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German officials: Opportunities for dialogue between Europe and Russia on the Ukraine issue are slowly opening up, but this will take several months.

Iranian Parliament Deputy Speaker: Iran is willing to negotiate, but does not trust the commitments of the United States.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: The rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain should be held responsible for the US attacks.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the aggressive attacks by the United States on an Iranian oil tanker and a telecommunications tower on Qeshm Island. These acts of aggression not only violate the ceasefire agreement of April 8, but also blatantly contravene the fundamental principle of prohibiting the use of force enshrined in the UN Charter and international law.

On June 3rd, according to Qichacha APP, Cixin Technology Group Co., Ltd. recently underwent industrial and commercial registration changes, adding several new shareholders including Shanghai Lenovo Future Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), a subsidiary of Lenovo Capital, while increasing its registered capital to 13.1181 million yuan. Qichacha information shows that the company was established in 2021, and its business scope includes technical services in the fields of integrated circuit technology, electronic technology, communication technology, and computer software and hardware technology. Previously, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. held a 4.1% stake in the company. Public information shows that Cixin Technology focuses on developing high-performance intelligent agent CPU chips and providing high-energy-efficiency computing solutions.

France's final composite PMI for May was 44.9, below the expected 43.5 and the previous reading of 43.5.

Chair of the European Parliament's Trade Committee: The US government is urgently seeking a new legal basis for its tariff policy.

Chair of the European Parliament's Trade Committee: For the EU, any tariff higher than 15% in the Turnberry Agreement is unacceptable.

Italy's services PMI for May was 49.4, below the expected 49.1 and the previous reading of 49.8.

Italy's composite PMI for May was 50.4, compared to 50.5 in the previous month.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Reaffirmed with US Treasury Secretary Bessenter that they will coordinate closely based on the joint statement.

Ukraine's national railway company said that NATO Secretary General Rutte has arrived in Kyiv.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: The G7 agrees that excessive measures are detrimental to the economy.

On June 3, the U.S. government formally appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling ordering U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund tariffs. The appeal's outcome concerns approximately $166 billion in tariff revenue collected by the Trump administration from U.S. importers, potentially impacting the already initiated tariff refund process. According to the Supreme Court ruling, on March 4, a judge from the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that CBP could not conduct tariff settlements under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This means that tariffs previously collected from importers under this law must be refunded. According to CBP, as of March 4, over 330,000 importers had prepaid or paid approximately $166 billion in tariffs. A recent legal filing from the agency shows that as of May 22, it had received approximately $85 billion in tariff refund requests and had requested the Treasury Department to refund approximately $20.6 billion.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Strengthening international cooperation (especially with the United States) on foreign exchange issues is of paramount importance.