New Zealand announced a $1 billion rescue package for cyclone and flood relief.

The United States welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza.

According to Nikkei: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to review the sustainability of wage increases.

Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov stated that Russia resolutely does not accept the accusation that Russia interfered in the Turkish presidential election. He also stressed that Russia respects the choice of the Turkish people.

According to Nikkei: Hitachi will develop its own generative AI system, which the company plans to use in new business idea development and customer meetings in fiscal 2023.

Crypto exchange Coinbase: Team is fixing issues, funds are safe.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: Litecoin transaction cancellations increase.

European Central Bank Vice President Guindos: Quantitative tightening has led to a 60-70 basis point increase in 10-year government bond yields.

ECB Vice President Guindos: ECB decisions are made meeting by meeting and depend on data performance.

German unions and Deutsche Bahn have reached an agreement that has averted a two-day strike by train workers.

Bank of America: So the base case for our forecast remains that the Fed will pause rate hikes in June and keep rates on hold before starting to cut rates early next year.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: We fully support the Black Sea grain export plan.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: Peace can only be achieved when Russia stops its offensive.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: We will always support Ukraine when necessary.

German government source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Berlin on Sunday.

MUFG: Recent developments are dampening market optimism about economic growth prospects outside the United States, which is helping to provide more support for the dollar.

MUFG: More convincing economic data will be needed in the coming months to prove that the U.S. economy is slowing down/recession sharply in order to strengthen expectations for further rate cuts in the future.

Italian President Tells Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy: "We are completely on your side."

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: Wants quick access to deposits in case of bank failure.