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UK February seasonally adjusted retail sales rate will be released in ten minutes.

According to Nikkei: The Philippines and Vietnam are turning to Japan, which has large oil reserves, for support. Japan's reserves are sufficient to cover about eight months of domestic consumption, while the Philippines' fuel reserves average only about 45 days' worth of consumption.

BoJ: As policy rates gradually approach the neutral range, it will be more important than ever to correctly judge changes in the degree of monetary easing.

The Bank of Japan released its assessment of the natural interest rate and the degree of monetary easing. The Bank of Japan believes that it is appropriate to continue to adjust the intensity of monetary easing while examining the response of economic activity and prices to changes in short-term interest rates.

Bank of Japan: In view of the uncertainty in the estimate of the natural interest rate, it is necessary to comprehensively assess the degree of monetary easing, while carefully examining economic activities, prices and financial development trends.

Bank of Japan: It is difficult to determine the natural interest rate level in advance.

Bank of Japan: Most recent model estimates show a moderate upward trend.

Bank of Japan: The forecast upward revision reflects the improvement in Japan’s potential growth rate and the strengthening of market participants’ risk appetite.

Bank of Japan: According to the latest data, Japan’s estimated natural interest rate is between -0.9% and +0.5%.

Bank of Japan: It has used the latest data to reestimate the natural interest rate.

Market News: The U.S. Senate passed a bill that will fund most operations of the Department of Homeland Security, taking an important step towards ending the shutdown.

German Foreign Minister: The Iranian nuclear crisis is not a shortage of weapons, but a lack of communication, and Germany is making its contribution to this.

German Foreign Minister: The United States and Iran have had indirect contact, which is a positive signal.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose to 3.275%.

Japan's ultra-long-term government bond yields continue to rise, with Japan's 30-year government bond yields rising to 3.710% and Japan's 40-year government bond yields rising to 3.925%.

German regulatory agency BAFIN: has imposed a fine of 1.65 million euros on Barclays.

Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Ryomasa Akasawa said that priority will be given to selling strategic petroleum reserves to Japan’s domestic oil and refining companies.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield rose to 3.905%.

According to the British Financial Times: Apple (AAPL.O) will purchase U.S.-made components from Japan's TDK Company under Apple's (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook's push to move part of the supply chain back to the United States and reduce overreliance on Asia.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose to 3.220%. Japan's 30-year government bond yield rose to 3.670%.