DALY said the risk of inflation staying above target is elevated; the labor market remains stable, allowing the Fed to focus on price stability.

Shares of newly listed N Mosen jumped 70.87% at the open. Public filings show the company focuses on R&D and smart manufacturing of intelligent opening-and-closing systems for vehicles.

U.S. officials said on the 14th that, as counter-narcotics operations in Latin America expand, Washington is deploying several hundred troops to the region. A 600-strong unit from New York has begun deploying to a newly built jungle training facility in Panama and will conduct joint training with Colombian and Honduran forces. The troops are to assist U.S. Army South. Panama, Colombia and Honduras have not commented; the Pentagon declined to comment on the deployment.