The U.S. export price index rose 1.7% year-on-year in May, compared with 2.00% in the previous month.

The U.S. core retail sales month-on-month rate in May was -0.3%, in line with expectations of 0.1%. The previous value was revised from 0.10% to 0%.

The U.S. export price index in May was -0.9% month-on-month, in line with expectations of -0.2% and the previous value of 0.10%.

According to Iranian media: Israel attacked the Rey refinery south of Tehran.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Within three hours, 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed in Kaluga, Tula, Bryansk and Smolensk regions.

IAEA: No changes were made to the reports for Isfahan and Fordow.

Spanish Energy Minister: We will continue to strengthen connectivity with the European system.

Spanish Energy Minister: We will take technical measures to enhance voltage control capabilities.

June 17, Konstantinos Chrysikos, head of customer relationship management at Kudotrade, believes that if the decline in US retail sales data is greater than expected, it may strengthen bets on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Data shows that market participants currently expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates twice this year. A survey by the Wall Street Journal shows that US retail sales are expected to fall 0.6% month-on-month in May, compared with a 0.1% increase in the previous data.

Spanish Energy Minister: Voltage instability and system oscillations were detected a few days before the blackout.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy: Hope that civil aviation can return to the zero-tariff trade agreement of 1979.

The UK said that 10 new designated targets and 20 ship specifications were added to the sanctions system against Russia.

Israel Defense Forces Operations Directorate General: We will continue to strike Iranian nuclear targets as planned and at the appropriate time.

Israeli Defense Minister: Warn Iranian leaders not to launch missiles at Israeli citizens.

Israeli military officials: Iran has launched 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel so far.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer: We will have fiscal rules in place in the autumn.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kallas: Agreeing on a diplomatic solution is the best way to resolve Iran’s nuclear program in the long term.