Hang Seng Index futures closed flat at night, at 17,624 points, a 56-point premium.

Fed Williams: There has been a huge evolution in the way the Fed approaches the economy and policy.

White House: Humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza could last hours or days.

Israeli military spokesman: There will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but a humanitarian ceasefire will be allowed.

White House: More than one ceasefire may be needed to evacuate all hostages from Gaza.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Israel-Gaza conflict raises risk that oil prices could remain high or rise further.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Members believed that federal and provincial government spending could prevent inflation from returning to target.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: If global financial conditions tighten further or previous interest rate hikes dampen demand more than expected, the economy may be weaker than expected and inflation may be lower.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Recent inflation expectations have slowed, while long-term inflation expectations remain stable.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: In this context, committee members acknowledged that further policy tightening may be needed to restore price stability.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Sustained core inflation, stubbornly high inflation expectations and wage growth, and unusual corporate pricing behavior may indicate that high inflation is becoming entrenched.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Members agreed that overall inflation risks have increased given higher near-term forecasts for inflation, persistently high core inflation and the risk of higher oil prices.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Considerable concern about the lack of downward momentum in underlying inflation; this may mean that monetary policy needs more time to work, or that monetary policy is not tightening enough.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Members unanimously agreed to reconsider the need to raise interest rates in future decisions and made it clear that they were willing to raise interest rates further if necessary.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: There was strong consensus that as clearer evidence emerged that rising interest rates were having the desired effect, the Committee should remain patient and keep the policy rate at 5%.

Bank of Canada meeting minutes: Other members believed that if interest rates were kept at 5% for a long enough time, it would be possible to reduce inflation to the 2% target level.

The Fed accepted a total of $1.024 trillion from 89 counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

White House: US President Joe Biden will veto a Senate resolution that would eliminate domestic manufacturing requirements for federally funded electric vehicle chargers.

Google (GOOG.O): Generative artificial intelligence expands use in more than 120 new countries and regions.