日本20年期國債收益率下跌5.0個基點，至3.620%。

UKMTO reported that in an incident northeast of Oman a small craft approached the tanker on its port side and attached two explosive devices to the hull above the waterline.

ING economist Karsten Brzeski says the ECB left rates unchanged mainly because recent energy price rises have not produced broad second‑round price effects, while rising bond yields have already tightened financial conditions. "The bond market has already taken over the ECB's work," he said. He added that, despite rising inflation and resilient growth, higher borrowing costs have reduced the urgency for further ECB hikes. Most market‑relevant, ECB President LAGARDE said she will step down before her term ends; the two leading successors are Spain's de Cos and the Netherlands' Knot, both viewed as highly experienced in monetary policy.