Israel Defense Forces: Prioritizing strikes against senior Hamas officials.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Flexibly moderate yields between 0.5% and 1%.

S&P: Asian automakers face weak demand and pressure from electric vehicles.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: A 3% nominal wage increase will correspond to the 2% inflation target.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Without flexibility, it will be difficult to maintain yield curve control (YCC), especially in the early stages.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Lowering yields may affect market operations.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: The trend of rising raw material costs generally continues.

Noguchi, a member of the Bank of Japan: To achieve the Bank of Japan’s goals, yields need to remain at a stable low level.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Nominal wage growth trend exceeds the 2% required by the Bank of Japan’s target.

Noguchi, a member of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan’s immediate task is to achieve a situation where wage growth is no less than inflation as soon as possible through continued monetary easing.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: There are signs of falling inflationary pressures.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Adjusting yield curve control (YCC) to increase flexibility is necessary.

Noguchi, a member of the Bank of Japan: When inflation expectations are on the rise, continuing to implement easing policies under yield curve control (YCC) requires certain flexibility.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Japan’s economy is gradually recovering.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: If the central bank continues to raise interest rates and inflation declines, the risk of a hard landing will be reduced.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: Expanding the scope of yield curve control (YCC) does not mean tightening monetary policy.

Bank of Japan member Noguchi: The biggest focus is whether the momentum of wage increases will be maintained.

U.S. official: U.S. will not stop pushing for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Senior US official: US Secretary of State Blinken will continue to visit other countries in the region after visiting Israel and Jordan.

The yield on 2-year Japanese government bonds fell 0.5 basis points to 0.050%.