US Geological Survey: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck 40 kilometers south-west of Maitum City, Philippines.

Market news: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen will participate in talks with the Wall Street Journal CEO.

On May 23 local time, the Belarusian ambassador to Russia Krutoy said that Belarusian President Lukashenko does not plan to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to be held in June this year. The Belarusian delegation will be led by the First Deputy Prime Minister.

The Nikkei 225 is expected to fall 3.1% to 30,000 by the end of 2023, according to a Reuters poll (the same as the February poll).

Sony will announce plans for cloud gaming in the coming months.

Sony gaming executive: We have "aggressive plans" for cloud gaming.

Sony (SONY.N) expects cumulative sales of the PS5 to surpass those of the PS4 in the third quarter.

[Greek media: Major parties in Greece refuse to form a coalition government] On the 23rd local time, according to Greek media reports, the major parties in Greece refused to form a coalition government, which means that Greece will not be able to form a new government in this parliamentary election and hold another general election It is imperative that the next election is expected to be held on June 25. On the 21st, Greece held parliamentary elections, but none of the parties achieved the majority required to form a separate cabinet.

According to Nikkei News: Yamaha will invest 10 billion yen to double the production capacity of chip manufacturing equipment.

According to the Japan Daily News: Japan is considering providing child care subsidies to children under the age of 18.

US Republican Congressman Hill: We have time to reach a debt ceiling agreement by June 1.

According to RIA Novosti: In Belgorod, Russia, a drone dropped a bomb on the road, causing no casualties but damaging cars.

Saudi and U.S. joint statement: Representatives of the Sudan Ceasefire Monitoring Committee pledged to engage with their respective chains of command regarding alleged ceasefire violations.

White House: President Biden and Danish Prime Minister Derricksen to discuss NATO and support for Ukraine.

White House: Danish Prime Minister Derricksen will visit the White House on June 5.

U.S. Republican debt ceiling negotiator Graves: The two sides still have substantive differences, including the debt ceiling deadline, but progress has been made on some issues.

The change in API crude oil inventories in the United States for the week to May 19 recorded -6.799 million barrels, the largest drop since the week of November 25, 2022.