The Central Bank of Russia: Observed an "atypical situation" in which residents increase consumption and savings simultaneously as their income increases.

Central Bank of Russia: Fiscal policy will continue to have a significant impact on monetary policy conditions.

Central Bank of Russia: Most people involved in the March interest rate decision believe that the decline in inflationary pressure will not be as obvious as at the end of 2023.

U.S. natural gas futures rose 3.00% during the day and are now trading at $1.816/million British thermal units.

The Turkish lira gained more than 2% against the US dollar.

The Turkish lira gained 1% against the US dollar, trading at about 32.05.

U.S. stock index futures narrowed their gains, with S&P 500 futures up 0.05%, Nasdaq futures up 0.13% and Dow futures down 0.09%.

US officials: Officials from the United States and Israel will hold an online meeting on Monday to discuss the issue of Rafah.

According to Nikkei: U.S. President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plan to agree to allow U.S. warships to be repaired in Japan at their summit on April 10.

Market news: FedEx (FDX.N) failed to reach a mutually beneficial agreement with United Parcel Service (UPS.N).

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): Speculative net long positions in gasoline futures decreased by 22,412 contracts to 60,985 contracts in the week ended March 26. Speculative net long positions in Brent crude oil futures increased by 981 contracts to 289,969 contracts.

India Meteorological Department: La Niña phenomenon may occur from June to August.

India Meteorological Department: India is expected to experience above-normal maximum temperatures between April and June.

A spokesman for Indonesian nickel mining company Vale Indonesia said it plans to increase nickel iron production to about 70,800 tons in 2024, up from 70,728 tons in 2023.

Geely Automobile (00175.HK) sold 150,835 vehicles in March, including 28,435 pure electric vehicles and 16,356 plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Armenian Defense: As part of Armenian-U.S. defense cooperation, a U.S. mobile training team visited Armenia on April 1.

Market news: Russia expects maritime diesel exports in April to reach the lowest level in five months.

Russian media said a fire broke out at the Uralmash factory in Yekaterinburg.

Kremlin: (regarding Reuters report that Iran reported security threats to Russia) Knows nothing about this.