Shigeyuki Goto, Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan: The Bank of Japan must respond quickly to any changes because there are downside risks to the economy.

Goto Shigeyuki, Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan: The government believes that it is meaningful for the Bank of Japan to review past monetary policies.

Thai official: Economic recovery is gaining momentum.

Shigeyuki Goto, Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan: One of the focuses of the meeting was that the government and the Bank of Japan should cooperate closely to share goals and strive to achieve them.

Shigeyuki Goto, Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan: Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, explained at the meeting how the central bank will maintain an ultra-loose policy to achieve its price target sustainably and stably.

Standard Chartered Bank: has completed some RMB interest rate swap transactions through the Northbound Swap.

[Oculus founder says Apple MR headset is "very good"] On May 14 local time, Palmer Luckey, founder of virtual reality headset Oculus, said on Twitter, "Apple headset is very good." In March this year, Bloomberg technology reporter Mark Gurman said that Apple demonstrated its mixed reality (MR) headset prototype to 100 internal executives. The headset is expected to be unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June this year.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno: A summit with US President Joe Biden is planned for May 18.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Will share macroeconomic policies with member states at the G7 summit.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The government regards structural wage growth as a priority.

Market news: Some economic participants urged the Bank of Japan to end quantitative easing when inflation stabilizes at around 2%.

Japan Cabinet Office: Must ensure that recent positive signs of an end to inflation are sustainable.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The public sector will invest in areas where investment is lacking.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The environment around Japan has undergone tremendous changes.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: We will strive to bring Japan out of deflation and achieve economic growth driven by private demand.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: There is an increasing need for the government and the Bank of Japan to coordinate economic policies closely.

Market news: HSBC completed the first batch of Northbound Swap transactions.

Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines: The central bank may choose to pause interest rate hikes at the interest rate meeting.

Bank of Korea: Sold 91-day currency stabilization bonds at a coupon rate of 3.500%.

Market news: Britain and Switzerland will start negotiations on an upgraded free trade agreement on Monday.