RBA Chairman Bullock: Risks to lower inflation are "very balanced". The war on inflation has not yet been won. Overseas experience shows that the road to fighting inflation can be bumpy.

Bank of Japan: It will stop buying commercial paper and corporate bonds in about a year.

Musk: Releases 3 major improvements to Fully Autonomous Driving (FSD) every two weeks.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week.

USD/JPY fell 30 points in the short term and is now at 149.66.

Bank of Japan: The corporate bond purchase plan arrangements after May will be announced later.

Bank of Japan: The policy framework of quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE), yield curve control (YCC) and negative interest rates has played a role.

[Market Commentary on Bank of Japan Decision] USD/JPY rose as there were no signs of future interest rate hikes this year. Kazuo Ueda is expected to be questioned on the matter at a later press conference.

Bank of Japan: Japan’s economy is expected to continue growing at a rate exceeding its potential growth rate.

Bank of Japan: Sufficient attention must be paid to the market, foreign exchange and the impact on the economy.

Bank of Japan: The decision to purchase government bonds was approved by a vote of 8-1.

Bank of Japan: Private consumption remains resilient despite rising prices and other factors.

Bank of Japan: There is extremely high uncertainty in Japan’s economy and prices.

Bank of Japan: Core CPI inflation is expected to gradually increase and move towards achieving the price target.

The Bank of Japan believes that large-scale easing measures have worked.

Bank of Japan member Asahi Noguchi expressed dissent at the decision to change money market operations, saying the strengthening of a virtuous cycle of wages and prices must be reviewed.

The U.S. dollar index DXY is nearly 15 points short-term and is currently at 103.65.

Bank of Japan: Consider taking large-scale easing measures to fulfill its responsibilities.

Bank of Japan: The tenor of the loan program is now one year.