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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: The World Bank has now embraced nuclear energy.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: The World Bank has achieved a good transformation on energy issues.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Argentina’s plan has achieved great success.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Increasing global imbalances are the biggest risk.

International Energy Agency Director Birol said that today's oil prices do not reflect the current situation we are in, and oil prices are likely to rise.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: The U.S. agenda at the G20 summit this year is to promote growth.

International Monetary Fund: The severe scenario assumes that oil prices average US$110 per barrel in 2026 and US$125 per barrel in 2027, compared with US$82 per barrel in 2026 under the baseline scenario.

International Monetary Fund: The euro area economic growth is expected to be 1.1% in 2026, lower than the 1.3% forecast in January; the euro area economic growth in 2027 is 1.2%, lower than the 1.4% forecast in January.

The International Monetary Fund: Under the two unfavorable scenarios of "increasing long-term conflicts" and "oil prices averaging US$100 per barrel in 2026", global economic growth will fall to 2.5% in 2026.

The U.S. Red Book commercial retail sales for the week ending April 10 showed an annual rate of 7%, compared with the previous value of 7.6%.

Ukrainian Defense Minister: Germany will fund the purchase of hundreds of Patriot interceptor missiles.

German Defense Minister: Germany will invest 300 million euros in Ukraine’s long-range combat capabilities.

Ukrainian Defense Minister: Ukraine and Germany have reached a defense cooperation agreement worth 4 billion euros.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: We will continue to pay close attention to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the economic outlook and financial conditions.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It should be noted that the price increase mechanism may be increasing this possibility compared with the past.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If rising oil prices lead to an increase in long-term inflation expectations, this will accelerate the rise in actual inflation.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If rising oil prices cause the economy to cool down, this will push the inflation rate down.

According to Punchbowl: The hearing of Fed Chairman nominee Warsh is scheduled to be held on April 21.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If conflicts in the Middle East continue, business activities may slow down.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Rising oil prices may have a negative impact on economic growth due to worsening terms of trade.