11:01:13
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan must maintain monetary easing because the trend inflation rate is still below 2%.
11:00:09
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will focus on price trends to formulate monetary policy.
10:59:26
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will continue to ease monetary policy based on the outlook for inflation.
10:59:14
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The extent to which rising import prices have been transmitted to domestic prices has indeed exceeded expectations.
10:58:41
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The CPI, which excludes energy factors, is expected to slow down soon.
10:57:07
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: It is difficult to say how much wage growth is needed to achieve the inflation target.
10:55:08
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Real wages are determined by productivity and other factors.
10:46:02
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: As the Governor of the Bank of Japan, I feel the weight of responsibility.
10:31:26
Philippine President Marcos said he would discuss trade and climate change with U.S. President Joe Biden.
10:25:45
U.S. and Bursa oil fell by 1.00% in the day, and are now at $77.14/barrel and $80.81/barrel respectively.
10:12:56
Australian Prime Minister Albanese: The cost of the National Defense Strategic Review exceeds the previous estimate, which is about 19 billion US dollars.
10:09:36
Market news: SK Group will invest 470 billion won in South Korea to build a battery research and development center.
10:04:41
Australian Prime Minister Albanese: Australian defense will prioritize long-range precision strike capabilities and domestically produced guided weapons.
09:09:02
Market news: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to address the Diet at 11:40 a.m. local time.
09:07:51
Market news: Adani Group plans to purchase bonds due 2024 worth US$130 million in each of the next four quarters.
08:53:59
U.S. Geological Survey: Tsunami possible within 300 kilometers of Kermadec earthquake.
08:52:27
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The possibility of early elections is not considered now.
08:50:07
USGS: 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Kermadec Islands area.
08:45:28
International crude oil prices continued to weaken in the Asian session. Brent crude oil fell below $81 per barrel, and both US and Burundi oil prices fell by more than 0.7%.
08:36:16
According to Politico: U.S. President Joe Biden plans to appoint Michael Tyler as the director of the 2024 campaign.