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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Encourage Israeli companies to invest in India.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: In the past, some overseas central banks had to raise interest rates at a fairly fast pace, but this was not the case in Japan.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: The Bank of Japan must also pay attention to achieving price targets in a sustainable manner.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: The government is welcome to boost economic growth through growth strategies and stimulus policies, and the Bank of Japan can support it through policies.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 47.00 points, or 0.51%, on Thursday, February 26, at 9175.30 points.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: The Bank of Japan understands the importance of achieving stable and sustained economic growth.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: (When asked whether he will continue to propose interest rate increases at each monetary policy meeting) He hopes to make a decision based on economic development at that time.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: We hope to ensure that the Bank of Japan will not lag behind the situation when dealing with inflation risks.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: I don’t think we are lagging behind the situation now.

Japan's 30-year government bond yield fell 2.0 basis points to 3.360%.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: Overseas conditions are also important when judging the timing of interest rate hikes and final interest rate levels.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: The pace of future interest rate increases will depend on the prevailing economic, price and market developments.

Bank of Japan review member Hajime Takada: It is currently difficult to determine the ideal pace of interest rate increases and interest rate ceilings.

Japan's December leading indicator monthly rate final value was 1.1%, the previous value was 0.3%.

Japan's December synchronized indicator monthly rate final value was -0.6%, the previous value was -0.4%.

The final value of Japan's leading indicator in December was 111, from the previous value of 110.2.

The final value of Japan's December synchronized indicator was 114.3, compared with the previous value of 114.5.

Toyota: The parent company's global vehicle production fell 6.0% year-on-year in January to 735,097 units. In January, Japan's domestic car production for the domestic market fell 6.1% year-on-year to 249,827 units.

German Chancellor Mertz arrived in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on the 26th to continue his trip to China. Hangzhou is the second stop of Mertz's visit to China. Mertz arrived in Beijing on the 25th for a two-day official visit to China.

The U.S. savings rate fell to 3.6% in December, the lowest since October 2022.