Russian Ministry of Defense: High-precision weapons and drones were used to attack Ukrainian energy facilities.

Amazon (AMZN.O) CEO: Advertising business progress remains strong.

Amazon (AMZN.O) CEO: We will continue to reduce service costs and continuously improve service experience.

Home Depot and Google Cloud expand partnership to drive connected retail innovation.

The Central Bank of Serbia kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.50%.

BNP Paribas: The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates twice this year, compared with three previous forecasts.

BNP Paribas: The Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting interest rates in July, compared with the previous forecast of June.

South Africa’s production of platinum group metals increased by 0.9% year-on-year in February.

South Africa’s silver and platinum production fell 0.9% year-on-year in February.

Senior U.S. government official: The United States, Japan, and the Philippines will promote ports, railways, clean energy, and semiconductor supply chain infrastructure partnerships in the Philippines.

Senior U.S. government official: The United States will announce maritime training activities and Coast Guard joint patrols in the Indo-Pacific next year.

Russia successfully launches Angara-A5 rocket.

LSEG data shows that Russia has started exporting diesel to Sudan.

Lufthansa has reached a wage agreement with cabin crew, ending months of acrimonious negotiations.

Bank of England survey: UK lenders expect default rates on both secured and unsecured credit to rise in the next three months.

Bank of England survey: UK lenders expect the supply of secured credit to increase in the next three months.

Market news: A power failure occurred at Port Arthur, a major U.S. oil refinery, on Wednesday.

Sources in the Palestinian Gaza Strip said that the Israeli army has been intensively bombing the area around the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip since the night of the 10th, causing heavy casualties.