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Bank of Japan: Japan’s potential economic growth rate is estimated to be +0.68% from October to December 2025.

Bank of Japan: Japan’s output gap from October to December 2025 is estimated to be +0.65% (positive value reflects that actual demand exceeds the economy’s normal supply capacity).

According to Russian Railways news on the 3rd, seven carriages of a passenger train bound for Moscow derailed in Ulyanovsk Oblast that day.

Market News: Hundreds of Tomahawk missiles ordered by Japan from the United States face delivery threats as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran consumes large amounts of stockpiles.

French President Macron: We hope to strengthen the existing relations between France and South Korea.

According to the Financial Times: The EU energy commissioner said the EU is evaluating "all possibilities", including imposing fuel rationing and releasing more oil from the strategic petroleum reserve.

According to the Financial Times: Brussels warned that the EU must prepare for long-term energy shocks.

Autostat, a Russian automobile market analysis agency: Russian automobile sales increased by 30.6% year-on-year in March, reaching 104,278 units.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung: South Korea and France signed 11 memorandums of understanding. South Korea and France seek to increase bilateral trade volume to US$20 billion by 2030.

Sakura Internet shares rose nearly 20%. Japanese media reported that within four years to 2029, Microsoft will cooperate with SoftBank and Sakura Internet to build an artificial intelligence data infrastructure in Japan.

US President Trump: Our military is the strongest and best in the world (so far!) and they haven’t even begun destroying what’s left of Iran’s facilities. Next comes the bridge, then the power plant! The leadership of the new regime knows what needs to be done and it must be done quickly!

According to Nikkei: Microsoft (MSFT.O) plans to invest US$10 billion in Japan by 2029 to build data centers and other infrastructure.

According to Politico: France plans to significantly increase the number of missiles in a new defense push, documents show.

According to the South China Morning Post: Leapmotor plans to set up a European R&D center to drive global growth and is considering assembling in Canada.

The yield on 2-year Japanese government bonds rose to 1.385%, the highest level since May 1995.

The Bank of Japan will purchase 80 billion yen of 10-25-year Japanese government bonds, compared with 95 billion yen in the last operation.

The Bank of Japan will purchase 230 billion yen of 3-5-year Japanese government bonds, compared with 245 billion yen in the last operation.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 3.700%.

SEC documents show that Tesla (TSLA.O) Vice President Zhu Xiaotong bought 20,000 Tesla shares.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Media reports that the government requires trading companies to join the Russian delegation are "untrue."