France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard (4th-R) and France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (3rd-L) take part in a intergovernmental meeting with fuel distributors and representatives of the agricultural sector at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 12, 2026. In response to soaring prices at the pump linked to the war in the Middle East, France's Prime minister requested yesterday proposals to protect consumers, while some retailers are already anticipating sharp price drops as early as this week. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard (4th-R) and France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (3rd-L) take part in a intergovernmental meeting with fuel distributors and representatives of the agricultural sector at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 12, 2026. In response to soaring prices at the pump linked to the war in the Middle East, France's Prime minister requested yesterday proposals to protect consumers, while some retailers are already anticipating sharp price drops as early as this week. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard (C-R) and France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (C-L) take part in a intergovernmental meeting with fuel distributors at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 12, 2026. In response to soaring prices at the pump linked to the war in the Middle East, France's Prime minister requested yesterday proposals to protect consumers, while some retailers are already anticipating sharp price drops as early as this week. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard (4th-R) and France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (3rd-L) take part in a intergovernmental meeting with fuel distributors and representatives of the agricultural sector at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 12, 2026. In response to soaring prices at the pump linked to the war in the Middle East, France's Prime minister requested yesterday proposals to protect consumers, while some retailers are already anticipating sharp price drops as early as this week. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors look at an electric truck at The Battery Show Asia 2026 at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic quotation board displays the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar along a street in Tokyo on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard (C) arrives to take part in a intergovernmental meeting with fuel distributors at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 12, 2026. In response to soaring prices at the pump linked to the war in the Middle East, France's Prime minister requested yesterday proposals to protect consumers, while some retailers are already anticipating sharp price drops as early as this week. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)