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Federal Reserve's Williams: There is no collective thinking at the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Under the new leadership of the Federal Reserve, there are no plans to change the arrangements for public speaking.

Federal Reserve Chairman Williams: In this challenging time, Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh is very focused on his work.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Underlying inflation still faces some downward pressure.

Federal Reserve's Williams: We are not far from the neutral interest rate.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Inflation is expected to decrease next year.

Shares of American electric vehicle company Rivian (RIVN.O) rose up to 5% as AT&T is providing 5G connectivity for its R2 model.

Federal Reserve's Williams: The bond market is highly data-dependent in its judgment of policy views.

Federal Reserve's Williams: The bond market must draw its own conclusions about monetary policy.

Federal Reserve's Williams: If the situation changes, the Federal Reserve will need to respond.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Monetary policy is slightly tight.

Federal Reserve's Williams: There is no clear direction for future interest rates.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Upside risks to inflation have increased.

Federal Reserve's Williams: We will wait and see how the latest tariff measures develop.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Does not expect energy prices to rise in the long term.

Federal Reserve's Williams: I'm not too worried about the ongoing impact of current inflation.

Federal Reserve's Williams: Hopes energy prices can remain stable.

On June 3, Alphabet (GOOG.O) increased its equity financing round from $80 billion to $84.75 billion to fund its AI spending. Alphabet priced its 25.5 million Class A shares at $355.20 each and its 25.5 million Class C shares at $351.80 each. The company priced its 167.5 million Series A Depositary Shares at $50 each and an equal number of Series B Depositary Shares at the same price. The total size of the Class A and Class C share offering increased from $15 billion to $18 billion, while the size of the Depositary Share offering increased from $15 billion to $16.75 billion. Alphabet estimates that the net proceeds from the Class A and Class C share offerings will be $17.8 billion, and the Depositary Share offerings will be $16.6 billion. The company stated that it plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures to expand its AI infrastructure and global computing power. The issuance of Class A and Class C shares is expected to be completed on Thursday, while the issuance of depositary shares is expected to be completed on Friday.