15:31:56
Market news: The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense will visit Turkey on December 19.
15:28:08
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Unable to decide what policy interest rate to adopt after the end of negative interest rates.
15:27:54
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The possibility of raising interest rates at the next meeting is very low.
15:27:35
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The decision in January will depend on the information obtained by then.
15:26:56
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We rarely have the opportunity to say "we will change policy next month."
15:25:29
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: There will be some data released between now and the next policy meeting, but not much.
15:24:23
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (asked about the impact of inflation on households) called for more patience until monetary easing reaches its target.
15:22:56
French EU Affairs Minister Boone: The progress of EU fiscal rules is impressive.
15:15:32
US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred 81 kilometers south-southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
15:14:46
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It may be difficult or confusing to lay out the outlook for short-term policy rates like the Fed does.
15:13:47
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Determining monetary policy is within the competence of the Bank of Japan.
15:13:01
Bank of Korea official: Exports are expected to improve and consumption recovery is gradually beginning.
15:12:42
Market news: AP Moller Maersk will adjust routes in southern Africa.
15:12:00
Market news: AP Moller Maersk has about 20 ships suspended in the Red Sea.
15:11:05
The British Navy said it had received reports of an incident northeast of the port of Djibouti.
15:09:36
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: After lifting the negative interest rate policy, loose conditions will be maintained for an uncertain period of time.
15:08:50
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The impact of interest rate increases needs to be fully considered.
15:08:43
Bank of Korea official: Financial imbalances are getting worse.
15:08:31
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We have no detailed plan for the specific policy sequence to be adopted when exiting the negative interest rate policy.
15:05:58
Swiss gold exports fell 28% month-on-month to 109.7 tons in November.