Think Tank Warning: U.S. Weeks Away From Striking Iran, Israel to Take Over Prolonged Action

March 19 – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75% on Wednesday, with the policy committee voting 8-1 in favor of the decision, per its monetary policy meeting statement. While some Japanese economic sectors have shown weakness, the overall economy is in a moderate recovery. Exports and industrial production remain generally stable, and corporate profits stay high overall—though the manufacturing sector faces downward pressure from tariffs. Inflation expectations have risen moderately. Supported by overseas economies returning to growth, government economic measures, and a loose financial environment, the benign income-spending cycle is gradually strengthening, enabling the Japanese economy to sustain moderate growth. However, amid rising Middle East tensions, global financial and capital markets are seeing heightened volatility and sharp oil price gains—developments that warrant close monitoring. As the economy continues to improve, labor shortages are

ETHFI briefly surged 20% on news of its listing on Upbit’s KRW trading pair, per HTX market data as of March 19, and is now trading at $0.594.

March 19 — Official sources confirm that Upbit has added support for the Ether.fi (ETHFI) KRW trading pair.

On March 19, the Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.75%, in line with market expectations, marking the second straight meeting where it maintained its current stance.

On March 19th, per Hyperinsight monitoring, Trade.xyz launched the S&P 500/USDC trading pair on the Hyperliquid platform via the HIP-3 protocol, supporting up to 50x leverage. The contract went live officially last night. As of press time, total trading volume has hit $31.5 million, while open interest has rapidly climbed to $19.6 million. (Note: Links to external sources are retained as they appear in the original context.)

March 19 — Per HyperInsight monitoring (from its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), Trade.xyz has updated the names of 5 trading pairs on Hyperliquid via HIP-3. The pairs cover assets including crude oil, forex, and stock indices, and the changes are strictly for naming standardization. The specific updates are as follows: - $EUR → $EURUSD - $JP225 → $Japan225 - $CL → $WTICRUDE - $BRENTOIL → $BRENTCRUDE - $KR200 → $Korea200