COMEX silver futures stood at $25 an ounce, up 0.47% on the day.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: It is very difficult to use monetary policy to deal with cost-push inflation, which requires a balance between curbing inflation and supporting the economy.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Cost-driven inflation due to rising raw material costs appears to be fading in Japan.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: It is very important that the government should be committed to sustainable financing.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Cost-driven inflation in Japan has peaked, and it is difficult for monetary policy to respond to cost-driven inflation.

SK Hynix: Artificial intelligence may contribute 30% of growth opportunities in the next 5 years.

SK Hynix: The demand for various application fields will decline year-on-year this year, while high-density memory will achieve continuous growth, and generative AI models will drive demand for the former.

Australian Prime Minister: Australia will host the 2023 Quad Leaders Summit on May 24.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to appear in Diet at 9:10 local time.

McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives: The debt ceiling bill will put us in a negotiating position.

McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives: The bill to raise the debt ceiling will be passed this week, and the bill will not be changed or reopened.

SK Hynix: The server market for AI and ChatGPT is growing.

SK Hynix: Q1 comprehensive operating loss was 3.4 trillion won, compared with a profit of 2.86 trillion won in the same period last year. Q2 revenue is expected to rebound and market conditions will improve from the second half of the year.

Japanese private aerospace company iSpace: It is believed that it is impossible to restore the connection of the lunar lander, and it is determined that it is difficult to complete the moon landing, and there is a high possibility that the lander will land hard on the moon.

President Joe Biden has approved a state of disaster for the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

UN Special Envoy to Sudan: There is no sign that the warring parties in Sudan are ready for serious negotiations, which means that both sides believe that it may achieve a military victory.

UN Special Envoy to Sudan: According to reports, Khartoum Airport has now resumed operations, but the apron has been damaged.

The Canadian subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank is said to be preparing to auction off the loan in May.

Council of the European Union and European Parliament: Tentative political agreement reached on proposals to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, with the aim of increasing demand and supply of sustainable aviation fuel.