Market news: Myanmar strengthens foreign exchange transactions to prevent the depreciation of the kyat.

Brazilian Finance Minister: Whether in August or not, we will soon start the process of cutting interest rates.

German parliament source: Germany plans to buy 60 Chinook helicopters from Boeing for up to 8 billion euros.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, with a focal depth of 290 kilometers.

White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: President Biden will speak on economic policy next Wednesday.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): As of the week of June 20, the speculative net long position of gasoline futures increased by 12,250 contracts to 16,191 contracts; the speculative net long position of Brent crude oil futures increased by 16,116 contracts to 190,386 contracts.

Fed Mester gave closing remarks at the 2023 Policy Summit: Communities Thrive in a Changing Economy, but declined to comment on the outlook for monetary policy.

Brazilian Finance Minister: It is expected that by the end of this year, a complete set of reform plans in the field of tax expenditure will be introduced.

Brazilian Finance Minister: Brazil is reviewing all tax expenditures.

Brazilian Finance Minister: The government is reviewing the taxation of closed-end funds.

The Fed accepted a total of $1.969 trillion from 101 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi: Canceled tariffs on chickpeas, lentils, almonds, and walnuts.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi: The United States and India reached an agreement to remove some retaliatory tariffs.

The total number of oil rigs in the United States in the week to June 23 was 546, the lowest level since April 2022.

Baker Hughes: U.S. drillers cut the number of oil and gas rigs for the eighth week in a row.

The total number of natural gas rigs drilled in the United States in the week to June 23 was 130, compared with the previous value of 130.

The total number of drilling rigs in the United States in the week to June 23 was 682, compared with the previous value of 687.

South African power utility company Eskom: Level 1 and 3 power reduction measures will be implemented over the weekend.

Market news: Pfizer and BioNtech applied to the European Medicines Agency for approval of the Omicron vaccine.