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US President Trump: US Secretary of Defense Hergsay is a born fighter. He has never known what it means to admit defeat. He has an extremely tough personality and is a person who loves the military from the bottom of his heart.

US President Trump: (Regarding Venezuela and Cuba) Venezuela has oil. Cuba doesn't. Cuba has decent real estate and a beautiful coastline.

John Jumper, a senior research scientist at Google's DeepMind, has decided to leave the company and join Anthropic.

US President Trump: (Regarding the G7) They should have kept the G8. If they had, there probably wouldn't have been a war between Russia and Ukraine, but Obama didn't want Putin there. It used to be the G8. It would have been much better if it had been kept.

On June 20th, it was reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on June 19th local time that negotiations between Ukraine and Russia might resume, with the specific format of the talks yet to be finalized. He emphasized that third-party partners must be involved in the negotiations. Zelenskyy also clarified Ukraine's core demands, covering post-war security guarantees and EU accession, and stated that Ukraine would allow Russia to finalize the specific format of the negotiations. Currently, Russia has not responded to this.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Poland's decision to revoke Ukrainian President Zelensky's Order of Honor is a "strategic mistake".

Polish President: Decides to revoke the Order of the White Eagle, the highest honor awarded to Ukrainian President Zelensky.

According to Axios: US President Trump said that such a thing (about war with Iran) could trigger a global depression, and the agreement reached has averted that fate.

On June 20th, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Bowman attended a private dinner hosted by Bank of America for its clients in New York on Wednesday evening. According to sources, the dinner was by invitation only. This came just hours after the Federal Reserve announced its latest policy decision. The dinner took place during the Fed's communication blackout period, which prohibits Fed officials from publicly commenting on the economic situation or monetary policy in the days before and after a meeting, and lasts until the day after the meeting (Thursday). While the Fed's rules do not explicitly prohibit closed-door meetings, they require officials to avoid sharing personal policy views with anyone who might financially benefit from them, unless those views are publicly available. The rules also state that officials should not allow any company to gain a prestige advantage relative to its competitors. Under the Fed's communication policy, policymakers should carefully and rigorously consider this principle when arranging meetings with those who might benefit from exclusive access to Fed officials, and when considering accepting invitations to meetings hosted by for-profit organizations or not open to the public and media. It is unclear whether Bowman's attendance at the dinner violated these rules.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): As of the week ending June 16, speculative net long positions in gasoline futures increased by 7,006 contracts to 60,810 contracts.

Iraq's Ministry of Oil: Southern oil fields are expected to recover to production levels of more than 3 million barrels per day within one to two months.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac currently have strong liquidity.

Iran's Deputy Energy Minister: Russia is ready to send experts to Iran to expedite the construction of nuclear power plant units 2 and 3.

Market news: Trump's stance on the Iran deal is intended to refute the narrative of American failure.

On June 19, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that Moscow was again subjected to a large-scale drone attack by the Ukrainian military, with 76 drones shot down by evening. No casualties or property damage were reported. Ukraine has not yet responded.

The Bank of England: Five bond auctions will be held in the third quarter.

The German DAX 30 index closed down 38.88 points, or 0.16%, at 24,989.18 on Friday, June 19; the UK FTSE 100 index closed down 32.80 points, or 0.32%, at 10,366.90 on Friday, June 19; and the French CAC 40 index closed down 46.84 points, or 0.55%, at 8,421.14 on Friday, June 19; European The Stoxx 50 index closed down 29.32 points, or 0.46%, at 6293.95 on Friday, June 19; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed down 68.29 points, or 0.35%, at 19335.81 on Friday, June 19; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 162.28 points, or 0.31%, at 52850.50 on Friday, June 19.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that SpaceX can continue to launch rockets near public beaches in Texas and concluded that private environmental groups seeking to block SpaceX launches on safety grounds lack legal recourse.