Bank of England Governor Bailey said energy price increases over the past four months have added some inflationary pressure, and the Bank's duty is to ensure this does not become persistent inflation.

The Russian Defence Ministry said on the 17th its forces achieved three significant gains in Donetsk region: in Konstantinovka they seized 96 buildings; in Lyman they captured six defensive positions and 61 buildings and destroyed Ukraine's last local supply artery, the Mayaky crossing on the Siverskyi Donets; they also took control of one populated settlement. Ukraine's General Staff said on the 17th there were 237 engagements over the previous day and that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions. Ukraine said its air force, missile troops and artillery struck 11 Russian personnel assembly areas, three artillery pieces and one command post, and reported shooting down 2,052 Russian drones.

全球最大的黄金ETF SPDR Gold Trust持仓量为1012.213吨，较前一个交易日维持不变。