Actualités

Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae held talks with European Commission President von der Leyen. The two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in defense industry cooperation, cooperation in advanced technology fields, and strengthening the supply chain of key materials including important minerals.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We will continue to pay close attention to financial markets.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 3.510%.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We will pay close attention to market dynamics and guide economic and fiscal policies in a timely manner.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: The impact of the weak yen must be fully considered.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: The weak yen helps improve corporate profits, but increases the burden on households.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Pay close attention to foreign exchange fluctuations.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We are always ready to take necessary actions in the foreign exchange market.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: No comment on foreign exchange levels.

Local Government: A drone attack occurred in the Rostov region of Russia, killing one person, injuring two others, and setting fire to two commercial facilities.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: Iran is engaging with the United States in a "strong" manner.

HSI opened on June 18 (Thursday), down 166.97 points, or 0.69%, to 24145.19 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on June 18 (Thursday), down 41.0 points, or 0.88%, to 4628.07 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened down 71.31 points, or 0.88%, to 8,072.72 points on June 18 (Thursday); The red chip index opened down 22.5 points, or 0.54%, to 4,149.33 points on June 18 (Thursday).

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening down 0.69% and the KCI down 0.88%; MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) rose by more than 3.8%, Bubble Mart (09992.HK) fell by more than 3.3%, and NetEase (09999.HK) fell by more than 2.8%.

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates: The monetary situation is becoming increasingly severe. The U.S. government currently spends US$7 trillion, while its revenue is only about US$5 trillion, an overspending rate of 40%.

NI225 broke through 71,000 points for the first time, setting a new high.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 8.70 points, or 0.10%, on Thursday, June 18, to 8957.60 points.

The stock prices of NI225, Topix Index and South Korea's SK Hynix all hit record highs.

NI225 opened up 472.99 points on June 18 (Thursday), or 0.68%, to 70375.24 points.

Japan bought -418.3 billion yen in foreign stocks in the week to June 12, and the previous value was revised from -943.6 billion yen to -953.2 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors purchased Japanese bonds of -531 billion yen in the week to June 12, and the previous value was revised from -1,038.5 billion yen to -1,038.6 billion yen.