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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks are in line with our consistent views.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The decision to raise interest rates will be made in due course based on the data.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: I told the Prime Minister that due to the efforts of the government and the Bank of Japan, the mechanism for prices and wages to rise simultaneously has been restored.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Prime Minister did not make any demands on policy.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Pay close attention to the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the economy.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: No comment on the discussion of foreign exchange details.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Stably achieving and sustainably achieving the 2% inflation target is not only conducive to price stability, but also helps achieve sustainable growth.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is desirable for the stable operation of foreign exchange to reflect fundamentals.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will decide on monetary policy after carefully studying various data. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been informed that the Bank of Japan is adjusting its monetary support to stably achieve the 2% inflation target. Discussed foreign exchange issues with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda: Will decide on monetary policy after carefully studying various data.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on the economy, inflation and monetary policy.

Goldman Sachs expects TTF gas prices to reach €12/12 per MWh, JKM gas prices to reach $4.40/4.45 per million British thermal units and Henry Hub gas prices to reach $2.70/2.75 per million British thermal units by 2028/2029.

Goldman Sachs expects TTF gas prices to be €29/20/MWh and JKM gas prices to be €10.50/$7.30/MMBtu by 2026/27 to stimulate additional gas demand.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 167.30 points, or 1.94%, on Tuesday, November 18, at 8469.10 points.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield rose 8 basis points to 3.68%.

According to RIA Novosti, an accident occurred in a natural gas pipeline in the Omsk region of Russia, and experts are trying to understand the situation.

According to RIA Novosti, Russian air defense forces shot down 31 Ukrainian drones last night.

The three major U.S. stock index futures plunged in the short term, with the Nasdaq 100 index futures falling by 1%, the Dow futures falling by 0.5%, and the S&P 500 index falling by 0.7%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index fell 2.1% to 8,458.50 points, continuing to hit its lowest level since late June 2025.

The 20-year Japanese government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 2.810%.