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According to the British Financial Times: Putin and Zelensky have a cold attitude towards US-led peace negotiations.

According to the Financial Times: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group seeks to transfer risks associated with US$2 billion in private credit loans.

Japan’s 20-year government bond yield rose to 3.511%, the highest level since 1996.

Wedbush: Raise target price on Oracle (ORCL.N) to $275 from $225.

Indian silver ETFs rose simultaneously, with increases ranging from 5.3% to 6.1%.

According to the Financial Times: JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) plans to reshuffle investment banking personnel in a broader restructuring.

Silver futures prices in India jumped 6%.

Gold futures prices in India jumped 6% after the Indian government increased import tariffs on gold.

According to Nikkei: U.S. chip giant Texas Instruments (TXN.O) is expanding its global manufacturing scale, including in Japan and Malaysia, to increase in-house production of its "basic" semiconductors to support the booming artificial intelligence infrastructure market, an executive said.

According to Nikkei: Japan’s three major banks will obtain the right to use Claude Mythos, a powerful artificial intelligence model developed by American startup Anthropic, as early as the end of May.

OECD: Japan should rely mainly on consumption tax increases to increase revenue.

OECD: The Bank of Japan should be prepared to adjust the pace and maturity structure of its bond purchases in the event of disruptions in financial and bond markets.

OECD: The Bank of Japan is expected to raise short-term policy interest rates to 2% by the end of 2027.

In Hong Kong stocks, most film and television entertainment stocks fell, with NetEase (09999.HK) falling more than 5%, Tencent Music (01698.HK) and Huanxi Media (01003.HK) falling more than 4%.

Hong Kong stock Meituan (03690.HK) rose more than 3%, with turnover exceeding HK$600 million.

NI225 stood at 63,000 points, up 0.48% during the day.

Japan’s 5-year government bond yield rose 3.0 basis points, hitting a record high of 1.945%.

Hong Kong stock JD.com (09618.HK) rose more than 5% after the results, with transaction volume exceeding HK$200 million.

Australia's first quarter seasonally adjusted wage price index annual rate was 3.3%, expected to be 3.30%, and the previous value was 3.40%.

Australia's seasonally adjusted salary price index in the first quarter was 0.8%, expected to be 0.8%, and the previous value was 0.80%.