Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Market expectations for the pace of Fed rate cuts are too optimistic.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: I see signs of "compromise" and hope that the U.S. will raise the debt ceiling.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Negotiations on the U.S. debt ceiling are always at the last moment (a deal is not reached).

According to a Reuters poll: The Euro Stoxx 600 is expected to fall around 7.2% to 435 points by the end of 2023 (down 8 points from the January poll).

Russian Ministry of Defense: Remaining attackers in Belgorod will be pushed back to Ukraine.

According to a Reuters survey, the S&P 500 is expected to be at 4,150 by the end of 2023 (from 4,200 in the February survey).

Italian 2-year bond yields rose 3 basis points to 3.522%, the highest since March 14.

Polish minister: Poland seeks to eliminate influence of Russian oil in Czech Republic.

Enria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank: We do ask some banks to strengthen their liquidity buffers, but this is not our goal.

Enria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank: Liquidity will become the focus of the Supervisory Inspection and Evaluation Procedure (SREP) process.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: We are very concerned about the asymmetry in the time it takes for inflation to unwind.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: The IMF has given a decisive vote of confidence in the management of the UK economy and we will stick to our plan to halve inflation.

According to a recent Ukrainian military report, Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones every month.

Governor of the Riksbank: Take the risks caused by the policy into consideration at any time.

Riksbank Governor: "Riding against the wind" is reasonable in some cases.

IMF President Georgieva: British policymakers need to remain vigilant and use data as a basis to deal with inflation.

IMF Managing Director Georgieva: Britain should not exit tight financial conditions prematurely because of inflation risks.

Deutsche Bank: lowered its 2023 palladium forecast to $1,700/oz (previously $2,000/oz), and raised its 2024 platinum price forecast to $1,300/oz (previously $1,250/oz).