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U.S. federal funds futures rose, with the December contract up 6 basis points.

Futures for the three major U.S. stock indexes rose, with S&P 500 futures and Dow futures rising about 0.5%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rising 0.6%.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: The European Central Bank may revise its inflation outlook in June.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The United States firmly supports the legitimate government of Lebanon and helps it restore its authority and build a better future. Hezbollah’s threats of violence and acts of overthrow must not be allowed to succeed. The days of one terrorist group kidnapping an entire country are coming to an end.

According to Politico: European Commission President von der Leyen will hold talks with heads of state and government, and the visit will focus on strengthening joint defense capabilities.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: The current situation is too uncertain to make a commitment on interest rates; the inflation forecast may be revised in June, when the European Central Bank will comprehensively assess the economic situation based on all data.

According to the Financial Times: Uber (UBER.N) is considering a higher offer from Delivery Hero after its 11.5 billion euro acquisition bid was rejected.

According to Fox News, a US official was quoted: Tehran has initially agreed to the framework of the agreement, we have completed 95% of the negotiation content, and are currently negotiating on specific wording.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: A potential agreement between the United States and Iran could lead to a sharp drop in energy prices and create room for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. He also noted that recent inflationary pressures have been driven largely by high energy costs.

US Secretary of State: The Lebanese government has the full support of the United States.

US Secretary of State: The Lebanese government is working hard to recover, rebuild and secure aid.

US Secretary of State: We condemn Hezbollah’s “reckless” call to overthrow Lebanon’s democratically elected government.

According to Saudi media alhadath: U.S. sources said when talking about Lebanon that the U.S.-Iran agreement contains the same terms as the May 15 ceasefire. The draft US-Iran agreement includes a commitment to end hostilities in Lebanon.

The Norwegian government has contacted Ukrainian President Zelensky and the Ukrainian Prime Minister to express our support.

Norwegian Government: Norway condemns Russia's violent drone and missile attacks on Kiev.

According to Israel's Channel 13: Netanyahu said at the security meeting that his "influence on US President Trump is limited."

According to Qatar News Agency: The King of Jordan and the President of France had a phone call to discuss developments in the region.

The European Central Bank will urge banks to speed up efforts to protect their information technology systems at a meeting on Tuesday, discussing cybersecurity risks exposed by the latest artificial intelligence models.

A joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

According to the British "Financial Times": The European Central Bank summoned banks to ask them to fix the flaws exposed by the latest artificial intelligence model.