German Geoscience Research Center: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Macquarie Island.

Fitch: UK retail profitability is unlikely to recover soon as competition in the sector remains very fierce.

IMF President Georgieva: Further tightening of financial conditions may have an impact on banks and non-bank institutions.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: Policies need to be adjusted flexibly based on data.

IMF President Georgieva: Although inflation rates in many countries have declined, they are still above target levels, so interest rates will have to remain high for a longer period of time.

The New Zealand dollar NZD/USD fell to 0.60, down 0.34% on the day.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: We need to monitor oil prices.

IMF President Georgieva: Global economic divergence is increasing day by day.

IMF President Georgieva: The global economy is experiencing a severe impact and this has become the new normal.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Palestinian and Jordanian leaders in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: We have yet to see the impact of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on data.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: We need to maintain predictability in policy.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: We have minimized trade in euros and dollars with friendly countries.

ECB Governing Council member Centeno: The current policy stance will enable inflation to reach its target.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: The risk is not that high.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: Current oil prices reflect risks and conflicts in the Middle East.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: The way to deal with climate issues is changing, and there is less hype about it.

German Chancellor Scholz: The government will ban Hamas from operating in Germany.