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British Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves: (When asked whether the UK has fiscal space for energy subsidies similar to 2022) will do its best to help consumers and maintain national security.

Norwegian natural gas transportation management company Gassco: Changed the suspension plan of 3.6 million cubic meters per day of the Kollsnes natural gas facility from April 25 to May 7 to April 16 to May 7.

British Finance Minister Reeves: The UK is willing to play a role in releasing reserves.

German Economic Research Institute DIW: Germany's GDP is expected to grow by 1% in 2026 and 1.4% in 2027.

Kremlin: (Regarding the "Storm Shadow" missile attack on Russia's Bryansk Oblast) Special military operations will continue to prevent such "barbaric" attacks.

German Economic Research Institute DIW: German inflation is expected to be 2.4% in 2026 and 2.3% in 2027.

German Economic Research Institute DIW: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs has so far had no significant impact on German exports.

German Economic Research Institute DIW: The rise in energy prices caused by the Iran war has only slightly dampened the momentum of Germany's economic recovery.

Kremlin: (On Iran) Russia remains ready to contribute to the return of peace and stability to the region.

The German two-year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 2.342% as the money market increased its bets on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates; the possibility of a July interest rate hike is 80%, and a September interest rate hike has been fully priced.

Spanish Energy Minister: The proposed release of oil reserves is the largest in the history of the International Energy Agency and more than twice the size proposed during the Ukraine crisis.

Rheinmetall CEO: In the future, Europe’s defense spending will be equivalent to that of the United States.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: The government requires the EU to consider providing natural gas liquidity services to national gas pipeline network operators to inject natural gas into the market at predetermined prices.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: We will also pay attention to the emergency state of European defense preparedness, especially the action plan on drones and counter-drone security.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: Another priority is to support small and medium-sized enterprises within the new European Competitiveness Fund to promote a balanced flow of EU resources across all our regions.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: We urgently request the suspension of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) application regulations for thermal power generation. This request is urgent at least until global fossil energy prices return to pre-Middle East crisis levels.

India's Industry Minister: It is expected that relaxing foreign direct investment regulations will attract investment in joint ventures and domestic manufacturing sectors.

Indian Industry Minister: In order to support the development goals of the manufacturing industry, more industries are expected to enjoy relaxed investment access policies.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russia shot down two "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles.

Overnight index swaps showed the odds of a Bank of England rate cut this year falling to about 20%, compared with 50% on Tuesday.