The Russian ruble fell below 101 against the euro for the first time since late 2023.

The Central Bank of Angola raised its benchmark interest rate from 18% to 19%.

JD.com (JD.O): It does not plan to make an offer for British home appliances retailer Currys.

U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly after the consumer confidence index was released, with the 10-year yield narrowing to 1.4 basis points on the day, at 4.314%.

According to a related statement: The director of the U.S. Aid Administration will announce on Friday $25 million in humanitarian aid to Haiti.

Barclays Bank: The 20% U.S. tariffs on European automakers will bring the euro to near parity with the U.S. dollar EUR/USD.

U.S. natural gas futures fell 3.00% during the day and are currently at $1.688/million British thermal units.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: If the euro zone economy experiences a major downturn, the ECB may speed up its interest rate cuts, but the timing of the rate cuts will not be affected.

Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 1.4% in early trading after falling for three consecutive sessions.

Market News: The Ghana Stock Exchange has extended trading hours by one hour to 4pm.

U.S. stock index futures fell, with S&P 500 futures falling below 5,200 points, down 0.42%; Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.4%; Dow futures fell 0.25%.

The U.S. manufacturing capacity utilization rate in February was 77%, compared with the previous value of 76.6%.

The monthly rate of U.S. manufacturing output in February was 0.8%, which was expected to be 0.30% and the previous value was -0.50%.

Market news: South African oil pipeline prices will increase by 5.98% in fiscal 2025.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Boeing (BA.N) recommended that airlines check 787 cockpit seat switches.

According to local media: A polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia was attacked by a homemade incendiary bomb.