Israeli Ministry of Defense: The United States has approved the sale of the Arrow-3 anti-missile weapon system to Germany.

USGS: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck 121 kilometers south-southwest of Rabu Ambajo, Indonesia.

The Indian rupee fell to 83.0775 per dollar, its weakest level since October 20 last year.

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Banten area of Java Island, Indonesia, and there is no risk of a tsunami.

Market news: ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company of the United Arab Emirates, and JAPEX, a Japanese oil resource development company, signed a 5-year liquefied natural gas supply agreement worth 450 million to 550 million US dollars.

Lenovo Group (00992.HK) Q1 revenue in fiscal year 2024 was US$12.90 billion, compared with US$16.96 billion in the same period last year, and the market expected US$13.841 billion.

According to the Russian "Gazette" (Vedomosti): Russian exporters agreed to increase sales of foreign exchange earnings.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Verily, a business unit of Google parent company Alphabet, plans to cut costs to control expenses.

Goldman Sachs (GS.N): Indian mid-caps are again popular with foreigners.

Traders: Asian high-grade US dollar bond spreads widened by at least 1 basis point.

Traders: Asia ex-Japan Markit investment grade credit default swaps (CDS) index up at least 2 basis points.

The minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting showed that there are still differences in whether further interest rate hikes are needed in the future. US stocks closed lower for two consecutive days, and the Nasdaq had a strong sell signal. The long-short sentiment of spot gold has returned to a more balanced state. Lock in GAIN Capital Daily Market Barometer Updates

Argentine Minister of Economy: I will continue to serve as minister until the end of my term in December.

National Hurricane Center: "Fernanda" is expected to turn into a subtropical cyclone soon.

According to related statements, Bank Indonesia and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have begun trials of cross-border QR code payments.

USGS: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck 151 kilometers north-northwest of Sola, Vanuatu.

WTI crude oil hit $79/barrel, up 0.14% on the day.