Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: As the Governor of the Bank of Japan, I feel the weight of responsibility.

Philippine President Marcos said he would discuss trade and climate change with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: The cost of the National Defense Strategic Review exceeds the previous estimate, which is about 19 billion US dollars.

Market news: SK Group will invest 470 billion won in South Korea to build a battery research and development center.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: Australian defense will prioritize long-range precision strike capabilities and domestically produced guided weapons.

Market news: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to address the Diet at 11:40 a.m. local time.

Market news: Adani Group plans to purchase bonds due 2024 worth US$130 million in each of the next four quarters.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The possibility of early elections is not considered now.

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%.

According to Politico: U.S. President Joe Biden plans to appoint Michael Tyler as the director of the 2024 campaign.

According to South Korean media: South Korea requires mobile operators to cut 5G fees.

In April, the Rightmove average house asking price index in the UK was 0.2% month-on-month, compared with the previous value of 0.80%.

USAID has dispatched a Disaster Assistance Response Team to Sudan to coordinate the humanitarian aid response.

Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman said there is no banking crisis.

[The probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points in May is 89.1%] According to CME "Fed Watch": the probability that the Fed will maintain interest rates unchanged in May is 10.9%, and the probability of raising interest rates by 25 basis points is 89.1%; The probability of interest rates at current levels is 8%, the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 25 basis points is 68.6%, and the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 50 basis points is 23.4%.

Spot gold opened flat on Monday, at $1981.4 per ounce.

WTI crude oil opened slightly lower on Monday, at $77.78 a barrel.