Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Specific monetary policy should be decided by the Bank of Japan.

U.S. Central Command: Troops successfully intercepted and destroyed an anti-ship missile in the area controlled by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen on April 4.

[Russia claims to have launched multiple offensives, Ukraine claims to have struck Russian air defense facilities] The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 4th local time that in the past day, the Russian army repelled multiple Ukrainian attacks in multiple directions and launched multiple offensives, destroying Ukrainian tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and other equipment. The Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter and 196 drones, and intercepted 18 US-made "HIMARS" rockets. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report on the same day, saying that in the past 24 hours, 57 battles took place in the front-line areas, and the Ukrainian army repelled 48 attacks from five directions of the Russian army, and launched strikes against multiple Russian personnel and equipment concentration areas, radar stations, air defense facilities, electronic warfare platforms and other targets, destroying two Russian artillery pieces.

According to the AXIOS website: The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is expected to travel to Cairo, Egypt this weekend to hold hostage negotiations with the Prime Minister of Qatar.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeshi Saito: Japan will strengthen its industrial export ban on Russia.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Foreign exchange levels should be determined by the market.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We are closely monitoring foreign exchange fluctuations with a high sense of urgency. We do not rule out the possibility of taking any measures against excessive foreign exchange fluctuations.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Stable foreign exchange fluctuations are very important, but excessive foreign exchange fluctuations are not desirable.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Continue to cooperate with the Bank of Japan to achieve the stable price target.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Monetary policy needs to be left to the Bank of Japan.

Fed Governor Kugler did not comment on the interest rate outlook in his speech.

Governor of the Rostov Oblast of Russia: The air defense forces intercepted more than 40 air targets and the substation was damaged.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with European Commission President von der Leyen in Belgium.

Market news: The Morozovsk Air Force Base in Rostov Oblast, Russia is under attack from Ukrainian drones, and multiple explosions have occurred near the airport.

According to Nikkei: Toyota Motor (TM.N) will suspend production lines at its Tsutsumi plant from April 4 to 9.

[The Chairman of the National Committee for the Defense of the Fatherland of Niger ordered the dissolution of local councils at all levels] On April 4th local time, the Chairman of the National Committee for the Defense of the Fatherland of Niger, Ziyani, signed an order to dissolve regional, city and town councils. The officials in charge of administration of rural communes, urban communes, towns and urban districts will be appointed by Ziyani after nomination by the Minister of the Interior.

Market news: The United States will release preliminary results of the investigation into the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge, and is investigating transportation fuel and other factors.

U.S. Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred 35 kilometers southwest of Urakawa Town, Japan.