The EU has proposed banning EU LNG terminals from providing long-term services to Russian customers under existing contracts from January 1, 2028.

The EU has proposed requiring Russian gas importers to provide detailed information on contracts, including supply volumes, duration and destination.

The annual rate of U.S. Red Book commercial retail sales for the week ending June 14 was 5.2%, compared with 4.7% in the previous week.

On June 17, analysts at the financial website Forexlive said that before the release of the US May retail sales data, the market priced in a 49 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve at the end of the year, which changed slightly to 48.5 basis points after the data was released. The FOMC meeting will begin on Tuesday local time and a decision will be made on Wednesday, which will be one of the data points they discuss at the meeting. The report was weak overall, but the control group is the best indicator of consumer conditions, which was slightly better than expected, and the previous value was also revised upward. Overall, this is a series of data that is difficult to interpret at the moment, because sales rose sharply in March due to concerns about tariffs, and then fell for two consecutive months.

The U.S. import price index in May was 0.2% year-on-year, in line with expectations of 0% and the previous value of 0.10%.

The U.S. export price index rose 1.7% year-on-year in May, compared with 2.00% in the previous month.

The U.S. core retail sales month-on-month rate in May was -0.3%, in line with expectations of 0.1%. The previous value was revised from 0.10% to 0%.

The U.S. export price index in May was -0.9% month-on-month, in line with expectations of -0.2% and the previous value of 0.10%.

According to Iranian media: Israel attacked the Rey refinery south of Tehran.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Within three hours, 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed in Kaluga, Tula, Bryansk and Smolensk regions.

IAEA: No changes were made to the reports for Isfahan and Fordow.

Spanish Energy Minister: We will continue to strengthen connectivity with the European system.

Spanish Energy Minister: We will take technical measures to enhance voltage control capabilities.

June 17, Konstantinos Chrysikos, head of customer relationship management at Kudotrade, believes that if the decline in US retail sales data is greater than expected, it may strengthen bets on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Data shows that market participants currently expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates twice this year. A survey by the Wall Street Journal shows that US retail sales are expected to fall 0.6% month-on-month in May, compared with a 0.1% increase in the previous data.

Spanish Energy Minister: Voltage instability and system oscillations were detected a few days before the blackout.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy: Hope that civil aviation can return to the zero-tariff trade agreement of 1979.

The UK said that 10 new designated targets and 20 ship specifications were added to the sanctions system against Russia.

Israel Defense Forces Operations Directorate General: We will continue to strike Iranian nuclear targets as planned and at the appropriate time.