• Japan FinMin Aso - BoJ to continue efforts to achieve 2% inflation target, biggest reason inflation sub-target slumping oil prices - Reuters.
• Japan Toyota to build new plants in China, Mexico - Nikkei.
• Japan Honda hopes to get mojo working with all-American Civic - Nikkei.
• Nikkei economist survey - China needs more easing to hit growth target.
• Foreign CB US debt holdings +$63.177 bln to $3.291 trln April 1 week, Treasury holdings +$62.934 bln to $2.963 trln, agencies +$386 mln to $284.767 bln.
• NY Fed - Swaps with foreign CBs $810 mln April 1 week, all with BoJ.
• ECB policy makers question upbeat growth forecasts - Financial Times.
• China March HSBC services PMI 52.3, February 52.0, employment lackluster.
• Fed Gov Brainard - Many young workers overqualified, underpaid,
• Underemployment shows slack in labor market - Reuters, MNI.
• Iran and world powers agree on parameters of nuclear deal to be reached by
• June 30 - Washington Post.