According to the Associated Press: Trump won the Republican caucus election in North Dakota, USA.

Coinbase (COIN.O): Litecoin transfers delayed; funds remain safe.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken will meet with the Israeli Defense Minister at 11 a.m. ET on March 5.

[The former CFO of the Trump Organization admitted to committing perjury] On March 4, local time, Weisselberg, the former CFO of the Trump Organization, surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney and admitted to committing perjury in Trump’s civil fraud case. For perjury, he faces five months in prison.

The overall BRC retail sales rate in the UK in February was 1.1%, compared with the previous value of 1.2%.

The annual BRC same-store retail sales rate in the UK in February was 1%, expected to be 1.60%, and the previous value was 1.40%.

Japanese Economic Minister Saito: As the stock market rises, we see positive changes in the Japanese economy.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: It is also untrue that the market believes that the government may consider announcing an exit from deflation when the Bank of Japan decides on a negative interest rate policy.

Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Yoshitaka Shindo: (When asked about the order in which the Bank of Japan will exit negative interest rates and the government announces the end of deflation) I don’t have any specific ideas.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Media reports that the government is considering announcing an end to deflation are untrue.

The core-to-core CPI growth rate in the Tokyo area of Japan in February was the slowest since February 2023.

[Spot Price] News on March 5, 2024, an overview of the rise and fall of the domestic three-yuan pig price today

[Spot Price] News on March 5, 2024, an overview of the rise and fall of three-yuan pig prices across the country today

Japan’s Tokyo CPI monthly rate in February was 0.1%, compared with the previous value of -0.1%.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred 225 kilometers south of Bengkulu, Indonesia.

The preliminary GDP quarterly rate of South Korea in the fourth quarter was 0.6%, which was expected to be 0.60% and the previous value was 0.60%.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will deliver a speech in the Diet on April 11.

Market news: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed a decision on whether to list BlackRock’s Ethereum spot ETF.