The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad urged U.S. citizens in Iraq to remain vigilant due to recent regional developments.

ABN AMRO Bank said ECB President Lagarde has signaled June would be an appropriate time to assess the Iran conflict’s impact and update forecasts. April policy decisions and subsequent comments point to a high probability of a rate increase at the upcoming meeting. ABN AMRO expects the ECB to raise inflation forecasts, signal the possibility it may need to tighten further, and potentially follow with a 25bp hike in July. Despite a slowdown in euro-area growth, policymakers remain more concerned about inflation than activity. Markets have fully priced a June hike; attention will focus on the ECB’s updated forecasts and guidance on the post-meeting rate path.

據英國金融時報：歐盟國家考慮“解散”該集團的外交服務機構。