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Japan's preliminary comprehensive PMI value in November was 52, compared with the previous value of 51.5.

Japan's November service PMI preliminary value was 53.1, compared with the previous value of 53.1.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: The Federal Reserve should continue its interest rate cutting cycle.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: The Fed should pay attention to data.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will attend a meeting of the House of Representatives Finance Committee in ten minutes.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: At the meeting, the three of us also reiterated that we will coordinate closely on market development.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Specific monetary policy measures are determined by the Bank of Japan.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: In my meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and the Minister of Economy, Kazuo Ueda explained that the Bank of Japan will gradually adjust its monetary support based on improvements in the economy and prices.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Appropriate actions will be taken in accordance with the Japan-US foreign exchange agreement.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: It is very important for stable currency trends to reflect fundamentals.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: The recent foreign exchange trends have been violent and unilateral.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Will not comment on foreign exchange levels.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We are paying close attention to foreign exchange trends with a high sense of urgency.

The Gfk consumer confidence index in the UK in November was -19, expected -18, and the previous value -17.

Japan's Ministry of Finance: Japan's LNG imports in October increased by 10.5% year-on-year to 5.848 million tons.

Japan's Ministry of Finance: Japan's exports to the EU increased by 9.2% year-on-year in October; exports to the United States fell by 3.1% year-on-year.

The UK's November Gfk consumer confidence index will be released in ten minutes.

Japan's seasonally adjusted merchandise trade balance in October was -4.222 billion yen, expected to be -128.9 billion yen, and the previous value was -314.3 billion yen.

Japan's annual merchandise export rate in October was 3.6%, expected to be 1.10%, and the previous value was 4.20%.

Japan's unseasonally adjusted merchandise trade balance in October was -231.8 billion yen, expected -284.2 billion yen, and the previous value was revised from -234.6 billion yen to -237.4 billion yen.