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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.

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.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Construction of the White House Ballroom is going very well, on time, under budget (compared to Mr. Too Late's poor cost and time control at the Federal Reserve Building!), and of far greater quality than I ever promised, including drone ports and all the many other military elements that are critical to national security.

British interest rate futures showed that after the employment data was released, the market priced the Bank of England to raise interest rates by 35 basis points cumulatively by the end of 2026, compared with 29 basis points on Wednesday.

Chairman of the Japan Banking Association: The Bank of Japan’s policy interest rate remains at an accommodative level.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 44.00 points, or 0.49%, on Thursday, June 18, at 8922.30 points.

Swiss Government: The current plan is still for the United States and Iran, together with Pakistan, Qatar and other relevant countries, to hold preliminary negotiations on the implementation of the peace agreement in Bürgenstock on Friday.

Russian Aviation Administration: Flights to all major Moscow airports are temporarily suspended.

Switzerland's actual monthly import rate after seasonally adjustment in May was 0.2%, compared with the previous value of 4.10%.

Switzerland's actual exports in May were seasonally adjusted at a monthly rate of 5%, compared with the previous value of 3.00%.

The UK unemployment rate in May was 4.46%, compared with the previous value of 4.40%.

Switzerland’s trade balance in May was 6.11 billion Swiss francs, compared with the previous value of 3.098 billion Swiss francs.

ILO employment in the UK in the three months of April was 100,000, compared with expectations of 75,000 and the previous value of 148,000.

The average annual wage rate in the UK excluding bonuses in the three months of April was 3.4%, expected to be 3.2%, and the previous value was 3.40%.