U.S. House Financial Services Committee ranking member Waters: Urges First Citizens Bank to continue Silicon Valley Bank housing program.

The U.S. imported two cargoes of Polish wheat as drought disrupted the market.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.98% in night trading, at 19680 points, 119 points higher than water.

EU sources said that European Commission Vice President and "Foreign Minister" Borrell proposed an increase of 3.5 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine.

Central Bank of Russia: The strengthening of sanctions restrictions may have an additional inflation-boosting effect.

Central Bank of Russia: The annual rate of inflation will start to rise in May.

Bank of Russia: After price growth is limited in the second half of 2022, price pressures are gradually intensifying.

According to Handelsblatt: The Volkswagen brand plans to implement a cost-saving plan of 3 billion euros.

Air Canada is said to be close to buying 15-20 Boeing 787s in a deal worth about $6 billion before discounts.

U.S. Vice President Harris will give a briefing on preventing a debt default on Thursday.

The Fed accepted a total of $2.214 trillion from 103 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has hired a law firm but is not currently actively pursuing claims, the sources said.

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is considering a claim against Swiss authorities after it suffered losses in the Credit Suisse bailout deal, sources said.

Standard Chartered: The South African central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates in November.

Former First Republic CEO: What happened to the bank was not mismanagement, it was contagion.

Meta: We are working hard to ensure our systems are in place to meet the new transparency requirements of the EU Digital Services Act.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both rose more than 1%.

Brent crude oil hit $77/barrel, up 3.38% on the day.

WTI crude oil futures rose 3.00% within the day and are now at $72.99 per barrel.

North American Electric Reliability Council: Electricity networks face unprecedented software vulnerabilities.