COMEX silver futures fell more than 1.00% during the day and are currently trading at $22.88 per ounce.

Turkish President Erdogan: Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but a liberation organization.

Turkish President Erdogan: Turkey will eliminate the "terror corridor" along the border.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine will retaliate if energy facilities are attacked.

According to the Sankei Shimbun: The Japanese government plans to implement a one-year income tax and resident tax reduction measure starting from June 2024.

The Central Bank of Namibia kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7.75%.

Qatar Prime Minister: Negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages are still ongoing.

Qatar Prime Minister: There has been some progress and breakthroughs in the hostage negotiations, and there may be more breakthroughs in the hostage negotiations soon.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo: Committed to establishing an Indonesian embassy in Palestine.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Prabowo: Will accelerate the decarbonization process to achieve zero emissions, gradually increase the defense budget and modernize military equipment.

Lloyds Bank predicts Bank of England interest rates have peaked.

Qatar Prime Minister: The only way to reach a peaceful solution is to keep the channels of communication open.

Prime Minister of Qatar: We emphasize the importance of coordination and cooperation with regional partners to mitigate the crisis; Qatar condemns the policy of collective punishment imposed on Gaza.

U.S. National Hurricane Center: Destructive hurricane-level winds are spreading across the interior of southern Mexico, causing heavy rain and flooding in parts of southern Mexico.

Jim Demarais, head of global markets at Bank of America: The 5% U.S. Treasury yield is forcing people to suspend decision-making.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: There will be no forced consolidation of pension plans to increase investment in growth companies.

Indonesian Finance Minister: Fiscal and monetary tools must be coordinated to deal with fluctuations in financial markets.

U.S. and Burundi oil prices rose by $0.5 in the short term, now trading at $83.4/barrel and $87.14/barrel respectively.

Egyptian President Sisi: It is very important to resolve the Palestinian issue through diplomatic channels.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy expects GDP growth from January to September to be 5.3%.