Russian President Vladimir Putin: I have a feeling now that once Ukraine is close to running out of resources, they may want to start peace talks.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Aviation Capital: Ordered 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine is suffering heavy casualties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not achieved any results.

The Polish zloty fell 0.9% against the euro, erasing all its gains in 2023.

London Metal Exchange (LME) zinc stocks fell the most in nearly a year.

Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) fell 9.8% in pre-market trading after its quarterly revenue forecast fell short of expectations.

Mercedes India Head: Any change in diesel tax will change the makeup of the fuel mix in our product portfolio.

Lufthansa: The Boeing 777 freighter fleet will add a new freighter by the end of the year, bringing the total to 17 aircraft.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum inventories decreased by 2,000 tons, copper inventories increased by 1,125 tons, nickel inventories remained unchanged, lead inventories increased by 575 tons, tin inventories increased by 65 tons, and zinc inventories decreased by 3,375 tons.

Market news: Norway and Germany agreed to strengthen security and defense cooperation.

GBP/USD hit a daily low of 1.2480, down 0.24% on the day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: No matter who is elected as the new president of the United States, the policy toward Russia is unlikely to change significantly.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: While the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has not yet made a firm decision on whether and when to introduce electronic Hong Kong dollars (E-HKD), the results of the SELA project will inform our ongoing exploration.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The SELA project demonstrates the technical feasibility of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) architecture and can promote competition and innovation in the digital payments field.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA): In cooperation with the Bank of Israel and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Center, a joint report on the SELA project was released in the field of financial technology.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: (Asked about 2024 presidential elections) We will discuss this when the parliament announces the elections.

Philippine Finance Minister: The Philippine government plans to privatize more assets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: (Asked if he will visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome) I have my own plans there, and you will know when I get there.

Philippine Finance Minister: The Philippine sovereign wealth fund will begin operations at the end of 2023.