COMEX silver futures fell 2.00% in the day and is now at $24.80 an ounce.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: 5.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Chilean Ridge.

USD/CAD stood above 1.36, up 0.43% on the day.

Markets Regulatory Agency of India: Against the practice of creating bank guarantees on client funds as it creates leverage risk and poses risks to investors.

Market Regulator of India: Requires clearing of all client funds issued by bank guarantees by September 30 and bans creation of new bank guarantees on client funds from May 1.

Spot gold hit $1,980 per ounce, down 0.46% on the day.

Spot silver fell by 1.00% in the day and is now at $24.90 an ounce.

The yield on the U.S. 2-month Treasury note rose as high as 5.116%, the highest level since 2018.

General Motors sold 864,000 vehicles in the first quarter.

S&P: Adani Ports reduces refinancing risk through bond buybacks.

KOTECKI, member of the Central Bank of Poland: The Polish economy will slowly recover from the third quarter, and there is no room for interest rate cuts this year.

Russian Deputy Energy Minister Sorokin: I hope that freight rates will return to normal within a year or so.

Broadbent, deputy governor of the Bank of England: There are signs that wage pressures are starting to ease, but the pressure has not been fully relieved.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Broadbent: We do not rule out specific monetary policy adjustments in advance.

Broadbant, deputy governor of the Bank of England: There have been signs of declining price pressures in recent months, although the latest inflation data has turned higher.

COMEX silver futures fell by 1.00% in the day and is now at $25.06 per ounce.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Broadbent: Using the word "spiral" to describe inflation is too strong.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Broadbent: The UK is experiencing the second round of inflation.