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President Trump: Our military - the greatest and most powerful military in the world (by far) - has not even begun to destroy the remnants of Iran's power. Next comes the bridge, then the power plant! The leadership of the new Iranian regime knows what must be done, and it must do it quickly!

According to Nikkei: Microsoft (MSFT.O) plans to invest US$10 billion in Japan by 2029 to build data centers and other infrastructure.

According to the South China Morning Post: Leapmotor plans to set up a European R&D center to drive global growth and is considering assembling in Canada.

The yield on 2-year Japanese government bonds rose to 1.385%, the highest level since May 1995.

The Bank of Japan will purchase 80 billion yen of 10-25-year Japanese government bonds, compared with 95 billion yen in the last operation.

The Bank of Japan will purchase 230 billion yen of 3-5-year Japanese government bonds, compared with 245 billion yen in the last operation.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 3.700%.

SEC documents show that Tesla (TSLA.O) Vice President Zhu Xiaotong bought 20,000 Tesla shares.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Media reports that the government requires trading companies to join the Russian delegation are "untrue."

U.S. Southern Command: Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, concluded a productive visit to Panama this week. During his visit, he met with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino and senior government leaders to discuss issues such as strengthening the US-Panama security partnership and promoting regional stability.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Specific monetary policy measures are determined by the Bank of Japan.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We are ready to respond in various fields and keep in mind that this fluctuation is affecting people's lives.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: He has expressed his readiness to take decisive action against exchange rate fluctuations.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Speculative activities in the oil and foreign exchange markets are very active.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: U.S. President Trump’s speech had a major impact on financial markets.

Japan’s March composite PMI final value was 53, compared with the previous value of 52.5.

Japan's March service PMI final value was 53.4, compared with the previous value of 52.8.

The 20-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 3.290%.

NI225 opened up 615.75 points on April 3 (Friday), or 1.17%, to 53079.02 points.

South Korea's Blue House: South Korea and France will upgrade their bilateral relations to a global strategic partnership.