March 15, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. The U.K. parliament has conditionally approved a motion to delay the country’s exit from the European Union until June 30.
  2. The Bank of Japan has decided to maintain its massive easing policy as it continues to pursue its elusive 2-percent inflation target.
  3. The United States Special Representative for North Korea has called for United Nations Security Council sanctions against the North to be maintained.