1. White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: The Federal Reserve still has room to cut interest rates, and this outlook remains very solid. 2. Federal Reserve's Daly: If the Iranian conflict is resolved quickly and oil prices fall, a r

2026-04-13

1. White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: The Federal Reserve still has room to cut interest rates, and this outlook remains very solid. 2. Federal Reserve's Daly: If the Iranian conflict is resolved quickly and oil prices fall, a rate cut is "not impossible." He believes the possibility of a rate hike is lower than a rate cut or maintaining the current rate. 3. Bank of Korea Governor nominee Shin Hyun-song: If the won fluctuates too much, a response is needed. 4. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: Economic and price trends are largely in line with our forecasts. 5. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor: Will announce increased transparency in monetary policy decisions. 6. Indonesian Central Bank Deputy Governor: First-quarter GDP growth is expected to be 5.2%. 7. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's ruling coalition suffered a defeat in the parliamentary elections held on the 12th. 8. Emerging asset prices fell following the failure of US-Iran negotiations.