White House: US President Joe Biden speaks by phone with his debt ceiling negotiating team.

According to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korean nuclear experts will visit Japan on May 22.

Market news: New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins will meet with US Secretary of State Blinken and Indian Prime Minister Modi in Papua New Guinea.

[Analyst: Accelerating inflation in Japan pushes up the yen] The yen strengthened against most G10 and Asian currencies in early trading after data showed that inflation in Japan accelerated in April. Matt Simpson, market analyst at FOREX, said the yen strengthened as "hot" inflation data fueled bets the Bank of Japan could tighten policy sooner. USD/JPY, AUD/JPY and EUR/JPY were all slightly lower.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Husnurin said that due to safety and other considerations, the Crimea Bridge is temporarily closed to trucks, including empty vehicles.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emmanuel: The U.S. and Japan are concerned about biotechnology, cybersecurity and energy security.

Market news: The Prime Minister of Vietnam warned that there may be a power shortage in Vietnam before May 25.

Spot gold fell by $4 in the short term and is now at $1956.28 an ounce.

The U.S. dollar index DXY rose 10 points in the short term and is now at 103.59; GBP/USD hit 1.24, down 0.07% on the day.

The main contract of soda ash fell back below 1700 yuan / ton, down 6.96% within a day. The soda ash 2306 contract hit the limit, down 8.03%.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Financial institutions have sufficient collateral, and there is no problem in case they need emergency funding.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan will strive to maintain market stability and abide by our commitment to respond flexibly according to economic, price and financial developments.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: I hope that the US debt ceiling agreement will be reached as soon as possible.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If the U.S. defaults, it will definitely have a huge impact on the U.S. and global economies.

European Council President Michel: We will limit the sale of Russian diamonds.

Scotiabank adjusted its forecast to see the Bank of Canada raising interest rates by 25 basis points in June.

The Gfk consumer confidence index in the UK recorded -27 in May, the highest since February 2022.