Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Canada could become a liquefied natural gas superpower.

Futures News on June 18th: In the short term, the market will still trade the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, and oil prices will hover at a high level. From a fundamental perspective, the summer driving travel peak season is approaching, the refinery operating rates of major oil-consuming countries have recovered from maintenance, and the China-US trade negotiations concluded in London have made positive progress. The macro environment is also relatively loose at present, and the actual production increase of OPEC+ is not ideal. The production of shale oil in the United States has also declined for seven consecutive weeks. However, after the rapid and substantial rise in oil prices, there is a certain technical adjustment space. From a long-term perspective, as the supply side maintains a growth trend, and demand is constrained by the sluggish prospects for economic recovery and the substitution of new energy, oil prices will fall from a high level.

Italian Prime Minister Merloni: The Iranian nuclear crisis must be resolved through diplomatic dialogue, and current efforts have not yielded any results.

Italian Prime Minister Merloni: The situation in Iran is evolving and we need to consider our goals.

IDF: The Israeli Air Force is currently conducting a series of strikes on the Iranian capital, Tehran.

According to the Financial Times: HSBC is considering instructing all employees to return to the office three days a week.

Israeli military spokesman: The Israeli army will take action against Iranian military facilities.

On June 18, Chow Tai Fook announced that it plans to issue 46,808,000 H shares (subject to the exercise of the offering volume adjustment right and the over-allotment right) for its Hong Kong listing; the offering price is HK$24.00 per share. It is expected that the shares will start trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 26.

Israeli military: Iran launches missiles at Israel.

Market News: Preliminary estimates show that Iran launched about 20 missiles in its latest round of attacks on Israel.

On June 18, local time on the 17th, Mohammed Buhaiti, a member of the Political Bureau of the Yemeni Houthi Armed Forces, said that the organization will support Iran against Israel just as it supports the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Buhaiti reiterated that the organization is coordinating with Tehran during the ongoing military confrontation with Israel.

U.S. White House official: U.S. President Trump held talks with Mexican President Sheinbaum.

British Government: British Prime Minister Starmer and Ukrainian President Zelensky reached an agreement during the G7 summit to push forward the next phase of military assistance.

According to the New York Times: American commanders have placed U.S. troops stationed at military bases in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, on high alert.

According to Fox Business News: The U.S. Senate is about to vote on the GENIUS stablecoin bill.

The API crude oil production in the United States for the week ending June 13 was -228,000 barrels per day, compared with 152,000 barrels per day in the previous week.