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UK Maritime Trade Action Office: A cargo ship was attacked by unknown ammunition near Oman. The captain reported no casualties and no environmental impact.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: Received reports of an incident 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Amanda Hit.

Hungarian Prime Minister Maugior: The government will discuss preliminary data for the 2026 budget this weekend.

International Monetary Fund: The U.S. economy is growing strongly, with first-quarter growth exceeding initial expectations.

International Monetary Fund: Prices of energy, fertilizers and base metals from the Gulf region have been observed to fall since the US-Iran deal, but a full return to normal will take some time.

International Monetary Fund: India's economic momentum is "quite strong" and remains the growth engine of the global economy.

IMF: We believe that the Federal Reserve’s decision last week to keep interest rates unchanged was appropriate.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: The release of 172 million barrels of strategic reserve crude oil is still in progress.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: Iran’s daily crude oil exports are expected to reach a maximum of 2 million barrels.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 extended gains to 0.5%.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week to June 19 were 76 billion cubic feet, compared with expectations of 74 billion cubic feet and the previous value of 73 billion cubic feet.

Market News: The United States seeks to establish a partnership with the European Union in the areas of artificial intelligence regulation and supply chains.

Market News: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s proposal to end deportation protections for Syrian and Haitian immigrants.

Market news: As the Supreme Court completes the drafting of its opinion, the ruling in the case of Federal Reserve Governor Cook is expected to be announced next week.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week to June 19 will be released in ten minutes.

Russia's Norsi oil refinery halted operations on Wednesday due to a drone attack, two sources said.

UK two-year and five-year government bond yields edged lower to reach their lowest levels since April 17.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer's request to restrict state courts from accepting lawsuits about the cancer caused by its "Roundup" herbicide. After the ruling was announced, Bayer's stock price rose by 20%.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 turned positive.

IBM (IBM.N) stock reversed earlier gains and is down 2.1%.