U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell faces the House Financial Services Committee and admits that he had underestimated inflation. Lawmakers pressed the central bank chief on how he would respond should his aggressive rate hikes push the U.S. economy into a recession. Wall Street is set to break a three-week losing streak later today as a very volatile H1 comes to a close. EU leaders unanimously approve candidate status for Ukraine but European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen insists the process will not be rushed through. Inflation in Japan exceeds the BoJ’s expectations for the second consecutive month. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son leads the investment titan’s AGM. He says that, despite pressure from London, chip maker ARM is most likely to list on the Nasdaq. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.