Bank of England's chief economist Pill said rate hikes do not imply a 'long and aggressive' tightening.

美联储理事沃勒：认为通胀存在一定上行风险，但工资增长符合预期，正回归2%的水平。

At the morning close, China's main futures contracts were mixed. Palladium rose over 4%; Shanghai silver, platinum, styrene (EB), Shanghai crude (SC), benzene and Shanghai gold gained more than 2%; Shanghai nickel rose nearly 2%. On the downside, container-freight Europe-route futures fell over 6%; coke slipped nearly 4%; coking coal and plywood declined more than 3%; fuel oil dropped over 2%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell nearly 2%; caustic soda and soda ash were down more than 1%.