USD/CAD gained 0.50% on the day and is now at 1.3610.

Hungarian central bank deputy governor Virag said the key interest rate needs to be maintained at 18%.

According to the Washington Post: US Senate Bill Will Set Age Limits for Children Using Social Media.

GBP/USD was down 0.50% on the day at 1.2419.

Brent crude oil was down 1.00% on the day and is now at $81.62 a barrel.

Neto: We need the right time to cut interest rates.

Neto, President of the Central Bank of Brazil: Real interest rates in Brazil are higher than in other countries, but they are not higher now than in the past.

In the United States to April 22, the annual rate of commercial retail sales in the red book was 1.8%, and the previous value was 1.1%.

Bank of England chief economist Peel: UK inflation could fall below 2% within two years.

Colombian oil company Ecopetrol CEO: Colombian companies need to be ready to import Venezuelan gas and need to be prepared in case the natural gas reserves are exhausted.

Bank of England Chief Economist Peel: Recent events have tempered calls for a rate hike.

Bank of England chief economist Peel: Britons "need to accept" that they are getting poorer and that inflation is making the overall situation worse in the UK.

Bank of England Chief Economist Peel: Monetary policy needs to exert influence on demand.

Neto, President of the Central Bank of Brazil: Inflation expectations have been deteriorating for more than 14 weeks.

Fitch: The ECB may step up the pace of so-called quantitative tightening (QT) in July.

Neto, President of the Central Bank of Brazil: The exchange rate fluctuates freely, and the intervention aims to reduce excessive volatility.

Fitch: ECB begins to reduce balance sheet through quantitative tightening.

WTI crude oil fell more than 1.00% in the day and is now at $77.85 per barrel.

Ministry of Tourism of Thailand: The number of tourist arrivals in March was 222 million (211 million in February).