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British Foreign Secretary Cooper: Any suggestion of imposing security tolls in the Strait of Hormuz undermines our global economic security.

The UK two-year government bond yield fell 5 basis points in early trading to 4.184%.

Russian Economy Minister: The ruble is expected to strengthen in the near future.

SNB: The medium-term inflation forecast is therefore very close to the previous quarter.

Swiss National Bank: In the medium term, the appreciation of the Swiss franc will reduce inflationary pressure and offset the possible second-round impact of rising energy prices.

SNB: The Governing Council discussed conditional inflation forecasts that assume the SNB’s policy rate remains unchanged at 0%.

Russian Finance Minister Siluanov: The government does not seek to gain any profits from the real ruble exchange rate.

Swiss National Bank: Considered how the impact of war in the Middle East was factored into current forecasts and analyses.

SNB: The SNB’s willingness to intervene in foreign exchange markets should remain high in response to rapid and excessive appreciation of the franc.

Swiss National Bank: Inflation is likely to rise in many countries in the coming quarters due to rising energy prices.

The Bank of Japan announced that it will hold a meeting of bond market participants from May 21 to 22.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Pressure on Russia must be effective.

Bank of England Governor Bailey said he would not make a hasty decision to raise interest rates.

European Commission: The EU and the UK have facilitated the UK to join the Erasmus+ program in 2027.

The German DAX30 index opened up 31.99 points, or 0.13%, to 24119.41 points on April 16 (Thursday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 12 points on April 16 (Thursday). .67 points, an increase of 0.12%, to 10572.25 points;The FCHI index opened on April 16 (Thursday), an increase of 8.24 points, or 0.10%, to 8282.81 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 Index opened up 20.36 points, or 0.34%, at 5960.70 points on April 16 (Thursday);The Spanish IBEX 35 Index opened up 19.0 points on April 16 (Thursday). 25 points, an increase of 0.11%, to 18205.05 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened on April 16 (Thursday), an increase of 118.68 points, or 0.25%, to 48274.50 points.

Senior Japanese official: Private credit can be used as a source of funding for leveraged buyout loans.

Senior Japanese official: Japan's private credit market is still underdeveloped and needs further cultivation.

Senior Japanese official: Regulators see private credit as a potentially key pillar of their new financial strategy.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: The supply of 100 million liters of diesel has been secured.

French prosecutors said the tanker Dana was allowed to leave port after the shipowner paid a fine.