The Baltic Dry Bulk Index fell 4.52% to 2,284 points.

Federal Reserve: The Federal Open Market Committee meeting will resume as scheduled at 9 a.m. local time.

Bank of America: The Federal Reserve may be less confident about inflation than before, but it still has confidence in the anti-inflation trend and will lead the market to expect an interest rate cut cycle starting in June. However, the obvious risk is that it will delay the interest rate cut.

BNP Paribas: It is expected that the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will "express that it is in no hurry to cut interest rates for the first time."

Zoom (ZM.O) launches artificial intelligence event planning.

The Central Bank of Egypt canceled the Monetary Policy Committee meeting originally scheduled for March 28.

Canadian Energy Minister: Alberta wants to double oil production.

Indian Prime Minister Modi: India will continue to provide humanitarian assistance.

International Aluminum Association (IAI): International aluminum production reached 191.2 thousand tons per day in February.

German Chancellor Scholz: A ceasefire in Gaza to provide more humanitarian aid is more likely than before.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: We will closely monitor the realization of such risks and adjust restrictions accordingly.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: Stronger-than-expected monetary policy impacts pose downside risks to the euro zone’s growth prospects.

Bitcoin stood at US$64,000 per coin, up 0.29% on the day.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar: There are both personal and political reasons for resigning; he believes that the new prime minister and party leader will be more conducive to re-election.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar: Will resign as chairman of Fine Gael and will resign as Prime Minister once a new leader is announced.

Russian strikes in Kharkov, Ukraine, hit an eight-story building and a factory, killing three people and injuring five others, regional police said.

German Chancellor Scholz: Russia is not as powerful as people think.

German Chancellor Scholz: I will fight within the EU to use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine.

Southwest Airlines has reached a preliminary agreement with the flight attendant union, and the labor contract covers about 20,000 company flight attendants.