15:04:12
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Financial companies have strong profitability.
15:03:40
The yen erased the gains made when Kazuo Ueda began to speak, and the U.S. dollar USD/JPY continued to rise, approaching the 144 mark, with an intraday increase of nearly 0.8%.
15:03:14
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is impossible to quantify the side effects of negative interest rate policy. Negative interest rates have not dealt a major blow to banks.
15:02:47
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The negative interest rate policy currently has no major adverse impact.
15:02:20
U.S. Secretary of Defense: (Telling countries attending the Red Sea Shipping Ministerial) There are many ways to contribute to new efforts to secure shipping in the Red Sea.
15:02:09
At midday closing, most of the main domestic futures contracts rose, with the container shipping index (European line) approaching its daily limit, up 12.76%, industrial silicon up nearly 3%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up more than 2%, and SC crude oil up nearly 2%. Palm oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel oil, and Shanghai tin rose more than 1%. In terms of decline, live pigs fell by nearly 3%, apples, lithium carbonate, and soda ash fell by more than 2%, and sugar and Shanghai Nickel fell by nearly 2%.
15:01:53
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is undeniable that negative interest rates have had some adverse effects on the economy.
15:01:38
US Secretary of Defense: Houthi armed attacks on Red Sea shipping "must stop" and calls on all countries to publicly condemn Houthi actions.
15:01:04
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Markets should be able to predict our policy changes, at least to some extent.
14:57:59
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Generally speaking, unexpected situations cannot be completely avoided.
14:57:10
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Hopes to assess whether wage growth next spring is strong enough to support consumption.
14:56:52
European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy: Taking the risk of cutting interest rates too early will trigger a rebound in inflation.
14:56:20
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Hopes to evaluate the results of spring wage negotiations.
14:56:16
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japanese consumption has shown some weakness, but overall it is continuing to recover.
14:53:55
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: He hopes to study data including wage trends to date, future wage changes and the impact on price inflation.
14:53:39
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It’s hard to say when we will be satisfied with the data.
14:53:30
ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We will be able to lower interest rates. From now on, wages will grow faster than prices.
14:53:17
Market News: Maritime security company Ambrey received intelligence of a possible boarding attempt 17 meters west of Aden, Yemen.
14:52:31
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is not yet certain that inflation can reach the 2% target.
14:47:25
Rina Oshimo, senior strategist at Okasan Securities: Since there was not much buying before the Bank of Japan announced its decision, any negative reaction to the yen is likely to be limited. The view that the Bank of Japan is preparing to modify its easing policy has not changed, so buying at the lows is a good thing in the long run.