Bank of England chief economist Peel: Not all wage indicators are currently pointing in the same direction.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: Sustained inflation requires our ongoing response.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: Inflation continues to be a key factor of concern to the Bank of England.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: The Bank of England has done a lot of work on interest rates.

Bank of England chief economist Peel: Falling inflation is not enough to say our work is done.

Bank of England chief economist Peel: We still need to work hard to achieve the 2% inflation target.

Peel, chief economist of the Bank of England: We are committed to achieving the 2% inflation target.

An Indonesian court has ruled that anyone over 40 or who has been elected as a local leader can run for president or vice president.

WTI crude oil once fell back below $87/barrel, down 0.62% on the day.

JD.com (JD.O) fell 1.5% before the market opened, with JPMorgan lowering its target price to $31.

Iran said that opening a new front will not only involve one country.

Moderna (MRNA.O) fell 4% in premarket after rival Pfizer cut its full-year revenue forecast and investment bank Leerink Partners lowered its target price to $64.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Israel.

Israeli military: At least 291 soldiers killed since October 7.

Israeli military: 199 people are currently confirmed to be held hostage in Gaza.

The Spanish government lowered its forecast for the debt-to-GDP ratio at the end of 2023 to 108.1%, and the forecast for the debt-to-GDP ratio at the end of 2024 to 106.3%.

According to German newspaper Bild: German Chancellor Scholz plans to visit Israel.