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IMF President Georgieva: We will participate in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland.

IMF President Georgieva: It’s time for the U.S. and Iranian teams to sit down and take practical steps.

IMF President Georgieva: We will not see an immediate drop in oil prices. Although it will ease somewhat, it will take some time for countries to replenish their reserves.

According to Saudi media outlet Hadas: Sources say Qatar and Pakistan will participate in talks between the United States and Iran.

Swiss National Bank: U.S. trade policy remains an uncertain factor.

ECB Governing Council Member Kocher: Inflation will remain high for some time.

According to Saudi media Hadas: Sources said that tomorrow’s technical negotiations between the United States and Iran will also involve political aspects related to the nuclear issue.

According to Saudi media Hadas: The first round of direct technical negotiations between Washington and Tehran will be held tomorrow in Switzerland, sources said. Technical negotiations between the United States and Iran involve aspects of Tehran’s frozen funds.

Swiss National Bank: Global economic growth is likely to be more moderate in the short term than in previous quarters. However, growth is expected to pick up again in the medium term. The Swiss franc may again come under upward pressure.

Hong Kong stock market Wisdom (02513.HK) expanded its gains in late trading, rising by more than 22%. The stock price exceeded HK$2010, setting another record high.

The Swiss National Bank will announce its interest rate decision in ten minutes.

Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs: If the current moderation trend continues, we are more inclined to look at the bullish growth scenario.

Swedish Defense Minister: Sweden, Norway and Canada will announce new Ukrainian defense assistance plans.

Google: We believe that certain provisions of the EU’s Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Development Act should be modified to avoid unintended market segregation.

Google: Will work with EU institutions to provide the best knowledge to achieve these set goals at a practical level.

The German DAX30 index opened up 62.95 points, or 0.25%, to 24994.50 points on June 18 (Thursday);The British FTSE 100 index opened down 44.86 points, or 0.43%, to 10463.75 points on June 18 (Thursday). ;The FCHI index opened down 2.35 points, or 0.03%, at 8428.44 points on June 18 (Thursday); The European Stoxx 50 Index opened up 1.03 points, or 0.02%, at 6301.10 points at the opening on June 18 (Thursday); The Spanish IBEX35 index opened down 31.15 points, or 0.16%, to 19383.95 points on June 18 (Thursday); The Italian FTSE MIB index opened down 24.73 points, or 0.05%, to 52570.50 points at the opening on June 18 (Thursday).

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: New currencies may weaken the transmission of interest rate policy.

Swiss Government: GDP (adjusted for sports events) is expected to grow by 1.6% in 2027 (previous forecast was 1.7%).

Swiss Government: GDP (adjusted for sports events) is expected to grow by 0.9% in 2026 (previous forecast was 1.0%).

Swiss Government: The consumer price index is expected to be 0.6% in 2027 (previous forecast was 0.5%).