Kremlin: NATO has become involved in the conflict in Ukraine and continues to advance towards our borders.

Kremlin: Wants stability and predictability in Georgia.

Kremlin: Relations with NATO have slipped to the level of direct confrontation.

ICE New York cocoa futures fell more than 3% to $8,710 a tonne.

Market news: Finnish Labor Union SAK will end its strike next week.

Kenya’s central bank governor says interest rates have peaked.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: There were obvious traces of Ukrainian involvement in the terrorist attack on the "Krokos City" concert hall.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korea will respect the position of junior doctors on the issue of quota increase.

Vietnam has increased the price of RON-92 gasoline by VND291 per liter.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD rose 0.50% during the day and is now at 0.6598.

Riksbank meeting minutes: Riksbank Governor Theden said that one potential reason for starting to cut interest rates in May is that we will have greater flexibility to make further interest rate adjustments cautiously.

Riksbank meeting minutes: Riksbank Governor Theden said: “An important question for us is how changes in policy interest rates from major central banks will affect the Swedish krona.

Minutes of the Swedish Central Bank meeting: Swedish Central Bank Governor Teden said there is a certain probability of a rate cut in May.

Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch Governor: A weak yen is good for large manufacturers and companies targeting inbound tourism, but it hurts small retailers and households by raising costs.

Riksbank meeting minutes: If the Swedish krona depreciates or household demand grows rapidly based solely on expectations of an imminent rate cut, then an early interest rate cut will become inappropriate.

Swedish Central Bank meeting minutes: The market generally expects most G10 currency countries to implement synchronized interest rate cuts, although the difference in expectations has increased this year.

Riksbank meeting minutes: My current assessment is that a balanced monetary policy would be to gradually lower the policy rate, possibly starting in May or June.

According to RIA Novosti: A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian-controlled Kherson region of Ukraine killed two people.