RBNZ: Bank of New Zealand has relatively little interest rate risk.

Spot gold opened with little volatility, at $1,990 an ounce.

According to Ukrainian Pravda: A strong explosion was heard in Pavlohrad (Pavlohrad), Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, and buildings there were damaged.

[New Zealand’s North Island encounters severe weather] According to New Zealand media reports, from April 30 to May 1, local time, a violent storm hit the North Island of New Zealand. The area with the most rainfall reached 200 mm in 24 hours. An orange warning for rain and high winds is issued, and thunderstorms are expected in individual areas. The local emergency management department warned that heavy rainfall in some areas may cause flooding and landslides.

Market news: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish troops killed Abu Hussein Al-Qurashi, the leader of the extremist organization "Islamic State" in Syria.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukrainian rocket and artillery units attacked four concentration areas of the Russian army, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot, two artillery concentration areas and a logistics center.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that in the past day, the Russian army launched 15 air strikes on Ukraine and used the MLRS multiple rocket launcher system to launch about 30 attacks on the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian settlements.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian army repelled 20 attacks by the Russian army in the Bakhmut, Avdeyevka and Marinka regions.

According to Ukrainian state news agency: Czech President Pavel said he believed it was possible to approve security guarantees for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July. He also added that Ukraine should have had effective security guarantees before joining NATO.

According to the Kiev Independent: Germany confirmed the delivery of the second IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): The Iranian President is scheduled to visit Damascus on Wednesday.

Two U.S. officials said U.S. Navy warships made a brief stop in the Sudanese port to help evacuate Americans.

TD Securities: It is expected that the number of non-agricultural employment in the United States may slow for the third consecutive month in April, which may be the lowest level since 2020, but the growth rate is still high. We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 3.6% and wage growth to reach 0.3%.

TD Securities: Easing stress in the financial system, persistently high inflation, strong wage growth, and the avoidance of a recession were all factors that made it easy for the ECB to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in May and reintroduce more Multiple austerity guidelines. If the data before the decision exceeds expectations, we do not completely rule out the possibility of raising interest rates by 50 basis points, but there will be no follow-up guidance.

TD Securities: According to the survey data released earlier, the US ISM manufacturing index and service industry index in April are expected to rebound slightly after falling to 46.3 and 51.2 respectively last month. We expect the ISM manufacturing index to rise slightly to 47.5. The services index likely rose to 52.2, indicating a slight improvement in the pace of expansion in the sector.

TD Securities: It is expected that the FOMC meeting will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week, and it is expected that the communication after the meeting will: ① Emphasize that the slowdown in inflation is slower than expected, leaving the possibility of further tightening policies; ② Acknowledging that the economic environment is more difficult Sure, especially the credit situation after the SVB incident.

According to the Financial Times: Charlie Munger issues warning to banks struggling with commercial property debt.

According to RIA Novosti: The Russian Ministry of Defense said its troops occupied four blocks in the western part of the Bakhmut region.

India Meteorological Department: Heat waves are unlikely to occur in most parts of India in the next 5 days.

According to Kyodo News: The approval rate of the Japanese cabinet rose by 8.5 percentage points to 46.6%.