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

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: An additional budget has been formulated while taking into account fiscal sustainability.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Fiscal sustainability will be taken into consideration when formulating the budget for the next fiscal year.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We will communicate closely with the market and implement appropriate debt management policies.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Interest rates are determined by many factors. Will pay close attention to market dynamics.

Reuters survey: The median estimate shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep interest rates unchanged at 3.60% in 2026 (previously it was expected to cut interest rates to 3.35%).

Reuters survey: 38 economists surveyed unanimously predict that the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep interest rates unchanged at 3.60% on December 9.

The U.S. military said it conducted a fatal kinetic strike against a ship in international waters in the eastern Pacific on Thursday. Intelligence confirmed that the ship was carrying illegal drugs and was transiting along a known drug trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists on board were killed.

Japan’s foreign exchange reserves in November were US$1,359.4 billion, compared with the previous value of US$1,347.4 billion.

Japan's monthly rate of all household expenditures in October was -3.5%, expected to be 0.7%, and the previous value was -0.7%.

The annual rate of all household expenditures in Japan in October was -2.9%, expected to be 1%, and the previous value was 1.80%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 23.20 points, or 0.27%, on December 5 (Friday), to 8595.20 points.

The U.S. Supreme Court has restored Texas' redrawn district maps that favored Republicans and were intended to help Republicans maintain control of Congress.

According to the Asahi Shimbun: Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit the United States in early January.

OpenAI and Australian data center group NextDC have agreed to collaborate on the development of a large-scale data center in Sydney.

U.S. Trade Representative Greer: There are some problems in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, and some of them have been adjusted.

Fed: Changes could include significant reductions in check services or a substantial phase-down of check services to reduce operating costs.

Fed: Related adjustments may include investing in infrastructure to maintain and possibly improve check services, but this will result in higher operating costs.

US Vice President Vance: There are rumors that the European Commission will fine X hundreds of millions of dollars for not participating in the review. The EU should support free speech instead of attacking American companies for some rubbish.

Federal Reserve: If the Feds are to continue to provide the same level of checking services in the future, they will need to make large-scale investments in checking infrastructure.