The main events by the morning: May 9

• Biden said that the United States would not supply weapons to Israel if the Israeli army entered Rafah. In his interview with CNN, the American president noted that civilians were killed as a result of Israel's use of American weapons. 

• The Bybit exchange has officially announced the listing of the Notcoin cryptocurrency – it will take place on May 16.

• Russia is surging ahead on the world stage. Andrei Belousov, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation for Economic Affairs, said that by 2030 Russia could surpass Japan in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity.

• The initiative to remove Mike Johnson from the post of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was blocked by the House of Representatives. Based on the results of the vote, 359 members of the Chamber voted against, and only 43 voted in favor. The initiative was proposed by Republican Marjorie Taylor Green.

• Russian billionaires, who found themselves under the influence of Western sanctions, began gradually transferring their assets to their homeland. This is due to the fact that in Switzerland and Cyprus they have limited opportunities to manage their finances.