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Norwegian Finance Minister: The war in the Middle East is exacerbating uncertainty in the international economy. The impact on the Norwegian economy depends on the length and scope of the war.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: (on financial support for Ukraine) will fulfill our commitments.

European Commission President von der Leyen: We will always defend and adhere to the rules-based system we established together with our allies, but we can no longer see it as the only way to defend our interests.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: Europe can no longer serve as the guardian of the old world order.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: What we are seeing now is a regional conflict with unpredictable consequences, and the spillover effects of this conflict have already become a reality.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: The Iranian people deserve freedom, dignity and the right to determine their own future, even if we know that this will be full of danger and instability.

European Commission President Von der Leyen: (On the Iran issue) Europe must be based on reality and look at the current world truthfully.

According to Israeli media reports, Trump’s son-in-law Kushner and U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov canceled their planned arrival in Israel tomorrow.

Eurozone two-year swap spreads fell to -17 basis points, the narrowest level since July 2025.

European natural gas futures price gains narrowed to 15%, after jumping as much as 30%.

Market-based euro zone inflation expectations rose to 2.25%, the highest since July 2024.

Industry sources: Indian Gas seeks delivery of a cargo of LNG in March 2026.

The yield on British two-year government bonds has risen by 36 basis points today and is heading towards its worst day since the failure of former Prime Minister Truss's economic policy in September 2022.

The Hungarian forint fell to a seven-month low of 398.70 against the euro.

The European Stoxx Volatility Index rose above 38 points for the first time since April 2025, rising nearly 7 points during the day.

French auto stocks fell 1.9% to 5.2%.

French President Macron: G7 leaders may have a phone call this week on energy issues.

An index of European bank stocks fell 3% to a more than three-month low.

According to Interfax: Russia will evacuate some staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

The European Stoxx 50 Index is down 10% from its February high and is bound to enter a correction.