Natural gas prices in the Waha hub of the Permian Basin in West Texas, a major U.S. oil and gas producing region, fell to negative prices.

British Prime Minister Sunak: Pay close attention to the situation in Pakistan.

The statement shows that Russian Railways will lift restrictions on the supply of goods to the Black Sea port of Taman from May 7.

Central Bank of Brazil: Capital and liquidity stress tests show that the banking system remains resilient.

Central Bank of Brazil: No major risks to financial stability.

Swiss government: Russian central bank assets in Switzerland amount to 7.4 billion Swiss francs.

In the United States, the MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate for the week ended May 5 was 6.48%, compared with the previous value of 6.5%.

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer: Austria will expand the windfall tax collection of energy companies.

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer: Energy prices need to be lowered for consumers.

ECB Governing Council Muller: Slow rate hikes allow the ECB to assess actions so far.

Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea: The defense cooperation agreement will be signed when he meets with US President Joe Biden on May 22.

Market news: Zambian President Sichilema met with French President Macron in Paris.

Sources: Chevron plans to increase production in Venezuela and optimize exports to speed up debt recovery.

Chief Economist of the Bank of Spain: The economy is expected to grow by about 2% in 2023, compared with the previous forecast of 1.6%.

Governor of the Bank of Spain: GDP growth expected to exceed 2% in 2024 and 2025.

Bank of Spain Governor: Rent controls could have adverse effects and drive up prices.

European Commission Vice President Shefcovic: The EU sees a "solid" interest in the joint purchase of natural gas from the market.

According to Polish media, citing anonymous sources, the military objects found in the Polish forest in April were Russian CH-55 missiles.

According to Sankei Shimbun: Japan plans to arrange Japan-Korea and Japan-US summit negotiations in Hiroshima on May 21.