Mexico to develop offshore gas platform with New Fortress Energy.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The time period for monetary policy to have an impact may vary greatly, although it will not be as long as more than 10 years.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan will not be able to achieve its target "quickly".

Mexican President López said the New Fortress Energy (NFE) project could cost $5.5 billion.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: When uncertainty is so high, setting a time frame for reaching the inflation target may have unexpected effects on the market.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is impossible to predict when the 2% inflation target will be reached.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It will take some time to reach the 2% inflation target.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Half of the funds paid to the government by the Bank of Japan will be used for defense funds.

Market news: The leaders of the US Senate are worried about the impact of potential automatic spending cuts. The senators said that they will avoid this outcome in a bipartisan manner.

Ukraine has issued a nationwide air strike warning.

Russian Satellite News Agency reported on June 2 that Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov told the media that national civil servants are prohibited from using Apple-branded mobile phones.

The South Korean won rose 0.8 percent against the dollar, leading gains among Asian currencies.

John, the former assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, said that bank costs are expected to climb, which will further tighten the environment and increase the possibility of an early cut in the official cash rate (OCR).

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The tax revenue of the last fiscal year has not yet been determined.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We will establish a new framework for stabilizing child care policy funding.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stated that he will not raise funds for child care policies through tax increases.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Child care policy will be discussed first within the ruling party.

US Senate Majority Leader Schumer: The Senate will vote on several amendments to the debt ceiling bill; Senate leaders aim to pass the bill without amending it so it can go directly to President Joe Biden.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer: The Senate has agreed on 11 amendments before the final vote on the debt ceiling bill.

Market news: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will appear in Diet at 9:33 a.m. local time.