Australian Finance Minister Chalmers: People are facing cost of living pressures, and we are aware of this and are taking measures, such as tax cuts and halving fuel taxes, to provide more cost of living assistance.

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Hyundai Motor America is recalling 294,128 U.S.-market vehicles because the seat belt anchor points may detach and fail to effectively restrain the occupants, thereby increasing the risk of injury in a collision.

Russian Foreign Ministry: We strongly condemn Israel’s attack on Lebanon on April 8, which caused hundreds of innocent civilian casualties and caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. Such aggressive behavior could derail the ongoing negotiation process.

The Swiss consumer confidence index for March will be released in ten minutes.

Hezbollah: In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the enemy’s violations of the ceasefire and repeated attacks on villages in the south, we fired rockets at the settlement of Kriyat Shimona. This response will continue until the Israeli-American aggression against our country and people ceases.

Bank of America: EPFR data showed that the gold market recorded a net inflow of US$3.5 billion, the largest inflow in six weeks.