歐洲央行消息人士：迄今爲止，第二輪通脹效應微乎其微。

倫敦金屬交易所（LME） 三個月期鋁下跌至每噸3,104美元，爲2月25日以來最低，現跌2.0%。

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities strategist Shota Ryu said the yen's weakness is mainly driven by Japan-specific fundamentals — notably a widening digital services trade deficit and rising overseas investment by households and corporates. He said speculators have built large short positions in futures, indicating the move may be overheated and bolstering the case for government intervention to support the yen. Japan's finance minister Katayama said on Tuesday the government stands ready to take "decisive" action in the FX market if necessary.