According to Nikkei News: Microsoft will cut the production of Surface peripherals.

Spot silver stood at $25 an ounce, up 0.49% within the day.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands area.

Samsung: We are preparing to respond to medium and long-term needs in the fields of artificial intelligence and automobiles.

Samsung: We have joined the negotiation process with the United States on the chip bill.

Samsung: Plans to mass-produce 2nm foundry chips in 2025.

Samsung: Advanced node orders are mainly concentrated in the high-performance computing and mobile fields.

UOB CFO: We advised clients to exit Credit Suisse AT1 bonds last year.

Samsung: We will start investing in Gen 8.6 OLEDs this year.

ADB President: Supply chains in Asia are resilient.

ADB President: Our plan is to launch the Asia-Pacific Climate Innovation Financing Facility (IF-CAP) at the ADB Annual Meeting in Incheon next week.

Samsung: We are preparing for the needs of high-density DDR5, new CPUs, and AI chips.

Papua New Guinea official: US President Joe Biden will visit in May.

ADB President: The rapid pace of interest rate hikes in developed economies has tightened global financial conditions.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins: Most of the recovery costs caused by severe weather are met by budget operations and capital subsidies.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins: The government is committed to reducing the proportion of spending to curb economic demand.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins: The hurricane tax will not be reflected in the budget, and the budget will not introduce major new taxes.

New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins: Asset losses due to Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabriel will reach 9 billion to 14.5 billion New Zealand dollars.

Bitcoin once again stood at $29,000 per coin, up 2.09% within the day.