Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: Chip prices are expected to bottom out.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: Inflation is expected to fall to the bottom of the 3% range by the end of the year.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: The main policy focus remains inflation.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: Inflation in South Korea is slowing faster than in other regions.

World Bank President Pang Anjie: The Sovereign Debt Roundtable has promoted progress in debt restructuring.

Market News: Missiles launched from Lebanon towards Israel.

World Bank President Angie Pang: If we want to develop a common framework for replacing debt, we need to have a clear understanding of the alternatives.

World Bank President Pang Anjie: All creditors need to be involved in negotiations, and improving transparency is a way to reduce the debt burden.

World Bank President Angie Pang: We have seen progress on Ghana’s debt problem.

World Bank President Angie Pang: There is no doubt that the debt burden hinders development.

Spot silver stood at $22 per ounce, up 0.76% on the day.

World Bank Chief Economist Gill: In the 1970s, countries that failed to manage debt levels effectively got into trouble when the Fed raised interest rates.

World Bank Chief Economist Gill: We have not seen any large economies get into trouble during the recent shock.

World Bank President Pang Anjie: The world economy is performing better than expected.

Israeli military: A northern position in Lebanon was attacked by anti-tank fire.

World Bank President Angie Pang: The occurrence of geopolitical conflicts is extremely challenging for central banks trying to find their own policy path.

World Bank President Pang Anjie: Interest rates will remain high for a long time, which will make investment more complicated.

World Bank President Angie Pang: Countries need to handle fiscal stability issues very carefully at this time.

World Bank President Peng Anjie: We will definitely seek larger bank funds from shareholders.