Federal Reserve Governor Barr said the trend toward inflation returning to 2% in a timely manner is not evident; risks to achieving the inflation target have increased.

EU energy commissioner said she has sent a clear signal to her US counterpart that restricting energy flows benefits no one.

China's Minister of Agriculture Zhang Zhu said on the 29th at a State Council Information Office briefing that, on the current and 15th Five-Year Plan-period grain outlook, three points summarize the situation: food security is adequately guaranteed; grain supply and demand remain in a tight balance; and the supply structure needs optimization—staple food supply is ample while corn and other feed grain supplies are relatively low.