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Spanish Banks Association: Regulatory simplification could unlock €2 trillion in lending potential for Europe.

French Interior Minister Letaille: France must consolidate its deterrence, rebuild its inventory, invest in drones, artificial intelligence, military space, and build a real reserve force.

German Chancellor Mertz: The EU's current budget proposal is "too high."

French Foreign Minister Barrot: Putin has lost.

Bank of Japan: Governor Kazuo Ueda will return to the office on June 23 and will continue to receive treatment for about two weeks.

BNP Paribas: The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in September 2026. The previous forecast was for interest rate hikes in July and September 2026.

Bank of Japan: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from hospital on June 19.

Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank: So far, this is a medium-sized inflationary shock.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: It’s wise to take your time on interest rates.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: It’s hard to say we shouldn’t raise interest rates.

Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank: The European economy has shown considerable resilience.

ECB Chief Economist Lane: Inflation will remain above 3% for the rest of this year.

Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A Japan-related vessel passed through the Strait of Hormuz on June 19.

According to the USGS Earthquake Information Network on the 19th, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

Statoil: Supplying more natural gas to Europe.

The German DAX30 index opened up 22.00 points, or 0.09%, at 25050.06 points on June 19 (Friday); The British FTSE 100 index opened down 14.98 points, or 0.14%, at 10384.72 points at the opening on June 19 (Friday). ;The FCHI index opened up 2.43 points, or 0.03%, at 8470.41 points on June 19 (Friday);The European Stoxx 50 Index opened down 6.12 points, or 0.10%, at 6317.15 points at the opening on June 19 (Friday); The Spanish IBEX35 index opened down 25.03 points, or 0.13%, at 19379.07 points on June 19 (Friday); The Italian FTSE MIB index opened at 52808.50 points, up 120.28 points, or 0.23%, on June 19 (Friday).

French Foreign Minister Barrow: The Iranian people are the biggest victims.

Rosneft CEO: In the current risk environment, the company believes that share buybacks are unlikely to have a material impact on its market value.

Rosneft CEO: The company exports almost no petroleum products and prioritizes ensuring supply to Russian domestic consumers.

Rosneft CEO: The situation in the Russian fuel market is not easy, but all gas stations owned by the company will continue to operate stably.