ECB Governing Council member Kazaks: Current interest rate cut expectations are more consistent with the ECB’s baseline scenario.

On March 7, local time, family members of Israeli detainees held a protest in Tel Aviv, calling on the Israeli government to take measures to release those detained in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. The protest was held near the Israeli Defense Ministry, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding a meeting.

IMF spokesperson: We look forward to working with the new Pakistani government to complete the second review under the current arrangement.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: France must achieve its fiscal deficit target.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy: The market generally believes that risks are in balance, the central bank will cut interest rates, and the timing of interest rate cuts is only a secondary issue.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy: French economic growth will once again exceed the European average.

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she will not seek re-election as an MP.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: Risks in the timing of interest rate cuts are balanced.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy: We need to avoid rushing to adjust interest rates and avoid acting too late.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We are increasingly confident that we will achieve our inflation target.

Breimann, First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank: Despite the risk of progress retreating, we believe the prospects for stabilizing inflation at low levels are good.

Breimann, First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank: Slowing demand in the Swedish economy has led to a decline in inflation.

Breimann, First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank: It is clear that the part of the Swedish economy that is most sensitive to interest rates slowed down last year.

Breimann, the first deputy president of the Swedish central bank: Household consumption has bottomed out and may start to pick up.

Breimann, First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank: The latest results of Sweden’s GDP show that economic development in 2023 is slightly better than expected.

Gazprom: It will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with a delivery volume of 42.4 million cubic meters on Friday.

Goldman Sachs will exit Japan’s transaction banking business and will focus on developing transaction banking business in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union.

The latest Platts survey by S&P found that crude output from OPEC and its allies was flat in February, but output from Iraq and Kazakhstan remained well above quotas. Survey data shows that the daily output of the OPEC+ alliance in February was 41.21 million barrels, of which the daily output of the 12 OPEC member states was 26.58 million barrels, and the daily output of the 10 partners headed by Russia was 14.63 million barrels. February was the second month the group announced an extension of its production-cut deal, but the group has yet to deliver on that promise. The survey shows that the output of OPEC+ countries that implemented production cuts in February was 175,000 barrels per day higher than their total quota, and the policy implementation rate was 97.8%. Compliance is likely to be a key issue in determining OPEC+ policy and unity in the coming months.

The South Korean won rose to 1,320.0 against the U.S. dollar, up 0.8% and on track for its best performance since February 2.