Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroshi: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency may have suffered a cyber attack.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: We (forecasts) have decided to keep interest rates unchanged until next year.

Orr, chairman of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand: The forecast shows an upward bias in interest rates, but it has not yet been determined.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: Betting on easing policy in 2024 is driven by global factors.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Orr: Population growth increases the risk of inflation.

According to the TASS news agency, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, frigates of the Russian Black Sea Fleet attacked Ukrainian infrastructure with cruise missiles.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: If the positive wage-inflation cycle strengthens, it may further push up prices.

The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.4886%, and the 20-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.6650%, both at their lowest levels in more than two months.

Seiji Adachi, a member of the Bank of Japan: Price settings (by companies) indicate a shift in the deflationary situation.

The main contract of Shanghai Nickel rose 4.00% during the day and is now quoted at 130520.00 yuan/ton.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: Attempting to forcefully curb yields may trigger speculation in financial markets.

Seiji Adachi, a member of the Bank of Japan: The measures taken by the Bank of Japan have made the YCC flexible and basically eliminated market distortion problems.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: This is not the stage to discuss exiting the easing policy.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: The Bank of Japan will take additional easing measures if necessary.

Seiji Adachi, a member of the Bank of Japan: It is very difficult to make accurate economic forecasts.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: Yields exceeding 1% may cool economic activity.

Vietnamese MP: The government will formulate a resolution on an investment incentive program in 2024. The incentives are designed to stabilize the investment environment and attract strategic investors.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: The measures taken by the Bank of Japan in October were aimed at making yield curve control (YCC) more flexible, not to lay the foundation for policy normalization.

Bank of Japan member Seiji Adachi: The positive wage inflation cycle has not been seen to be sufficiently consolidated.