Iraqi Trade Minister: Iraq’s annual wheat demand for ration card purposes is 5.5 million tons.

Iraqi Trade Minister: Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency and will not need to import wheat next year.

Iraqi Trade Minister: Iraq currently has nearly 2 million tons of wheat.

Keidanren President: Considering Japan’s economic fundamentals, the yen may become stronger.

Keidanren President: Don’t expect the end of large-scale monetary easing to have a major impact on the economy.

President of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren): He does not believe that the USD/JPY level of 150 reflects Japan’s economic fundamentals.

Spot gold fell below $2,150 per ounce, down 0.48% on the day.

Keidanren President: (Asked about his views on the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision) The appropriate decision was made at the appropriate time.

Unilever shares rose 5% on plans to spin off its ice cream business.

The price of baseload electricity in France fell 11.3% the next day to 59 euros/MWh.

The price of baseload electricity in Germany rose by 10.2% the next day to 92 euros/MWh.

According to VNExpress: Vietnamese prosecutors are demanding the death penalty for Truong My Lan, the mastermind of Vietnam’s largest financial scam.

Market News: Airbus and French IT services company Atoss have ended negotiations on the possible sale of Atos BDS business.

The press conference held by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has ended.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Our precautionary communications on how to think about possible policy changes are "useful to a certain extent."

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: No comment on short-term market trends.