New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: As new data emerges, the New Zealand Federal Reserve can change its assessment as needed.

McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives: We will reach a deal, and I think the president is realizing that he has to reduce spending.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: Economic growth and inflation are lower than expected.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: Interest rates are restrictive, well above the neutral level.

According to CNN: After about four hours of debt ceiling meeting, US Republican negotiators left the White House.

McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives: Negotiations (staff) are ongoing.

According to the Financial Times: The European Union is discussing a plan to transfer profits generated by frozen 196.6 billion euros of Russian assets to Ukraine.

According to the network status monitoring website DownDetector: User reports show that OpenAI has problems.

Fed Governor Waller: My current views on Fed interest rates are not affected by the debt ceiling.

The decline in U.S. stocks narrowed. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both fell less than 0.5%, after falling more than 1% before, and the Dow is now down 0.59%.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The speed of implementation of the decision is the key to the supply of F-16 fighters to Ukraine.

White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: Biden will be where he needs to be to ensure a (debt ceiling) deal is reached.

White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: Biden and McCarthy will speak in due course.

The Hang Seng Index futures closed down 1.01% in night trading, at 18878 points, 238 points below water.

US White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: Debt Ceiling Negotiations Still Constructive.

Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank: But as I said recently, the ECB will face more challenges to deal with in the face of changing geopolitics, the threat of digital transformation and climate change. We must continue to provide stability in a fundamentally unstable world.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde: For the European Central Bank, the immediate priority is to reduce inflation to the medium-term target of 2% in a timely manner. We will do the same.

White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: Avoiding default is the responsibility of every member of Congress.

US White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre: We will continue to conduct serious negotiations to reach a reasonable budget agreement.