New Zealand Finance Minister: The government remains committed to lowering income taxes.

New Zealand Finance Minister: Growth in the next few years is expected to be slower than expected.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he would not comment on any policy measures the Bank of Japan will take next week.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Japan is not currently experiencing deflation.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The government will use all available policy measures to continue the wave of wage increases.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The specific monetary policy is determined by the Bank of Japan.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Strong wage growth is expected to be transmitted to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Wage increases this year are expected to exceed last year’s.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office has received reports of an incident 50 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas: The Philippines’ output growth outlook remains unchanged in 2024 and 2025.

Bank of the Philippines: Economic activity in the Philippines is expected to slow down in the second half of 2024, with the slowdown in economic growth reflecting the impact of the increase in policy interest rates.

Market news: Argentina’s Senate voted to reject Milley’s decree on economic deregulation; the decree will face a second vote in the House of Representatives.

FISKER (FSR.N) U.S. stocks rose more than 30% after the bell.

Fisker: (Responding to reports of possible bankruptcy filing) The company often works with outside advisors, and we are focused on raising additional funds and will strategically cooperate with a large automaker.

Market news: Yellen will testify on Biden’s budget in the Senate on March 21.

Hamas said the vision presented to mediators included prisoner-hostage exchange dossiers, according to a statement.

According to a related statement, Hamas said its vision is based on ending the "aggression" against the Palestinians in Gaza, providing them with relief and assistance, allowing displaced Gazans to return to their homes, and withdrawing occupying forces from the enclave.

ING: We don’t think the Fed will change policy immediately next week, but we still think it will cut interest rates by a total of 125 basis points this year, with the first rate cut expected in June.

As of the week of March 13, the balance of discount window loans provided by the Federal Reserve was $1.83 billion, and the loan balance of the Bank Term Financing Program (BTFP) was $167.463 billion.