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Pope Leo will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on Thursday.

A spokesperson for the European Commission stated that the Commission was unable to obtain information regarding commercial contracts for aviation fuel.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Met with Slovak Prime Minister Fico.

The money market expects a greater than 90% probability of the European Central Bank raising interest rates by June.

On May 4th, Morgan Stanley strategists stated that strong U.S. corporate earnings, particularly in the booming technology sector, have overshadowed concerns about potential pressure on the stock market from Middle East conflict. A team led by Michael Wilson wrote in a report that S&P 500 earnings forecasts have been revised upwards across multiple timeframes over the past month. Second-quarter earnings forecasts were revised upwards by 2%, while full-year 2026 and the next 12 months' earnings forecasts were revised upwards by 3% and 4%, respectively.

On May 4th, local time, in response to US President Trump's threat to raise tariffs on EU cars imported into the US this week, Bernd Lange, Chairman of the European Parliament's Trade Committee, stated that Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on EU cars was politically motivated and directly targeted at German automakers. Lange stated, "These tariffs have neither legal nor economic basis. It's purely politically motivated and is aimed at Germany. The target is German automakers."

The yield on German two-year government bonds rose 7.5 basis points to 2.71%.

May 4th - It is estimated that on May 4th, 2026 (the fourth day of the "May Day" holiday), the total number of cross-regional personnel flows in the whole society will reach 293.794 million, a decrease of 2.3% compared with the previous day and an increase of 4.2% compared with the previous day.

S&P 500 futures fell 0.55%, Dow Jones futures fell 0.73%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.51%.

Amazon: Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands' End, and American Eagle join Amazon's supply chain.

Amazon is opening its supply chain to enterprise customers.

South African Ministry of Health: (Statement on Hantavirus) Health authorities have confirmed that several tourists have died from severe acute respiratory infection.

Moody's revised its outlook on Vietnam from stable to positive; affirmed its BA2 rating.

On May 4th, Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group (02005.HK) announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its unaudited revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was approximately HK$1.227 billion, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year; gross profit was approximately HK$502 million, a decrease of 1.3% year-on-year, with a gross profit margin of approximately 41.0%, a decrease of 3.8 percentage points year-on-year; and profit attributable to shareholders was approximately HK$171 million, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year.

Fitch affirmed Jordan's rating at 'BB-' with a stable outlook.

Market news: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Samar Island in the Philippines.

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that its European Regional Office is working with relevant countries to support medical treatment, evacuation efforts, investigations, and public health risk assessments.

Iran criticized the UAE for withdrawing from OPEC and stated that Iran will fulfill its commitments.