Istanbul Stock Exchange Bank Index rose more than 4%

Reuters poll: 7 out of 12 economists expect the Bank of Israel to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25% next Monday, and 5 economists believe there will be no change.

Reuters poll: The Brazilian real is expected to appreciate by 1.2% to 5.00 against the U.S. dollar in 12 months (March survey: 4.99).

Reuters survey: 7 of 15 foreign exchange strategists believe that the risk of the Brazilian real is biased to the downside, 4 believe that the risk is biased to the upside, and 4 are neutral.

Reuters poll: The Mexican peso will depreciate 4.7% to 17.38 against the US dollar in 12 months (18.24 in March poll).

Reuters poll: The Canadian dollar is expected to rise to 1.34 against the U.S. dollar in three months, an increase of 0.9%, in line with the March forecast. The Canadian dollar will rise to 1.31 against the US dollar in a year, an increase of about 3.2%, and the March forecast value is 1.30.

German Defense Minister Pistorius: Contributions of various countries must be taken into account when setting up NATO fund for Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Pistorius: The military budget in 2025 will increase by approximately 6.5 billion euros.

Swedish Prime Minister: Supports Dutch Prime Minister Rutte to serve as the next NATO Secretary-General.

Market News: Indonesia invites tenders to purchase 300,000 metric tons of rice.

Serbian President Vucic: He will meet with French President Macron in Paris next week and hopes that France will provide support in nuclear energy and defense.

The Indian rupee hit a new all-time closing low against the US dollar, at 83.445.

Market news: A Nigerian court postponed the case of Binance executives to April 19 and postponed Binance’s hearing to April 8.

Market news: Iran releases hostages, ends operations against separatists.

Hungarian Economy Minister: Government may extend interest rate cap on retail mortgages.

USD/CAD fell below 1.35 for the first time since March 21, falling 0.20% on the day.

Somalia officials: Somalia repatriates Ethiopian ambassador, closes two consulates over port deal.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD broke through 0.66 for the first time since March 21, up 0.53% on the day.

Polish PM Tusk: Israel should pay compensation for death of Polish aid worker in Gaza.

Kremlin: Foreign banks’ refusal to accept Russian “MIR” payment cards is due to US pressure and concerns about primary and secondary sanctions.