Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The U.S. authorities responded very quickly to the First Republic Bank.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: will send Masato Kanda, Deputy Finance Minister in charge of international affairs, to South Korea for negotiations in June.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Currency swap not discussed with South Korea.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: He met with the Indonesian Finance Minister during the bilateral meeting with the South Korean Finance Minister.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Held a bilateral meeting with the Korean Finance Minister.

ANZ Bank: The RBA is expected to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.6% at its May meeting. There is some hope for a short-term pullback in the Aussie given its recent proximity to the lower end of its trading range and dovish expectations for the RBA meeting, but any gains could be short-lived as the Fed FOMC is likely to be more hawkish than the RBA.

Joint Statement by Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of China, Japan and South Korea: Agrees on the need to advance discussions to enhance the effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Initiative multilateralization agreement.

Joint statement from the finance ministers and central bank governors of China, Japan, and South Korea: Despite the close economic relationship, we have noticed a recent slowdown in economic relations, especially on trade.

A joint statement by the finance ministers and central bank governors of China, Japan, and South Korea: Recognizing the importance of strengthening economic and trade relations, we fully support the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP).

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Li Jiachao: The GDP in the first quarter increased by 2.7% year-on-year, and the GDP in the second quarter will be better than the first quarter.

Japan will issue 2.7 trillion yen of 10-year government bonds on May 9.

The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond rose 1.5 basis points to 0.415%, and the yield on the 2-year government bond rose 0.5 basis points to -0.040%.

Japan will issue 6.3 trillion yen of discount treasury bills today, 6.3 trillion yen of 3-month treasury bills on May 12, and 4 trillion yen of 6-month treasury bills on May 9 treasury bills.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yue: The alliance with the United States has been upgraded with the establishment of the nuclear negotiation group.

The Bank of Japan: Starting from May 8, it will provide an unlimited purchase of Japanese government bonds with a remaining maturity of 5 to 10 years at a fixed interest rate.

South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: South Korea and Japan should strengthen cooperation in high-tech industries such as semiconductors and batteries.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Japan agrees to expand technical and personnel exchanges with South Korea.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: I hope that Japan and South Korea will continue to conduct such dialogues and contribute to bilateral relations.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Hope to cooperate with South Korea to deal with the challenges brought about by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Japan and South Korea must cooperate on various challenges facing the global society, regional and global economies.