Eurozone bond yields continued to rise after the Bank of Canada hiked rates, with German 2-year yields up 5.9 basis points and last at 2.955%.

Bank of Canada: remains firmly committed to restoring price stability.

Bank of Canada: The Canadian economy was stronger than expected in the first quarter, and consumption growth was unexpectedly strong and broad-based.

Kurt Campbell, U.S. Indo-Pacific Coordinator: The United States and the European Union need to have in-depth discussions on technology and certain restrictions.

COMEX silver futures stood at $24 an ounce, up 1.39% on the day.

COMEX silver extended its intraday gain to 1.00% and is now at $23.91 an ounce.

American hedge fund manager Druckenmiller: Will not reduce cash position for the time being.

GBP/USD rose more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 1.2487.

Thirty-two of 86 economists polled by Reuters see the Fed raising interest rates at least once in 2023, with eight calling for a hike in June and 24 calling for a hike in July.

American hedge fund manager Druckenmiller: Nvidia may be the stock people want to own in the next 2 to 3 years.

American hedge fund manager Druckenmiller: Artificial intelligence has recently dominated my long-term investment portfolio.

Glapinski, Governor of the Central Bank of Poland: The strong fundamentals of the Polish economy support the Polish zloty.

U.S. hedge fund manager Druckenmiller: More worried about economic growth than inflation.

According to Indian media PTI: Indian Prime Minister Modi may visit Egypt this month.

Google: An update on the availability of generative artificial intelligence technologies, including Duet AI, the enterprise version of Google Workspace, is now available for pre-order.

Google: An update on the availability of generative AI technologies, including that generative AI support in Vertex AI will be generally available.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Putin: Turkey is ready to assist in the investigation of the dam explosion.