Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Will not consider reviewing the joint statement between the government and the Bank of Japan.

Bank of America (BAC.N) is reported to be cutting back on office space in Hong Kong.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The government will adopt policies to end deflation.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: It is appropriate to maintain loose policies.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Companies are actively raising wages.

According to RIA Novosti: Admiral Alexander Moiseev has been appointed acting commander of the Russian Navy.

According to Russian independent media RBC: The governor of Belgorod Oblast said that about 9,000 children will be evacuated from several regions including Belgorod Oblast in Russia.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: Economic reform requires consensus among political parties.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will continue to work closely with the government.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Discussed continued dialogue between the government and the Bank of Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he understood the main policy points.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Informed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he will continue to implement easing policies to achieve the goal.

German debt agency: Germany’s second-quarter federal bond issuance was confirmed at 106.5 billion euros.

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to do more to promote Paris as a financial hub.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: We may start cutting interest rates in June, but it depends on the data.

German Chancellor Scholz: He hopes that the windfall profits tax on frozen Russian assets can provide funding for Ukraine’s arms purchases.

ECB Governing Council member Hernandez Decos: Risks to the inflation outlook are balanced.

German Chancellor Scholz: The prospect of talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin again needs to happen at the right time.

German Chancellor Scholz: After the (Russian) election, a clear signal needs to be sent to Russian President Putin to show support for Ukraine.