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The Bank of Japan's review committee added a line: Our past pace of interest rate hikes will not provide any reference for the pace of future interest rate hikes.

The Bank of Japan’s review committee added a line: Japan’s negative real interest rates may indeed be the reason for rising housing prices.

Added a line to the Bank of Japan's review committee: If there is enough data to convince us that action should be taken, then we should take action without hesitation.

An additional member of the Bank of Japan's review committee said: It is a mistake to have fixed ideas in mind when it comes to the timing of raising interest rates.

An additional line was added to the Bank of Japan’s review committee: The Bank of Japan should carefully review economic development and guide policies in an appropriate manner to stabilize the core inflation rate at around 2%.

Bank of Japan review member added a line: I am not saying that food prices are rising in a way that requires immediate policy action.

The Bank of Japan’s review committee added a line: Obviously, the Bank of Japan should not raise interest rates too quickly in a way that will hinder Japan’s economic recovery.

The Bank of Japan’s review committee added a line: The Bank of Japan has not lagged behind the situation in responding to inflation.

The Bank of Japan's review committee added a line: It is not considering a specific pace of interest rate hikes.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 180.40 points, or 2.03%, on February 6 (Friday), at 8708.80 points.

Toyota lowered its Japanese sales forecast for the 2025/26 fiscal year to 2.07 million vehicles, from the previous forecast of 2.08 million vehicles; it lowered its Asian sales forecast to 1.82 million vehicles, from the previous forecast of 1.84 million vehicles; it lowered its European sales forecast to 1.23 million vehicles, from the previous forecast of 1.24 million vehicles.

Toyota Motor expects operating profit for the 2025/26 fiscal year to be 3.80 trillion yen, compared with the previous estimate of 3.40 trillion yen and market expectations of 3.94 trillion yen.

As of February 6, the central bank's deposit reserve ratio is 3%, expected to be 3%, and the previous value was 3%.

The central bank's reverse repo rate of India is 3.35% as of February 6, compared with the previous value of 3.35%.

India's 10-year benchmark government bond yield continued its rise and is now up 5 basis points at 6.6989%.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: We will ensure that the banking system has sufficient liquidity, liquidity management will be pre-emptive, and the Reserve Bank of India will remain proactive in liquidity management.

India's NIFTY 50 index fell 0.5% after the Reserve Bank of India suspended interest rate hikes.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: Global trade remains relatively stable. India is an extremely attractive destination for foreign direct investment.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The CPI inflation rate is expected to be 3.2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. CPI inflation is expected to be 4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2027.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: GDP growth is expected to be 7.4% in fiscal 2026. Real GDP growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 is expected to be 6.9%.