U.S. judge preliminarily approved a $38 billion settlement between Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) and merchants over interchange (swipe) fees.

WTI原油日內漲超1.00%，現報90.60美元/桶。

Sky News reports the Department for Business and Trade is due to hold talks with industry bodies on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss exempting additional steel categories from the trade measures announced in March. Sources say the exemptions would amount to a partial reversal of the tariff regime. The government previously defended the measures as a step to address global steel overcapacity and protect UK producers, and Business Secretary Peter Kyle had supported them. Industrial users warn the rules would have catastrophic effects on key manufacturers, including automotive and aerospace; the British Chambers of Commerce wrote to Kyle last month requesting an urgent meeting.