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According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun: Japan's Mitsui Lines LNG carrier "Sohar" has passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Speaks with Pope Leo XIV. I talked about the negotiation process and cooperation with the American team, and we also discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: We condemn this inhumane act; U.S. bases and forces in the region, as well as the Zionist regime’s military centers in the occupied Palestinian territories, are powerful targets.

German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A 5.57-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border area.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Andrei Rudenko also met with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Workers and Tourism Vijita Heras to discuss current issues in Russian-Sri Lanka relations and prospects for bilateral contacts at all levels.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: On April 2, Colombo held the 11th round of consultations between Russian and Russian foreign ministers. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko met with Sri Lanka’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Aruni Ranaraja. The two sides discussed hot issues on the bilateral, regional and international agendas. The two sides reaffirmed their joint commitment to continue political dialogue, expand mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and Russia in various fields, and deepen coordination on international platforms.

According to Iran Press TV: In the past 12 hours, a second U.S. F-35 from a squadron based at Lakenheath was shot down in central Iran.

British Government Spokesperson: British Prime Minister Starmer spoke to the Crown Prince of Kuwait on Friday morning and condemned the drone attack on Kuwait last night.

The statement said that British Prime Minister Starmer discussed the deployment of the British "Rapid Sentry" anti-drone air defense system to Kuwait with the Crown Prince of Kuwait.

Ukrainian Prime Minister: These attacks during the day had a clear purpose. Russia is deliberately increasing civilian casualties, disrupting lives, spreading fear, and damaging Ukraine’s infrastructure.

Prime Minister of Ukraine: Starting this morning, Russia launched a new round of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian civilians, targeting residential areas and critical infrastructure in multiple areas, causing at least one death.

Ukrainian military: Attacked an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia.

Polish military: Military aviation operations related to Russian air strikes in Ukraine have ended; no violations of Polish airspace occurred.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Nearly 500 drones and cruise missiles attacked Ukraine. At least one person was killed and others injured. The brutal attack was Russia's response to Ukraine's Easter ceasefire proposal. Russia rejects diplomacy and peace efforts, and they must be strongly countered.

Average hourly wage annual rate (previous value: +3.8%)1. Citibank: +3.5%; JPMorgan Chase: +3.6%; TD Securities: +3.6%; Barclays: +3.7%;2. Capital Economics: +3.7%; Allianz Bank: +3.7%; Deka Bank: +3.7%; Jefferies Group: +3.7%;3. HSBC: +3.7%; UBS Group: +3.7%; BNP Paribas: +3.8%; Hleba Bank: +3.8%;4. Sumitomo Mitsui: +3.8%; Scotiabank: +3.8%; Standard Chartered Bank: +3.8%; Lloyds Bank: +3.8%; 5. Stiefel: +3.8%; Spartan Securities: +3.8%; Bank of Montreal: +3.8%; [Reuters poll: +3.7%]. Average hourly wage monthly rate (previous value: +0.4%)1. Citibank: +0.1%; JPMorgan Chase: +0.2%; Mizuho Bank: +0.2%; TD Securities: +0.2%;2. Wells Fargo: +0.2%; Imperial Bank: +0.3%; Capital Economics: +0.3%; Barclays: +0.3%;3. Allianz Bank: +0.3%; Commerzbank: +0.3%; Deka Bank: +0.3%; Danske Bank: +0.3%;4. Goldman Sachs Group: +0.3%; HSBC: +0.3%; Moody's Analysis: +0.3%; Jefferies Group: +0.3%;5. Nomura Securities: +0.3%; UBS Group: +0.3%; Sumitomo Mitsui: +0.3%; Morgan Stanley: +0.3%; 6. BNP Paribas: +0.4%; Bank of America: +0.4%; Scotiabank: +0.4%; Deutsche Bank: +0.4%; 7. Standard Chartered Bank: +0.43%; Heleba Bank: +0.4%; Lloyds Bank: +0.4%; [Reuters Expectation: +0.3%].

Russian Ministry of Finance: The Russian state budget’s revenue from oil and gas sales in March was 617 billion rubles, compared with 432.3 billion rubles in February.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukrainian troops defeated Russia’s planned offensive in March.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: He has invited US negotiators to visit Kyiv and has heard "positive signals" about this proposal.

Government official: Greece's prime minister will reshuffle his cabinet as the EU farm fraud scandal erupts.

1. Scotiabank: +4.3%; Societe Generale: +4.3%; ABN AMRO: +4.4%; ANZ: +4.4%; Barclays: +4.4%;2. BNP Paribas: +4.4%; Berenberg: +4.4%; Imperial Bank: +4.4%; Citibank: +4.4%; Heleba Bank: +4.4%;3. Commerzbank: +4.4%; Goldman Sachs Group: +4.4%; ING: +4.4%; JP Morgan: +4.4%; Lloyds Bank: +4.4%;4. Mizuho Bank: +4.4%; Moody's Analysis: +4.4%; Nomura Securities: +4.4%; Pantheon Macro: +4.4%; Morgan Stanley: +4.4%;5. Royal Bank of Canada: +4.4%; Sumitomo Mitsui: +4.4%; TD Securities: +4.4%; UBS: +4.4%; Santander: +4.4%;6. UniCredit: +4.4%; Westpac: +4.4%; Stiefel: +4.4%; Bank of America: +4.5%; Deutsche Bank: +4.5%;7. Capital Economics: +4.5%; Daiwa Capital: +4.5%; Deka Bank: +4.5%; HSBC: +4.5%; Danske Bank: +4.5%;8. Standard Chartered Bank: +4.5%; Wells Fargo: +4.5%; Jefferies: +4.5%; Spartan Securities: +4.5%; [Reuters Expectation: +4.4%].