Central Bank of Russia: Growth in inflationary pressures is manifesting in an increasingly wide range of goods and services.

The Central Bank of Russia: will consider the process of economic transformation and the risks posed by the domestic and external environment, as well as the response of the financial market.

The Bank of Russia: In the future, in key interest rate decisions, the actual and expected inflation dynamics relative to the target will be considered.

Central Bank of Russia: Given the gradual rise in inflationary pressures, the Russian central bank is likely to raise key interest rates at its next meeting to stabilize inflation near 4% in 2024 and beyond.

Central Bank of Russia: The overall balance of inflation risks has shifted more towards the upside.

Central Bank of Russia: According to the forecast of the Bank of Russia, the annual inflation rate will be between 4.5-6.5% in 2023 to return to 4% in 2024, taking into account the current monetary policy stance.

The Russian central bank kept interest rates unchanged at 7.5%, in line with market expectations.

Malaysia appoints Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour as central bank governor.

Wedbush raised his Tesla (TSLA.O) price target to $300 from $215.

Minister of Economy of Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan is considering increasing income tax in the financial industry, plans to selectively increase mineral resource extraction tax and value-added tax in the new tax law, and plans to gradually increase fuel prices every six months. Kazakhstan may relax government borrowing rules, planning to borrow $10 billion over the next three years.

SOMO, the Iraqi state oil marketing organization: Iraq set the price of Basrah Intermediate crude oil sold to Asia in July at a discount of US$0.1 per barrel to the average price of Oman/Dubai.

UBS CEO: Has reduced potential options for Credit Suisse UBS.

Market news: After acquiring Credit Suisse, UBS will reduce its assets to US$1.35 trillion to US$1.4 trillion.

Iraqi state oil marketing organization SOMO: Iraq set the official sales price of Basrah Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in July at a discount of US$1/barrel to Argus sour crude oil.

Iraqi state oil marketing organization SOMO: Iraq set the official selling price of Basrah Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in July at a discount of US$4.35 per barrel to Brent crude oil.

NIO (NIO.N): R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2023 will be RMB 3.0756 billion (US$447.8 million), an increase of 74.6% from the first quarter of 2022 and a decrease of 22.7% from the fourth quarter of 2022.

Weilai Automobile (NIO.N): The gross profit margin of automobiles in the first quarter of 2023 will be 5.1%, compared with 18.1% in the first quarter of 2022 and 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Automobile gross margin decreased from the first quarter of 2022, mainly due to changes in product mix and higher battery unit costs.

Weilai Automobile (NIO.N): The gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2023 will be 1.5%, compared with 14.6% in the first quarter of 2022 and 3.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Gross profit margin decreased compared to both the first quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2022, mainly due to the decline in automotive gross margin.

Italian Prime Minister Meroni: It would be "foolish" to ratify the eurozone bailout fund treaty without knowing how EU budget rules will change.