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Market news: The U.S. Department of Justice and the White House have cleared the way for Pirro to continue investigating Powell.

International Energy Agency: As part of the previous agreement, a total of 426 million barrels of crude oil are being put on the market, of which 172 million barrels come from the United States.

International Energy Agency: The overall release of emergency oil reserves will be dominated by crude oil. In Europe, the contribution in this regard will mainly be in the form of refined oil.

European Central Bank Governing Council Member Stuenaras: The EU should jointly issue bonds to finance defence, green transformation and strategic investment.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukrainian negotiators will hold talks in the United States on Saturday.

ECB Governing Council member Stu Naras: The conflict in Iran could have a major macroeconomic impact.

According to Politico: U.S. lawmakers are discussing energy permitting reform.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright: The United States is the world's largest oil and natural gas producer. We are also the largest exporter of natural gas and a major exporter of oil. To be clear, the administration has no plans to impose restrictions on oil and gas exports.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. forces are destroying Iranian naval targets that threaten international shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

Shares of U.S. electric vehicle company Rivian gave up gains and are now up 0.7%.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: We stood our ground. We have the right to refuse war loans to Ukraine. As long as Ukraine does not lift its oil blockade, they will not receive any funds from Brussels. No oil = no money.

According to Nikkei: Japan will provide debt guarantees of up to US$1.1 billion to support "green" steel plants.

The German DAX30 index closed down 699.13 points, or 2.97%, on March 19 (Thursday), at 22828.50 points;The British FTSE 100 Index closed down 250.37 points, or 2.43%, on March 19 (Thursday), at 10054.92 points;FCHI index closed down 162.01 points, or 2.03%, at 7807.87 points on March 19 (Thursday);The European Stoxx 50 Index closed down 127.60 points, or 2.22%, at 5609.25 points on March 19 (Thursday);Spain's IBEX35 index closed down 411.13 points, or 2.38%, on March 19 (Thursday), to 16886.67 points;Italy's FTSE MIB index closed on March 19 (Thursday), down 1080.84 points, or 2.42%, to 43660.50 points.

Market news: The European Central Bank requires banks to identify leverage providers in significant risk transfer (SRT) transactions.

British Airways: Currently in the process of installing the Starlink satellite internet system on its 787-8 fleet.

Prime Minister's Office: The Prime Minister made clear that the UK will continue to stand with Qatar and all our allies in the Gulf.

British Prime Minister's Office: The Prime Minister spoke to the Emir of Qatar and condemned Iran's attack on Qatari energy facilities.

US President Trump ends the White House press conference.

US President Trump: Discussions with Japan also involve Alaska energy and oil.

US President Trump: There will be extensive consultations with Japan on energy issues.