Polish President Duda: NATO must remain vigilant because there are plans to transfer Wagner fighters to Belarus.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Securities brokers face insider trading investigations related to Morgan Stanley (MS.N) transactions.

Goldman Sachs analyst Teresa Alves: We will be watching any discussions about the trade-off between growth and inflation, and the extent to which inflation persists, as this will ultimately determine the extent to which countries need to raise interest rates further.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Now we see cracks in Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Recent events in Russia are an "extraordinary moment."

German government official: I would be surprised if the EU agrees to any concrete response to the unrest in Russia at the council meeting.

Market news: Stellantis (STLA.N) will stop production in Vienna and cut 300 jobs.

Enria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank: In a fragile market, some banks may face challenges.

ECB Supervisory Board Chair Enria: All the banks we reviewed had strategies in place to replace TLTRO funding.

European Central Bank Supervisory Board Chairman Enria: The increase in arrears was not unexpected.

Enria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank: The development of asset quality presents a complex situation.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD was down 1.00% on the day to trade at 0.6617.

The U.S. dollar against the Swiss franc USD/CHF rose more than 0.50% in the day and is now at 0.8983.

The Baltic Dry Index fell 3.8 percent to 1,138 points.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: The policy effect transmission in the private rental market is obvious.

Uber (UBER.N): Will expand operations in dozens of holiday destinations including Greece, Italy, France, Spain and Croatia.