According to the U.S. political news website Politico: U.S. Senate Republican Congressman Thune hopes to amend the tax bill.

US President Joe Biden cracks down on Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians.

Freddie Mac: U.S. 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to 6.63%.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) CEO: Artificial intelligence application scenarios are exciting, but the appropriate timing is difficult to predict.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) CEO: Demand for high-end phones remains stable.

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: Government spending is expected to grow by about 2.25%, slightly above potential levels; increased spending may hinder efforts to reduce inflation.

Bank of Canada Governor McCallum: We hope to see inflationary pressures continue to ease and that underlying inflation has a clear downward momentum.

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: If new developments push up inflation, we may still need to raise interest rates.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader McConnell: The United States cannot abandon Ukraine.

Market news: Meta will deploy a new version of its in-house customized AI chips in data centers this year.

French President Macron: There are some protection measures in place to help French farmers solve the Ukrainian import problem.

French President Macron: Mercosur must abide by the same agricultural rules as the EU.

Trading platform Binance’s plans to return to the UK have faced regulatory pushback.

The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield fell 10 basis points to 4.07% during the day.

The U.S. 20-year Treasury bond yield once fell 10 basis points during the day.

Tesla (TSLA.O) turned negative during the day and is now down 1.2%. It had previously risen by more than 1%.

French President Macron: Tighter controls on industrial companies and food distributors are needed to help French farmers.