Japan’s Deputy Minister of Finance Masato Kanda: I don’t think a 4% fluctuation in two weeks is a mild fluctuation.

Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: We cannot tolerate speculation in the foreign exchange market.

Makoto Kanda, Deputy Minister of Finance of Japan: We will take appropriate measures to deal with excessive actions.

According to TASS: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with the leader of Mali.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: Don’t pay too much attention to short-term wages.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: Economic recovery requires a rebound in wages.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: Wage growth needs to slow moderately in the medium term.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: Profits are returning to normal.

European Central Bank Executive Member Cipollone: We are one step closer to lifting restrictive policies.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: The economy must be given a chance to recover when inflation eases.

European Central Bank executive member Cipollone: Lower inflation and higher growth are both possible.

Norges Bank will buy the equivalent of NOK 350 million per day in April, the same as in March.

German Economic Research Institute: Germany’s unemployment rate is expected to be 5.8% in 2024 and 5.5% in 2025.

The U.S. dollar index DXY fell 10 points in the short term and is now at 104.30.

German Economic Research Institute: Germany’s GDP growth rate is expected to be 1.4% in 2025, a decrease from the previous 1.5%.

German Economic Research Institute: It predicts that German inflation will be 2.3% in 2024 and 1.8% in 2025.