[ECB Governing Council Member: ECB to Discuss Rate Hikes and Keeping Rates Unchanged] Jin10 Data, April 5 – According to foreign media reports, ECB Governing Council member and Dutch Central Bank President Klaas Knot stated in a podcast aired on April 4 that the European Central Bank will next discuss options regarding rate hikes and maintaining rates unchanged. He believes this will be the focus of the ECB's rate decision discussion on April 30. Although new data will be available by then, the quantity will be limited. He added: 'Currently, like the Federal Reserve, we are uncertain about how the rate path will evolve. However, in any case, we will ultimately make decisions based on the data available at that time.'