United States Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred 146 kilometers away from Yigo Village, Guam.

The UK 30-year government bond yield briefly rose to 5% for the first time since October 10, rising 6 basis points on the day.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) U.S. stocks fell 1.4% before the market opened, after falling 4.7% in the previous trading day.

Copper inventories on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 6.1% to a two-year high.

German Chancellor Scholz: Humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip immediately. Warning Iran not to re-enter the conflict, Egypt could act as a mediator.

Egyptian President Sisi: Forced relocation of Palestinians cannot be implemented.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine: Ukraine has more than 16 billion cubic meters of underground natural gas reserves in the 2023/24 heating season.

Riksbank Governor: I think our currency hedging measures can be maintained for a considerable period of time.

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

Citi: It is expected that nickel prices may briefly surge above US$20,000/ton before falling to the forecast US$18,000/ton in January 2024.

The UK 10-year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 4.58%, hitting a new high since October 6.

Citi: In the next three months, the short-term price trend of zinc will fall to $2,300.

Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson: Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired rockets during the explosion at the Gaza hospital. Israel did not fire on the hospital from land, air or sea.

Israeli military: There were no craters at the scene and there was no sign that aerial munitions caused the Gaza hospital explosion.

The Israeli military has accused Hamas of exaggerating the number of casualties in the hospital bombing.

Israeli military: No structural damage to buildings surrounding Gaza hospital.

Spanish Acting Foreign Minister: Spain’s humanitarian aid to Palestine will increase by 4 million euros to 21 million euros this year.

Israeli military: No direct attack on Gaza hospitals.

Siam, the Palestinian envoy to Japan: US President Biden should issue a tough statement calling for an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

According to Vietnamese media Tuoi Tre: Russian President Putin accepted Vietnam’s invitation to visit Hanoi.