14:16:30
US Secretary of State Blinken: 100% of the population in Gaza needs humanitarian assistance.
14:16:20
US Secretary of State Blinken: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than that in Sudan and Afghanistan.
14:13:37
ECB Vice President Guindos: We do not target exchange rates.
14:13:22
US Secretary of State Blinken: Israel has a responsibility to prioritize protecting civilians and providing assistance to those in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
14:13:02
US Secretary of State Blinken: We continue to face a dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
14:12:15
US Secretary of State Blinken: The United States will actively participate in the ceasefire and post-war planning in Gaza.
14:11:52
US Secretary of State Blinken: The trip to the Middle East has many goals, including reaching a ceasefire agreement.
14:07:52
ECB Vice President Guindos: Greece is performing better than other countries in the euro zone.
14:07:10
ECB Vice President Guindos: The digital euro will not replace physical banknotes, nor will it become a form of investment. The main message is that the digital euro will play a similar role to the physical euro.
14:06:28
Subaru and Panasonic Energy sign car battery supply agreement.
14:06:20
ECB Vice President Guindos: Our main monetary policy tool is a set of key interest rates. But quantitative easing will remain part of our toolbox. If we need it, we can use it again.
14:05:57
ECB Vice President Guindos: We need to see inflation stabilize and continue to trend towards 2%.
14:05:39
ECB Vice President Guindos: We expect inflation to hover around the 2% target 12 to 18 months from now, but we do not see the risk of it falling below that target.
14:05:13
ECB Vice President Guindos: We are indeed observing the situation of the U.S. economy, but our decisions depend on the data, not the Federal Reserve.
14:04:40
ECB Vice President Guindos: Wage changes are key and we will get more information in June.
14:04:23
ECB Vice President Guindos: We have not discussed any issues regarding future interest rate changes. We need to collect more information.
14:03:47
ECB Vice President Guindos: Service sector inflation is more persistent, which is why we need to wait.
14:03:39
ECB Vice President Guindos: The main risks are high wage growth currently hovering around 5% and extremely low productivity.
14:03:15
Guindos, Vice President of the European Central Bank: We can see a very obvious decline in inflation, which is reflected in the overall inflation data and core inflation data.
14:00:41
The Nikkei 225 index returned to the 40,000 mark.