S&P: The Israel-Hamas conflict is expected to continue until the end of this year, Gaza will continue to be the center of the war, and Iran and its proxies will continue to put pressure on Israel.

The U.S. Treasury auction for the four weeks ending April 18 - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 71.53%, and the previous value was 62.22%.

The winning rate of the U.S. Treasury bond auction for the four weeks ending April 18 was 5.28%, compared with the previous value of 5.27%.

U.S. Treasury auction for the eight weeks ending April 18 - the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.9, compared with 3.14 in the previous period.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: The basic idea is that no matter what actions the ECB and the Fed take, we will cut interest rates at the appropriate time.

The United States imposed new restrictions on Iran’s access to low-level technology in response to its attacks on Israel and its cooperation with Russia against Ukraine.

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Member Green: The strong dollar has a greater impact on emerging markets.

Bank of England monetary policy committee member Green: Interest rates will remain in "restrictive areas" for "some time".

ECB board member Rehn: As long as we are confident that inflation will continue to fall back to our 2% target, June will be the right time to start easing the monetary policy stance and cut interest rates.

ECB board member Rehn: Geopolitics could hinder improvement in eurozone outlook.

ECB board member Rehn: Risks to growth outlook remain tilted downward.

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) rose 16.7 percent.

Russell 2000 futures rose 1% to an intraday high.

Senior IMF official: Exchange rate fluctuations do not pose a major challenge to the Korean economy.

Senior IMF official: Japanese authorities are committed to a flexible exchange rate regime that allows the exchange rate to act as a shock absorber and support the monetary policy goal of achieving price stability.

U.S. natural gas futures extended gains, rising 3.2% on the day, as the EIA report showed an increase in natural gas inventories in line with expectations.

The EIA natural gas inventory change in the United States for the week ending April 12 was 50 billion cubic feet, the largest increase since the week ending November 10, 2023.