北约秘书长吕特：我坚信，在更强大的北约框架下，更强大的欧洲不会把美国的领导地位视为理所当然。

Crude oil prices are expected to remain around $90 a barrel through the April–June quarter before easing toward pre-conflict levels, according to Mizuho Securities economists. “There is higher-than-usual uncertainty about how crude-oil volatility will be passed through to downstream consumer prices, particularly in the current environment where corporate price-setting behavior is changing,” they said. The Bank of Japan has flagged upside inflation risks as firms grow more willing to pass on higher costs to consumers.

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