BANK OF JAPAN minutes: some members said if the Middle East conflict persists the central bank should raise rates faster to avert potentially excessive inf.

Despite reports of a ceasefire, Israeli drones continued strikes in southern Lebanon on the 19th, targeting towns and hills in the Nabatieh and Jezzine areas. Hezbollah MP Ibrahim Mousawi said Hezbollah began complying with the ceasefire but reserves the right to respond if Israel violates the agreement — "If Israel respects the ceasefire, we will respect it." Earlier the IDF said air-raid sirens sounded in the Zarit area of northern Israel on the 19th amid a suspected drone approach.

全球最大黃金ETF--SPDR Gold Trust持倉較上日大增7.422噸，爲2月24日以來最大增幅，當前持倉量爲1020.491噸。