Australian Government: The government forecasts a budget surplus of A$4.2 billion for 2022/23, or 0.2% of GDP.

Market news: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested.

Australian Government: The unemployment rate is expected to be 4.5% in 2024/25 and 4.5% in 2025/26.

Australian Government: GDP growth is expected to be 2.25% in 2024/25 and 2.75% in 2025/26.

Australian Government: Consumer price inflation forecast is 3.25% in 2023/2024, 2.75% in 2024/2025 and 2.5% in 2025/2026.

Australian Government: The wage price index is expected to peak at 4% in 2023-2024.

Australian Government: Net debt is expected to be A$574.9 billion in 2023-2024, accounting for 22.3% of GDP.

Australian Government: Unemployment rate expected to rise from 3.5% to 4.25% in Q2 2024.

Australian government: Raise the long-term price forecast for iron ore to US$60/ton and thermal coal to US$70/ton.

The Australian government forecasts a budget deficit of $13.9 billion in 2023/2024, or 0.5% of GDP, and a deficit of $35.1 billion in 2024/2025, or 1.3% of GDP.

European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane: Interest rates are the main tool to bring inflation back to 2%.

European Central Bank Chief Economist Lane: We are currently reducing the balance sheet.

Norges Bank Governor: We attach great importance to employment, but will set interest rates to bring inflation back to target.

Norges Bank Governor: Price stability is the main goal of monetary policy.

Bank of America: Even if the demand outlook is weak, we expect the gap in the oil market to reach 1 million barrels per day in the second half of 2023 and 400,000 barrels per day in 2024, which will provide support for Brent crude oil prices.

Bank of America: Maintains 2024 Brent crude oil price forecast at $90/barrel, on belief that OECD demand will eventually improve and OPEC+ will likely continue to "pre-emptively manage supply".

Bank of America: If OPEC+ chooses to extend production cuts by another 500,000 barrels or 1 million barrels per day, the (supply) deficit may widen.

Deputy Governor of the Hungarian Central Bank: The goal is to bring inflation down significantly.