Russian Ministry of Defense: 147 Ukrainian drones were shot down in Russia last night.

CEO of Italian oil company Eni Group: The conflict between Israel and Iran has not led to a decline in oil production, and OPEC still has idle production capacity.

On June 17, Yamato published a research report, believing that the intelligent robot company UBTECH (09880.HK) has cutting-edge technology and a strong market leadership in the field of industrial humanoid robots. It gave UBTECH a "buy" rating for the first time, with a target price of HK$114, based on a forecast of an average price-to-sales ratio of 19 times from 2025 to 2026, which is similar to its average since its listing in 2024. However, due to multiple rounds of equity financing, its valuation is at a substantial discount of 50% compared to its peers. Yamato predicts that even if UBTECH continues to record losses from 2025 to 2027, its revenue compound annual growth rate from 2024 to 2027 is expected to be about 70%, which is close to the industry leader.

On June 17, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told its staff that it would revoke guidance issued last week that required law enforcement officials not to conduct immigration raids on farms, hotels and restaurants. Two people familiar with the matter said that officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its Homeland Security Investigations division informed DHS leaders in a conference call on the 16th that law enforcement officers must continue to conduct immigration raids on agricultural businesses, hotels and restaurants.

According to the Financial Times: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves is studying the decision to revoke the UK inheritance tax on the global assets of non-UK residents.

According to the Financial Times: The EU is considering imposing carbon taxes on home heating and gasoline.

British maritime security company Ambrey confirmed the incident, which occurred 22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, was not security related.

U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed effective Tuesday, June 17. All U.S. government employees and their families have been instructed to continue to shelter in place in their residences and nearby areas until further notice. The U.S. Embassy is unable to evacuate or directly assist U.S. citizens in Israel in leaving at this time.

Naoki Tamura, board member of the Bank of Japan: Long-term interest rates should be determined by the market.

Bank of Japan: Will conduct a mid-term review of the bond reduction plan for April 2026 and beyond at its June 2026 meeting.

Bank of Japan: Long-term interest rates will be determined by the market.

Bank of Japan: Will announce its bond-buying plan for April 2027 and beyond in June next year.

Bank of Japan: The impact of past import price increases and recent food price increases is expected to gradually weaken.

According to Yonhap News Agency: The South Korea-Japan summit will be held on Wednesday afternoon.

Bank of Japan: Plans to purchase 325 billion yen of 3-5 year Japanese government bonds three times per month from July to September (previously 275 billion yen, four times).

Bank of Japan: By March 2027, the size of Japanese government bonds held by the Bank of Japan will fall by about 16-17% from the level in June 2024.

Bank of Japan: We must closely monitor the impact of trade policies on financial markets and foreign exchange markets.

Bank of Japan: The future direction of global trade policies is extremely uncertain, and it remains difficult to predict how overseas economic activities will respond to these policies.