Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: (On the possibility of deploying medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region) We hope to avoid further escalation of the situation.

Market news: Tesla (TSLA.O) investors may propose collective bargaining motions at the annual shareholder meeting.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: If the possibility of the Fed cutting interest rates disappears completely, it may pose a problem for the Swedish Central Bank and the European Central Bank.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: The downward trend (inflation) in Sweden is more obvious than that in the United States.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: The development of US inflation is somewhat worrying.

Oil loading operations resumed on Thursday on the Caspian oil pipeline.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: We are facing challenges and the Gaza conflict is still ongoing.

Ukrainian general: Russian troops in the east are seven to ten times stronger than Ukrainian troops.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: This could weaken the Swedish krona, which could in turn lead to another rise in inflation, and in the worst case could seriously affect the economy.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: If inflation does not worsen, I think the threat of a rate cut in May will mainly come from other central banks postponing their rate cut plans.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: However, it is important that inflation does not develop worse.

Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Jansson: My view at the last monetary policy meeting in March was that the development of inflation looked very favorable and it might even have been possible to lower interest rates at that stage.

Flood levels in the Russian city of Orenburg will reach their peak today, local authorities said.

According to The Information: OpenAI expands its tender offer for former employees.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: We are preparing for situations and challenges from other areas.

WTI crude oil fell to $85 per barrel, down 0.75% on the day, while Brent crude oil is now down 0.66%.

Standard Chartered Bank: The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates twice this year, each time by 25 basis points, compared with the previous expectation of four cuts.

Standard Chartered Bank: The Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting interest rates in the third quarter, compared with the previous forecast of the second quarter.

Governor of the Central Bank of Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe will publish inflation data in both Zimbabwe Gold Dollar (ZIG) and US Dollar.

According to the Palestinian News Agency: The Israeli army launched intensive bombings on the Nusayret refugee camp and surrounding areas in the central Gaza Strip since the night of the 10th, killing at least 5 people and injuring a large number of people.