U.S. natural gas futures extended their intraday gains to 3.00% and are now at $2.330/MMBtu.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: The global minimum corporate tax rate agreement will prevent the race to the bottom.

Oleksiy Danilov, senior Ukrainian security official: Ukraine has not yet started a counterattack against Russian troops.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: I believe the United States will adopt a global tax plan in the next few years.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Cryptocurrency regulation should be strengthened and will work with Congress to pass more legislation.

UBS expects the RBA to raise rates by 25 basis points in August.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: If the debt ceiling is not raised, the consequences may lead to a recession.

Goldman Sachs now expects the RBA to hike rates by 25 basis points each in July, August and September, bringing the terminal rate to 4.85%, compared with a previous forecast of 4.35%.

British police: The nature of the item (issued near Downing Street) has been assessed as not suspicious, and the road blockade near Whitehall in London has been lifted.

British police: The road near Downing Street has been blocked.

British police are assessing a suspicious package found near Downing Street, the statement said.

European Central Bank Governing Council Makhlouf: Interest rates will not come down quickly from their peaks.

European Central Bank Governing Council Makhlouf: Monetary policy needs to do more in the short term.

Tesla ( TSLA.O ) rose more than 3 percent in premarket.

OECD Chief Economist Lombardelli: The world economy faces slow growth, not recession.

According to BNO News: Former US Vice President Mike Pence announced his participation in the 2024 presidential election.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian troops launched an offensive near Bakhmut, which failed.

USD/CAD was set to fall 3.9 percent in a year to 1.29, compared with a forecast of 1.2920 last month, according to a Reuters poll.

USD/CAD was set to rise 0.5 percent to 1.3467 over the next three months, compared with a forecast of 1.3450 in May, according to a Reuters poll.