted the deportation of planes to Haiti.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): Money market assets fell to $5.97 trillion in the week ending April 17.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce this weekend plans to temporarily waive restrictions on high-ethanol gasoline blends this summer, the sources said.

Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock: The Fed should cut interest rates by 100 basis points, but (for now) they should be patient.

BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder: There is a possibility that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates this year.

Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock: I still believe that the Federal Reserve wants to cut interest rates one or two times this year.

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt: Our goal is to ensure the supply of US dollars, which can only be achieved through a flexible exchange rate.

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt: The foreign exchange black market has completely disappeared and the market will determine the foreign exchange rate.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Some G20 members mentioned that rising US interest rates could lead to capital outflows and increased debt interest payments.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: It is meaningful that the G7 confirmed that excessive foreign exchange fluctuations will have a negative impact on the economy.

US Department of Defense: Will respond quickly if Ukraine aid bill passes