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Bank of England monetary policy member Green: Tightening financial conditions will affect the economy.

The annual rate of the U.S. import price index in February was 1.3%, compared with the previous value of -0.10%.

The annual rate of the U.S. export price index in February was 3.5%, compared with the previous value of 2.60%.

The U.S. current account in the fourth quarter was -$190.7 billion, expected to be -$211 billion, and the previous value was -$226.4 billion.

British Prime Minister Starmer: The UK will pass a bill to provide "appropriate support" after June.

ECB Governing Council Member Rehn: We must respond to the overall macroeconomic environment, not just to oil prices.

The monthly rate of the US import price index in February and the fourth quarter current account will be released in ten minutes.

Bank of England monetary policy member Green: There are many reasons why the current situation is different from 2022 to 2023.

Pinduoduo (PDD.O) U.S. stocks rose more than 4% before the market opened, after falling nearly 3% before.

ECB Governing Council Member Rehn: The medium-term impact of the Iran shock remains uncertain.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Rollins: 80% of U.S. farmers have purchased their fertilizer. We don't see much disruption to the other 20% of farmers.

UK Ministry of Defense: The UK has signed a major new multi-billion pound training and support contract with Türkiye.

According to Interfax: Russia may re-implement a temporary ban on gasoline exports.

According to a Reuters survey: the average inflation rate in the euro zone is expected to be 3.0% in the second quarter of 2026, 2.8% in the third quarter, 2.8% in the fourth quarter, and 2.6% for the whole of 2026 (the survey results on March 13 were 2.3%, 2.1%, 2.1%, and 2.0% respectively).

According to a Reuters survey: 21 out of 60 economists believe that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates at least once in 2026 (in the March 13 survey, 3 out of 72 economists held this view).

According to a Reuters survey: 38 out of 60 economists believe that the European Central Bank will maintain the deposit rate at 2.00% throughout 2026.

French Finance Minister: The French energy market situation is not as severe as that of some other European countries.

As of February, India has put into production 8,000 tons/year of green hydrogen production capacity. It is expected that by 2030, India's green hydrogen production capacity will reach 5 million tons per year.

ECB Governing Council member Parreira: We are ready for any situation.

Market news: India's Adani Group is seeking to establish partnerships with Meta and Google amid the data center boom.