The US Climate Prediction Center (CPC): The conditions for the formation of El Niño and the Southern Oscillation are currently observed.

The Italian industry ministry said the Saudi sovereign fund was ready to invest further in Italy.

According to a related statement, the Italian industry minister urged the Saudi sovereign fund to invest in the forthcoming Italian strategic corporate fund.

Market News: Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Panel Asked About Credit Suisse Insolvency Event.

[Organizations comment on U.S. initial jobless claims data] Following "falsely" inflated data in previous weeks, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits in the U.S. hit the biggest drop since 2021. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 22,000 to 242,000 for the week ended May 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Continuing claims fell slightly to 1.8 million in the week ended May 6. Some economists have been wary of drawing strong conclusions from the data amid reports that fraudulent filings are behind the recent trend in jobless claims. Massachusetts accounted for nearly half of the national increase in unadjusted applications for the week ended May 6, which state officials said was largely due to fraud.

U.S. Treasuries extended losses, with the 10-year yield rising to a session high of 3.62%.

After the release of the initial U.S. data, the short-term decline of EUR/USD expanded by more than 20 points to 1.0793; GBP/USD fell 23 points to 1.2425 in the short term.

In May, the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Shipment Index was -4.7, the previous value was -7.3.

In May, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing price index was -7, the previous value was -3.3.

The Hungarian forint extended losses to 1.2 percent against the euro, its biggest drop in a month.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region.

Central Bank of Russia: The work of stabilizing inflation expectations at low levels must continue.

Central Bank of Russia: Sanctions and structural transformation will affect the Russian economy, supply shocks may occur more frequently than before.

The UK 10-year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 3.91% on the day, a new high since October 24 last year.

According to the TASS news agency: The Russian Ministry of Defense said that it attacked a Ukrainian military target with a high-precision missile.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed efforts to strengthen economic cooperation.