According to Interfax: Russia takes over the village of Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region.

Acting Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will also propose to eliminate a policy that allows for automatic approval of certain bank mergers without action by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Acting head of U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Greater transparency could speed up “good” bank mergers and curb problematic ones.

Acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency plans to propose new regulations to increase transparency in the bank merger process.

Market news: Documents show that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a plan to predict the price and supply of key minerals, planning to use artificial intelligence to develop "structural prices" for key minerals based on multiple factors.

Saudi Energy Minister: We believe that the health and safety of the global oil market is not only the responsibility of Saudi Arabia.

Market news: Italian privacy agency believes there may be misconduct in the OpenAI investigation.

The Indian Navy said it rescued a hijacked Iranian ship in the Arabian Sea.

Saudi Energy Minister: Saudi Arabia has always actively supported the stability of the oil market.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Statement: We appreciate the efforts of the ASEAN Special Envoy to contact all parties in the conflict in Myanmar and are confident in the Special Envoy’s determination to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.

A spokesman for the German government stated: German Chancellor Scholz spoke with the Egyptian President and agreed that there is an urgent need to significantly improve the agreement on humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The risk of cutting interest rates too early is far greater than the risk of taking action later.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: If the ECB acts hastily, it could undermine the progress made so far.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The signs on anti-inflation are positive, but we don’t yet have enough information to draw confident conclusions.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The ECB is not lagging behind the situation, but the market is ahead.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: Patience is necessary before making key decisions.

Intel (INTC.O) rose 1.2% before the market opened, after closing down nearly 12% on Friday.