The Italian 2-year government bond yield fell slightly after the release of the Italian inflation data, down 2.3 basis points on the day to 3.782%; the 10-year government bond yield also continued to fall, down 3.2 basis points on the day to 3.971%.

ECB Governing Council Vasle: We need to be convinced that rate hikes after July are unnecessary, not necessary.

ECB Governing Council Vasle: Doubts over whether profit margins will shrink this year to absorb wage growth.

According to RIA Novosti: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the King of Bahrain.

European Central Bank Governing Council Scicluna: It may be better to keep interest rates high for a long time than to raise interest rates to a higher peak.

European Central Bank Governing Council Scicluna: After the rate hike in July, we will see the (movement) of interest rates.

European Central Bank Governing Council Scicluna: The impact of interest rate hikes must be carefully considered.

Chairman of Societe Generale Bank: The inflation problem threatens the credibility of the central bank.

Chairman of Societe Generale: European banks have been resilient during rate hikes.

National Hurricane Center: Adrian continues to intensify and is expected to become a hurricane today.

The Sri Lankan rupee was up 0.5% on the day at 306.76 against the dollar after the country embarked on a debt restructuring plan.

U.S. chip stocks generally fell before the market, Applied Materials (AMAT.O) fell 1.7%, Intel (INTC.O) fell 1.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP.O) fell 2.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM.O) fell 1.5% .

European Central Bank Governing Council Vujcic: We may reconsider the timetable for the Emergency Pandemic Bond Purchase Program (PEPP).

ECB Governing Council Vujcic: We are still far from the inflation target.

European Central Bank Governing Council Vujcic: The persistence of inflation means that there may be no pause in raising interest rates in September.

Bulgarian Minister: Bulgaria is considering introducing the euro as a parallel currency.

The M3 annual rate of money supply in the euro area in May was 1.9%, compared with the previous value of 2.5%.

[Swedsbank: The Riksbank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points and shrink the balance sheet by half] The Riksbank will announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday, and analysts at the Riksbank expect the bank to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%. And hinted at another rate hike this fall. Swedbank also expects the Riksbank to increase the pace of bond sales by 50%, from SEK 3.5 billion to SEK 5.25 billion a month. "However, high inflation, a resilient economy and a weak krona imply that risks are tilted toward greater austerity." Swedbank said underlying inflation remained high and a weak krona could increase in the short term (tightening) burden, while the Riksbank may fall behind other central banks that continue to raise rates ahead of its next policy meeting in September.

Financial website Forexlive: Swiss investor confidence has improved slightly this month, as even a change in interest rate expectations seems to have limited impact on the outlook for the real economy.